Studio: Fox Searchlight Pictures Starring: John Abraham, Lisa Ray, Rishma Malik, Seema Biswas Directed By: Deepa Mehta Produced By: Ajay Virmani, Douglas Mankoff, Mark Burton Rated: PG-13 In Theaters: 2006-04-28 Genre: Art/Foreign, Drama, Musical, Romance
Movie Plot / Synopsis
Set in 1938 Colonial India, against Mahatma Gandhi's rise to power, an 8-year-old Chuyia is widowed and sent to a home where Hindu widows must live in penitence. Chuyia¿s feisty presence deeply affects the lives of the other residents, including a young widow, who falls for a Gandhian idealist.