In a barren, arranged marriage to an amateur swami who seeks enlightenment through celibacy, Radha's life takes an irresistible turn when her beautiful young sister-in-law seeks to free herself from the confines of her own loveless marriage.
Directed by Deepa Mehta
coming out
infidelity
husband wife relationship
arranged marriage
hinduism
lesbian relationship
male homosexuality
india
lgbt
woman director
Trailer
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Letterboxd
3.7 / 5
Cast
Nandita Das
Sita
Shabana Azmi
Radha
Javed Jaffrey
Jatin
Kulbhushan Kharbanda
Ashok
Ranjit Chowdhry
Mundu
Ram Gopal Bajaj
Swamiji
Vinay Pathak
Guide at Taj Mahal
Dilip Mehta
Young Radha's father
Avijit Dutt
Julie's father
Laurence Côte
French tourist at the Taj Mahal
Crew
Deepa Mehta
Director
Deepa Mehta
Screenplay
A.R. Rahman
Original Music Composer
Giles Nuttgens
Director of Photography
Deepa Mehta
Producer
Aradhana Seth
Production Design
Deepa Mehta
Story
A.R. Rahman
Playback Singer
Popular Reviews
38 reviews
yanissa
6.0★ · 05/04/26
lesbians’ strongest desire is to run away
lesbians’ strongest desire is to run away
Gideon
7.0★ · 03/17/26
My mouth was agape when I saw him jorking it in front of grandma
My mouth was agape when I saw him jorking it in front of grandma
Maya
8.0★ · 02/08/26
Beautiful and even more amazing the 2nd time
Beautiful and even more amazing the 2nd time
k8 gav
6.0★ · 06/11/25
literally forgot that in the 90's the lesbians just died at the end of the movies
literally forgot that in the 90's the lesbians just died at the end of the movies
MopudPRO
10.0★ · 03/28/25
“There is no word in our language that can describe us. How we feel for each other.”
Fire film drama romantis India yang disutradarai oleh Deepa Mehta. Film ini berani dan emosional, bukan cuma soal cinta terlarang, tapi juga tentang perlawanan terhadap budaya patriarki yang udah mendarah daging.
Yang bikin film ini kuat adalah perkembangan hubungan Radha dan Sita. Mereka kayak menemukan “api” dalam diri mereka bukan sekadar soal asmara, tapi juga tentang kebebasan dan keberanian buat melawan norma. Nuansa filmnya sunyi, tapi penuh emosi. Banyak adegan minim dialog, tapi dari tatapan dan gerak-gerik mereka aja udah bisa ngerasain betapa tertekannya mereka. Ditambah lagi, sinematografinya cakep banget dengan simbolisme yang kuat.
“There is no word in our language that can describe us. How we feel for each other.”
Fire film drama romantis India yang disutradarai oleh Deepa Mehta. Film ini berani dan emosional, bukan cuma soal cinta terlarang, tapi juga tentang perlawanan terhadap budaya patriarki yang udah mendarah daging.
Yang bikin film ini kuat adalah perkembangan hubungan Radha dan Sita. Mereka kayak menemukan “api” dalam diri mereka bukan sekadar soal asmara, tapi juga tentang kebebasan dan keberanian buat melawan norma. Nuansa filmnya sunyi, tapi penuh emosi. Banyak adegan minim dialog, tapi dari tatapan dan gerak-gerik mereka aja udah bisa ngerasain betapa tertekannya mereka. Ditambah lagi, sinematografinya cakep banget dengan simbolisme yang kuat.