Nandita Das and Shabana Azmi in writer/director Deepa Mehta’s 1996 film FIRE. FIRE takes place in India and follows two women, Sita (Das) and Radha (Azmi), who are stuck in loveless marriages and develop a strong friendship in the absence of their husbands – a romantic love grows from their friendship and shared experience. The film was one of the first in India to explore female same-sex relationships on screen. FIRE was uncut by the film certification board when it premiered in India in 1998 a
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Fire (1996 film) ~ Complete Wiki | Ratings | Photos | Videos | Cast
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