- Release date: 1998
- Runtime: 108 min
- Genre: Drama
- Starring: Shabana Azmi, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Javed Jaffrey, Ranjit Choudhary ... See all
- Director: Deepa Mehta
- Plot: Ashok (Kulbhushan Kharbanda) runs a family business that sells takeout food that also has a video rental store at the side. Ashok's extended family includes his wife Radha (Shabana Azmi), his brother Jatin (Javed Jaffrey), their ailing mother Biji (Kushal Rekhi) and their manservant Mundu (Ranjit Chowdhry), all living under... Read more
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| Jun 05, 2006CultureCartel.com
The opening salvo of her trilogy about Indian society ( Earth and Water are the other two), Fire contrasts duty and tradition with desire and freedom by focusing on two frustrated wives who gravitate towards each other in a lesbian relationship.
Ashok cannot have children; his wife Radha (Shabana Azmi) is barren, so he has taken a vow of chastity and actively practices resisting sexual desire by testing himself with his agreeable wife.
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| Sep 25, 2008Urban Cinefile
Fire, her third feature, written, directed and produced by Mehta herself, has so far won 14 international awards.
In my view," says Mehta, "the really unforgivable thing was that nobody knew where the line was going to be until two days prior (to it becoming effective on the day of independence on August 15, 1947).
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| Jul 23, 2003dvdtown.com
Winning numerous awards at various international film festivals, "Fire" was actually warmly received as a movie by general Indian audiences.
Fire" comes across as a breath of fresh air, giving credibility to its two main actresses amidst a climate of putting precedence of looks over acting ability.
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Rediff India
The New York Times noted the movie 'is a powerful and disturbing reminder of how a civilization can suddenly crack under certain pressures.
There were a few things Foreman did not like: 'And although Earth strains to be fair to all parties, it is not what you would call a subtle film.
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| Apr 03, 2000Deseret News
The results aren't exactly subtle, and the film's certainly not perfect, but it does pack a pretty potent wallop. ... Full Review
News
FILM REVIEW -- `Fire' Has Spark But Not Enough Heat Peter Stack, Chronicle Staff Critic Friday, September 26, 1997
sfgate.com –
1997-09-26
But this new film about contemporary Indian life (in English), opening today at the Castro and the Act 1 & 2 in Berkeley, is an alluring visual experience that shows how the emerging relationship severely upsets the order of things ... Full Article
"Fire' cool to state of marriage in India
sfgate.com –
1997-09-26
DEEPA MEHTA'S "Fire" is a plea for women's self-determination that, for all its good intentions, will probably strike viewers in this country as a bit obvious. The film depicts a middle-class family in today's New Delhi, where feminist ideas are ... Full Article
Fire
suntimes.com –
1997-09-19
Deepa Mehta 's ``Fire'' arrives advertised as the first Indian film about lesbianism.Among other recent Indian productions (according to the Hindu, the national newspaper) are films about tranvestism, eunuchs, sadomasochism and male homosexuality. ... Full Article

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