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Set in New Delhi, the film is centred around a middle-class family and touches on the subjects of arranged marriages, adultery and a lesbian relationship. Radha is the dutiful but frustrated wife of the celibate Ashok. Jatin is Ashok's brother who is forced to marry Sita in an arranged marriage. He is still in love with and continues to see his Chinese girlfriend. Radha and Sita come together for support and comfort and a sexual intimacy gradually develops between them.
Cast & credits
Cast
- Radha Shabana Azmi
- Sita Nandita Das
- Ashok Kulbhushan Kharbanda
- Jatin Javed Jaffri
- Mundu Ranjit Chowdhry
- Biji Kushal Rekhi
- young Radha Karishma Jhalani
- young Radha's mother Ramanjeet Kaur
- young Radha's father Dilip Mehta
- guide at Taj Mahal Vinay Pathak
- Julie Alice Poon
- Swamiji Ram Gopal Bajaj
- oily man in video shop Ravinder Happy
- girl in video shop Devyani Saltzman
- milkman on bicycle Sunil Chhabra
- Julie's father Avijit Dutt
- Julie's brother Shasea Bahadur
- Goddess Sita Meher Chand
- God Ram Bahadur Chand
- 'Ramayan' theatrical troupe Puran
- 'Ramayan' theatrical troupe Sohan Lal
- 'Ramayan' theatrical troupe Meher
- 'Ramayan' theatrical troupe Amarjit
- 'Ramayan' theatrical troupe Karam Chand
- boy in video shop Kabir Chowdhury
Credits
Direction
- Director Deepa Mehta
Production
- Production Company Trial by Fire Films
- Executive Producer Suresh Bhalla
- Executive Producer David Hamilton
- Producer Bobby Bedi
- Producer Deepa Mehta
- Line Producer Anne Masson
- Associate Producer Karen Lee Hall
- Associate Producer Varsha Bedi
- Unit Manager Sanjay Malik
Writing
- Story Editor Susan Martin
- Screenplay Deepa Mehta
Photography
- Director of Photography Giles Nuttgens
Editing
- Editor Barry Farrell
Design
- Production Designer Aradhana Seth
- Art Director Sunil Chhabra
Costumes
- Costume Designer Neelam Mansingh Chowdhury
- Costume Designer Anju Rekhi
- Wardrobe Mistress Payal Randhawa
- Wardrobe Mistress Sagarika
Make-up
- Make-up Artist Lizabeth Williamson
- Hairstylist Alexis Fernandez
Music
- Music A.R. Rahman
Sound
- Sound Mixer Konrad Skreta
Stunts
- Stunt Co-ordinator Amin Gani
- Radha Fire Stunt Double Selima Rupani