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Fire (Hindi: Phāyar फायर) is a 1996 Indian-Canadian romantic drama film written and directed by Deepa Mehta, and 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). It was one of the first mainstream Bollywood films to explicitly show homosexual relations. After its 1998 release in India, certain groups staged several protests, setting off a flurry of public dialogue around issues such as homosexuality and freedom of speech.
Original Release
08/14/1997
US Release
08/22/1997
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Karishma Jhalani | Young Radha |
| Ramanjeet Kaur | Young Radha's mother |
| Dilip Mehta | Young Radha's father |
| Jaaved Jaaferi | Jatin |
| Nandita Das | Sita |
| Vinay Pathak | Guide at Taj Mahal |
| Kushal Rekhi | Biji |
| Shabana Azmi | Radha |
| Ranjit Chowdhry | Mundu |
| Kulbhushan Kharbanda | Ashok |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Karishma Jhalani | Young Radha |
| Ramanjeet Kaur | Young Radha's mother |
| Dilip Mehta | Young Radha's father |
| Jaaved Jaaferi | Jatin |
| Nandita Das | Sita |
| Vinay Pathak | Guide at Taj Mahal |
| Kushal Rekhi | Biji |
| Shabana Azmi | Radha |
| Ranjit Chowdhry | Mundu |
| Kulbhushan Kharbanda | Ashok |
| Alice Poon | Julie |
| Ram Gopal Bajaj | Swamiji |
| Ravinder Happy | Oily man in video shop |
| Devyani Saltzman | Girl in video shop |
| Sunil Chhabra | Milkman on bicycle |
| Avijit Dutt | Julie's father |
| Shasea Bahadur | Julie's brother |
| Meher Chand | Goddess Sita |
| Bahadur Chand | God Ram |
| Puran | 'Ramayan' theatrical troupe member |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Suresh Bhalla | Executive Producer |
| David Hamilton | Executive Producer |
| Deepa Mehta | Producer |
| Bobby Bedi | Producer |
| Varsha Bedi | Producer |
| Karen Lee Hall | Producer |
| Anne Masson | Producer |
Editors
