Two mentally unstable women who are abandoned by their husbands find love and solace in each other.
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Karishma Jhalani | ... |
Young Radha
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Ramanjeet Kaur | ... |
Young Radha's mother
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Dilip Mehta | ... |
Young Radha's father
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| Jaaved Jaaferi | ... |
Jatin
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| Nandita Das | ... |
Sita
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| Vinay Pathak | ... |
Guide at Taj Mahal
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Kushal Rekhi | ... |
Biji
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| Shabana Azmi | ... |
Radha
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| Ranjit Chowdhry | ... |
Mundu
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| Kulbhushan Kharbanda | ... |
Ashok
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Alice Poon | ... |
Julie
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| Ram Gopal Bajaj | ... |
Swamiji
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Ravinder Happy | ... |
Oily man in video shop
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Devyani Saltzman | ... |
Girl in video shop
(as Devyani Mehta Saltzman)
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Sunil Chhabra | ... |
Milkman on bicycle
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| Avijit Dutt | ... |
Julie's father
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Shasea Bahadur | ... |
Julie's brother
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Meher Chand | ... |
Goddess Sita
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Bahadur Chand | ... |
God Ram
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Puran | ... |
'Ramayan' theatrical troupe member
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Sohan Lal | ... |
'Ramayan' theatrical troupe member
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Meher | ... |
'Ramayan' theatrical troupe member
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Amarjit Chand | ... |
'Ramayan' theatrical troupe member
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Karam Chand | ... |
'Ramayan' theatrical troupe member
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Kabir Chowdhury | ... |
Boy in video shop
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Laurence Côte | ... |
French tourist at the Taj Mahal (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Deepa Mehta | ||
Written by
| Deepa Mehta | ... | (written by) |
Produced by
| Bobby Bedi | ... | producer |
| Varsha Bedi | ... | associate producer |
| Suresh Bhalla | ... | executive producer |
| Karen Lee Hall | ... | associate producer |
| David Hamilton | ... | executive producer |
| Anne Masson | ... | line producer |
| Deepa Mehta | ... | producer |
Music by
| A.R. Rahman | ||
Cinematography by
| Giles Nuttgens | ||
Editing by
| Barry Farrell | ||
Editorial Department
| Don Briggs | ... | second assistant picture editor (as Donald Briggs) |
| Tim Dashwood | ... | first assistant film editor (as Timothy Dashwood) |
| Barry Farrell | ... | supervising editor |
| Ricardo Olivero | ... | color timer |
| Denis F. Takacs | ... | post-production |
| Kelly Black | ... | post-production assistant (uncredited) |
| Melanie Jeffrey | ... | post-production assistant (uncredited) |
Production Design by
| Aradhana Seth | ||
Art Direction by
| Sunil Chhabra | ||
Costume Design by
| Neelam Mansingh Chowdhury | ||
| Anju Rekhi | ||
Makeup Department
| Alexis Fernandez | ... | hair stylist |
| Lizbeth Williamson | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
| Sanjay Malik | ... | unit manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Reid A. Dunlop | ... | first assistant director (as Reid Dunlop) |
| Manoj K. Jha | ... | third assistant director (as Jha Manoj) |
| Rajendra Kumar | ... | third assistant director (as Kumar Rajendra) |
| Rajiv Maikhuri | ... | second assistant director |
Art Department
| Yashwant S. Kamble | ... | head painter (as Yeshwant S. Kamble) |
| Shambu Nath | ... | assistant props master |
| Pradip Redij | ... | construction supervisor |
| Harveer Singh | ... | property master |
| Malavika Talukder | ... | art department assistant (as Malavika Tulukdar) |
