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.
Ratings
IMDb7.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes90%
Metacritic77/100
128 audience votes
Key crew
- Deepa MehtaScreenplay
- Deepa MehtaDirector
- A.R. RahmanOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Lisa RayKalyani
- SaralaChuyia
- John AbrahamNarayan
- Seema BiswasShakuntala
- Waheeda RehmanBhagavati, Narayan's Mother
- Vinay PathakRabindra
- Rishma Malik ScottSnehalata
- ManoramaMadhumati
- Raghubir YadavGulabi
- Gerson Da CunhaSeth Dwarkanath
- Kulbhushan KharbandaSadananda
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Themes
widowsite of pilgrimagehinduismmahatma gandhivaranasichild bridewoman director1930s