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Fire is a 1996 Indo-Canadian erotic romantic drama film written and directed by Deepa Mehta, starring Shabana Azmi and Nandita Das. It is the first installment of Mehta's Elements trilogy; it is succeeded by Earth (1998) and Water (2005). The film is loosely based on Ismat Chughtai's 1942 story, "Lihaaf" ("The Quilt"). [3]
Shabana Azmi (born 18 September 1950) is an Indian actress of film, television and theatre. Her career in the Hindi film industry has spanned over 160 films , mostly within independent and neorealist parallel cinema , though her work extended to mainstream films as well as a number of international projects.
Fire is a 1996 film directed and written by Deepa Mehta and starring Shabana Azmi and Nandita Das.It is the first installment of Mehta's Elements trilogy.It is followed by Earth (1998) and Water (2005).The film is loosely based on Ismat Chugtai's 1941 story, Lihaaf (The Quilt). [1]
Mehta had originally intended to direct Water in February 2000, with the actors Shabana Azmi, Nandita Das and Akshay Kumar. Her earlier film, Fire, however, had previously attracted hostility from some people in the Hindu community (who objected to her depiction of Hindu culture) and had organized attacks on cinemas that screened that film.
Nandita Das’s writing work has evolved organically. She has written articles for various publications and used to write a monthly column for The Week, called the Last Word. In 2019, Das wrote Manto and I, a hardbound book that chronicles her 6 year long journey of making the film, Manto. It is a book of images and writings that explores the ...
She is adored and protected by her parents, Bunty (Kitu Gidwani) and Rustom (Arif Zakaria), and cared for by her Ayah, named Shanta (Nandita Das). Both Dil Navaz, the Ice-Candy Man , and Hassan, the Masseur (Rahul Khanna) are in love with Shanta. Shanta, Dil, and Hassan are part of a small group of friends from different faiths (some of whom ...
Hari-Bhari (Fertility) is a 2000 Hindi film by Shyam Benegal, starring Shabana Azmi, Rajit Kapur, Rajeshwari Sachdev, Surekha Sikri and Nandita Das. [1]The film revolves around the story of five women, belonging to different generations, each looking for emancipation and the right to run their lives their own way.
Mehta had originally intended to direct Water in February 2000, with the actors Shabana Azmi, Nandita Das and Akshay Kumar. Her earlier film, Fire, however, had previously attracted hostility from conservative right-wing organizations, which objected to her subject matter and portrayal of conservative households in a negative light. Protestors ...