| Yogender Tyagi | ... | props assistant |
| Lavajaree Vishwakarma | ... | head carpenter |
| Ramjanam Vishwakarma | ... | carpenter |
Sound Department
| Elius Caruso | ... | re-recording engineer |
| Michele Cook | ... | dialogue editor (as Michelle Cook) |
| Jim Eustace | ... | foley assistant (as Jim Eustaze) |
| Ian Hopkins | ... | assistant sound editor |
| Damian Kearns | ... | re-recording engineer |
| Richard Kelly | ... | sound effects editor |
| Darcy Kite | ... | re-recording engineer |
| Sandeep Sharma | ... | boom operator |
| Scott Shepherd | ... | foley recordist (as Scott Shephard) |
| John Sievert | ... | foley artist |
| Konrad Skreta | ... | sound mixer |
| Virginia Storey | ... | foley assistant |
| Baylon Fonseca | ... | adr recordist (uncredited) / dialogue editor (uncredited) |
Stunts
| Allan Amin | ... | stunt coordinator (as Amin Ghani) |
| Selima Rupani | ... | fire stunt double: Radha |
Camera and Electrical Department
| G.R. Adam | ... | grip assistant |
| Hassan Ali | ... | electrician |
| Marit K. Corneil | ... | third assistant camera |
| Balaram Dawande | ... | electrician |
| Mulchand Dedhia | ... | gaffer |
| Amin Hassan Galmani | ... | generator operator |
| Tukaram Joshi | ... | electrician |
| Aleksander Kaufmann | ... | first assistant camera |
| Ahmed Khan | ... | electrician |
| Pappu Marwadi | ... | electrician |
| Dilip Mehta | ... | still photographer |
| Peter Myslowski | ... | key grip |
| B.M. Siddiqui | ... | generator operator |
| Cyril Thomas | ... | second assistant camera |
Casting Department
| Pt. Gyaneshwar Hans | ... | extras casting |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Sagarika Mukherjee Da Costa | ... | wardrobe mistress (as Sagarika) |
| Payal Randhawa | ... | wardrobe mistress |
| Gulab Singh | ... | tailor |
Location Management
| Edwin Williams | ... | location assistant |
Music Department
| Merlyn D'Souza | ... | composer: song "Main Hoon" / music arranger: "Main Hoon" |
| A.R. Rahman | ... | composer: songs "Bombay Theme" and "Ek Ho Gaye Hum Aur Tum" |
Script and Continuity Department
| Winnifred Jong | ... | script supervisor (as Winnie Jong) |
Transportation Department
| Ravinder Malik | ... | transportation coordinator |
| Ram Bhajraj Pandey | ... | genny driver |
| Sheilendar Singh | ... | transportation assistant (as Shailendar Singh) |
Additional Crew
| Roshan Abbas | ... | liaison: All India Radio FM |
| Rajeev Acharya | ... | assistant production accountant |
| Shivani Anand | ... | assistant to director |
| Shyam Bakshi | ... | caterer |
| Balakrishna | ... | production runner (as Bala Krishna) |
| Ambar Capoor | ... | production assistant |
| Gautam Dey | ... | assistant accountant |
| Sunil Gupta | ... | unit doctor (as Dr. Sunil Gupta) |
| Manoj Kumar | ... | set production assistant |
| Raman Kumar | ... | set production assistant |
| Milt Patel | ... | liaison: Gill Travel |
| Nupu Press | ... | production coordinator (as Nupu Chowdhry) |
| M.I. Qureshi | ... | production assistant |
| Ramanand Sagar | ... | producer: "Ramayan" TV series |
| Mangal Singh | ... | set production assistant |
| Parminder Singh | ... | set production assistant |
| Vishal Sood | ... | set production assistant |
| Craig Webster | ... | work print conformer |
| Paul Winestock | ... | work print conformer |
| Joay French | ... | body double: "Sita" (uncredited) |
| Robert Kraus | ... | work print conformer (uncredited) |
Thanks
| Javed Akhtar | ... | special thanks |
| Jay Bajaj | ... | special thanks |
| Elisabetta Beraldo | ... | special thanks |
| Nutan Bhalla | ... | special thanks |
| Deirdre Bowen | ... | special thanks (as Dierdre Bowen) |
| Milena Canonero | ... | special thanks |
| Baljit Chadha | ... | special thanks |
| Satjir Chahil | ... | special thanks |
| Neelam Mansingh Chowdhury | ... | special thanks |
| Guy Dufaux | ... | special thanks |
| Barry Farrell | ... | special thanks |
| Karen Field | ... | special thanks |
| Marina Geffner | ... | special thanks |
| Alan Greenberg | ... | special thanks |
| Gulshan Grover | ... | special thanks |
| Shama Habibullah | ... | special thanks |
| Doris Heffron | ... | special thanks |
| John Illidge | ... | special thanks |
| Ramesh Khosla | ... | special thanks |
| Marie LaHaye | ... | special thanks |
| Rupa Lal | ... | special thanks |
| Jamie Landon | ... | special thanks |
