Water

Nov 4, 2005

1h 55m

★ 6.8

Overview

The year is 1938, and Mahatma Gandhi's groundbreaking philosophies are sweeping across India, but 8-year-old Chuyia, newly widowed, must go to live with other outcast widows on an ashram. Her presence transforms the ashram as she befriends two of her compatriots.

Genres

Drama

Romance

Production Companies

David Hamilton Productions

Flagship International

Noble Nomad Pictures

Echo Lake Entertainment

Fox Searchlight Pictures

Water Trailers

Cast

Kalyani

Lisa Ray

Chuyia

Sarala

Narayan

John Abraham

Shakuntala

Seema Biswas

Bhagavati, Narayan's Mother

Waheeda Rehman

Rabindra

Vinay Pathak

Snehalata

Rishma Malik Scott

Madhumati

Manorama

Gulabi

Raghubir Yadav

Seth Dwarkanath

Gerson Da Cunha

Sadananda

Kulbhushan Kharbanda

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