Overview
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.
Fun facts
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Nominations
2 award nominations, including the Oscar for Best International Feature Film (2007)
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Box office
Grossed $10.4M worldwide
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Setting
Set in India
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Collection
Part of Elements Trilogy
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Music
Music by A. R. Rahman
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Giles Nuttgens
Details
- Director
- Writer
- Deepa MehtaScreenplay
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- November 4, 2005
- Original language
- English
- Revenue
- $10.4M
- Countries
- Canada, India
- Collection
- Elements Trilogy
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Cast
Seema BiswasShakuntala
Lisa RayKalyani
John AbrahamNarayan- SaralaChuyia
ManoramaMadhumati
Vidula Javalgekar'Auntie' Patiraji
Raghubir YadavGulabi
Kulbhushan KharbandaSadananda
Vinay PathakRabindra- Gerson Da CunhaSeth Dwarkanath
Rishma Malik ScottSnehalata
Ronica SajnaniKunti- Meera BiswasGyanvati
Waheeda RehmanBhagavati, Narayan's Mother- Buddhi WickramaBaba
- Rinsly WeerarathneChuyia's Husband
Iranganie SerasingheMother-in-Law- Sanoja BibileWoman Bather
Dolly AhluwaliaUpset Woman
Daya AlwisSaduram
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