| Benny Lobo | ... | special thanks |
| Janet MacLean | ... | special thanks (as Janet McLean) |
| Susan Martin | ... | special thanks |
| Binny Mehra | ... | special thanks |
| Ravi Mehra | ... | special thanks |
| Dilip Mehta | ... | special thanks |
| Nila Mehta | ... | special thanks |
| S.K. Mehta | ... | special thanks |
| Vilma Mehta | ... | special thanks |
| Jag Mundhra | ... | special thanks (as Jagmohan Mundra) |
| Gopalan Nair | ... | special thanks |
| Radha Nair | ... | special thanks |
| Barbara O'Kelly | ... | special thanks |
| Radna Omidvar | ... | special thanks |
| Manya Patel | ... | special thanks |
| Harpal Randhawa | ... | special thanks |
| Mani Ratnam | ... | acknowledgment: "Bombay Theme" and "Ek Ho Gaye Hum Aur Tum" courtesy of |
| Patricia Rekhi | ... | special thanks |
| Raj-Ann Rekhi | ... | special thanks (as Rajan Rekhi) |
| Glenn Rigberg | ... | special thanks |
| Devyani Saltzman | ... | special thanks (as Devyani Mehta Saltzman) |
| Bidyut Sen | ... | special thanks |
| Chetan Seth | ... | special thanks |
| Harash Sethi | ... | special thanks |
| Bhai Mandit Singh | ... | special thanks |
| Peter Starr | ... | special thanks |
| Roop Talwar | ... | special thanks |
| Anthony Theo | ... | special thanks |
| Kim J. Trout | ... | special thanks |
Production Companies
- Trial by Fire Films Inc.
- Kaleidoscope Entertainment (in association with)
Distributors
- Argus Film Produktie (1997) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Haut et Court (1998) (France) (theatrical)
- Lucky Red (1998) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Seville Pictures (1996) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Filmes Lusomundo (Portugal)
- Golem Distribución (Spain)
- Juno Films (2021) (United States) (video)
- New Yorker Films (United States) (DVD)
- PlayArte Home Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
- Seville Pictures (2006) (Canada) (DVD)
- Sony BMG Music Entertaintment (2007) (Germany)
- Universum Film (UFA) (2018) (Germany) (DVD)
- Zeitgeist Films (1997) (United States)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Adino Telecom Ltd. (cooperation acknowledged)
- Advistas Glow Signs (cooperation acknowledged)
- Air India (cooperation acknowledged)
- All India Radio FM (cooperation acknowledged)
- Bausch & Lomb (cooperation acknowledged)
- Cadbury Schweppes (cooperation acknowledged)
- Deluxe Post-Production (post-production facilities)
- Deluxe Toronto (re-recording)
- Film Effects (titles and opticals)
- Film Opticals (titles and opticals)
- Gill Travel (cooperation acknowledged)
- Hero Honda Motors Limited (cooperation acknowledged)
- Impact Productions (cooperation acknowledged)
- Kapoor Lampshade Co. (cooperation acknowledged)
- Multi-Track (sound post-production)
- Neg-a-Splice (negative cutting)
- PS Production Services (cooperation acknowledged)
- Pepsi Foods Ltd. (cooperation acknowledged)
- Phonographic Performance Limited (cooperation acknowledged)
- Sagar Enterprises (video clips "Sita's Agni Pariksha" courtesy of) (episode 78 of "Ramayan" series)
- Smash Editorial (post-production picture services)
- Stila Cosmetics (makeup provided by)
- The Indian Performing Right Society Ltd. (cooperation acknowledged)
- The Magnetic North (video dailies)
- The Taj Group of Hotels (cooperation acknowledged)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
In a barren, arranged marriage to an amateur swami who seeks enlightenment through celibacy, Radha's life takes an irresistible turn when her beautiful young sister-in-law seeks to free herself from the confines of her own loveless marriage. |
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| Taglines | Beneath the surface lies a burning secret. See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | In one scene, Sita says to Radha that now she has visited New Delhi, she wants to visit Bombay (Mumbai). Radha asks, "To join the movies?". Mumbai is the center of Bollywood films in India. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Episode dated 13 August 1997 (1997). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Bombay Theme See more » |
| Quotes |
Sita:
Isn't it amazing? We're so bound by customs and rituals. Somebody just has to press my button, this button marked Tradition, and I start responding like a trained monkey. Do I shock you? Radha: Yes. Sita: You're lovely. See more » |