Water

Story

Synopsis

In 1938, Mahatma Gandhi's groundbreaking philosophies sweep across India, but 8-year-old Chuyia, newly widowed, must go reside with other outcast widows on an ashram. Her presence transforms the ashram as she befriends two of her compatriots.

Director

Deepa Mehta

Writers

Anurag Kashyap, Deepa Mehta

Language

English

Country

Canada, India

Release date

4 November 2005

Box office

$10,422,387

Ensemble

Cast

• Sarala

  Chuyia

• 

  Lisa Ray

  Kalyani

• 

  John Abraham

  Narayan

• 

  Seema Biswas

  Shakuntala

• 

  Waheeda Rehman

  Bhagavati, Narayan's Mother

• 

  Vinay Pathak

  Rabindra

• 

  Vidula Javalgekar

  'Auntie' Patiraji

• 

  Rishma Malik Scott

  Snehalata

• 

  Manorama

  Madhumati

• 

  Raghubir Yadav

  Gulabi

• Gerson Da Cunha

  Seth Dwarkanath

• 

  Kulbhushan Kharbanda

  Sadananda