Fire

A: Nandita Das is a talented female and I wouldn't mind really mind doing challenging roles. Fan: We like all your films but your first film Kalamellam Kadhal Vazhga remains our most favorite. ... Full Review

Fire close to Mehta's heart but script outshines movie....The film lacks flow, unfolding in a rat-a-tat series of short, artfully lensed scenes --....Mehta has made her best film to date....Of course, for any creator, it is one thing to locate your raw material and quite another to carve out an artistically honest shape.....she thinks smart and writes smart, yet her artistry still needs to catch up with her intelligence..... ... Full Review

By Shilpa Jamkhandikar MUMBAI (Reuters) - Love blooms at a home for destitute women in a remote Indian village. On the terrace, two women embrace, aware that society will never accept their relationship. ... Full Article

Shreya Saran is a talented and a bewitching beauty. She has regaled the audiences both in Tamil as well as Telugu with some stunning performance. ... Full Article

Deepa Mehta that champion of modern causes - lesbianism(Fire) and widow re-settlement (Water), anti-communal sentiments (Earth) trains her creative eye on the plight of an unsuspecting bride from Ludhiana who's married off in Canada and then who is subjected to... ... Full Article

After stellar performances in "Fire", "1947-Earth", "Bawandar" and "Aamaar Bhuvan", Nandita Das has turned director with the award-winning film "Firaaq". The film has bagged acclaim and awards in international film festivals. ... Full Article

At the Toronto Film Festival screening, the film had audiences glued to their seats even as the end-titles rolled by. "Everyone just sat in their seats when the film ended. ... Full Article

The creation of gender identities facilitates the understanding of the position of women in India. Gender is culturally constructed through cinema which depicts and captures the 'real lives' of women in the social and economic sphere, and some crucial categories... ... Full Article