Fire
1996 · Movie · PG-13 · 108 min · ★ 6.8 · 77% critics
Set within a strict family household, this drama follows two women trapped in unhappy arranged marriages as they search for affection, freedom, and self-acceptance. Their growing bond challenges duty, desire, and the expectations placed on them by tradition.
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Details
- Original title
- फायर
- Years
- 1996
- Release date
- 1997-08-22
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 108 min
- Critic score
- 77/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.8/10 (70 votes)
About
You may like this if you want an intimate, provocative relationship drama about love and personal freedom under social pressure, especially if you responded to Edward II or Big Eden; Not for you if you dislike slow, serious, controversy-linked stories.
Pros: emotionally powerful story; bold, compassionate themes; strong central relationship | Cons: uneven pacing; heavy-handed messaging; melodramatic turns
Themes
- coming out
- infidelity
- husband wife relationship
- arranged marriage
- hinduism
- lesbian relationship
- male homosexuality
- india
- lgbt
- woman director
Cast & crew
Nandita Das
as Sita
Shabana Azmi
as Radha
Javed Jaffrey
as Jatin
Kulbhushan Kharbanda
as Ashok
- KR
Kushal Rekhi
as Biji
Ranjit Chowdhry
as Mundu
- KJ
Karishma Jhalani
as Young Radha
- AP
Alice Poon
as Julie
Ram Gopal Bajaj
as Swamiji
Vinay Pathak
as Guide at Taj Mahal
Directed by Deepa Mehta