Fire – Indian lesbian Movie (1997)

Posted on 16 August 2009 by admin

Fire Indian Lesbian Movie

Fire Indian Lesbian Movie

Fire Indian Lesbian Movie – Plot :

Ashok runs a family business that sells takeout food that also has a video rental store at the side. Ashok’s extended family includes his wife Radha, his brother Jatin, their ailing mother Biji and their manservant Mundu, all living under the same roof. Jatin, at the insistence of Ashok and their mother, Biji, agrees to marry the beautiful Sita in an arranged marriage, although he is actually in love with Julie, a Chinese-Indian. At first glance, you see a happy middle-class family going through the normal paces of everyday life. However, as the layers are slowly peeled back, we find a simmering cauldron of discontent within the family, with almost every family member living a lie. Both marriages in the family turn out to be emotionally empty, without love or passion. While Ashok is an ascetic who has taken a vow of celibacy, Jatin is a handsome ladies’ man who is still openly seeing Julie even after his marriage to Sita. Ashok has pledged his total devotion to a religious holy man, a swami, in order to purge his life of worldly desires and temptations. Radha, bound by her sense of duty to her husband, agrees to go along with his wishes. As you can imagine, with both husbands ignoring their spouses’ emotional and sexual needs (albeit with reasons that are totally opposite from each other), it is only a matter of time before Radha and Sita look to one another for comfort and to satisfy their own passions. In this environment, it is only natural that Sita and Radha become fast friends, and, in time, much more than that. But their love is not without its share of painful obstacles. Written by Hariharan

Reviews :

Fire: Burning Bridges
I find this film to be an intense intellectual experience on several levels.
Ostensibly an Indian movie on the taboo subject of female relationships there is a clear…

Interesting Low Key Movie about Lesbian Love in India
Two women in undesirable arranged marriages in India begin to desire each other. While male sexually in all its forms are overlooked if not approved of, the women endure more…

Fire is indeed hot
I just watch “Fire” and it’s one of the best movies that I have seen in a long time. I’m new to Indian movies but the ones that I have seen so far have been impressive.

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7 Comments For This Post

  1. Mette Says:

    5.0 out of 5 stars
    Mehta Ignites a ‘Fire’ of Controversy with Her Unfulfilled Housewives.
    Deepa Mehta is best known for her extraordinary trilogy: Fire (1996), Earth (1998), and Water (2005).

  2. Yuki Says:

    4.0 out of 5 stars
    The second Deepa movie I’ve viewed and it was very well done
    A clash of the old and new. This movie could have been made in any country 50 years ago. The struggle between the modern world and the family traditions.

  3. Haig Says:

    4.0 out of 5 stars
    Worth Viewing
    This isn’t Biji’s Bollywood. This is Deepa Mehta’s New Delhi, India, during a time of transition. Fire is about burning desire– for passion, for life, for the vision that is…

  4. Anonymous Says:

    5.0 out of 5 stars
    A Must See Movie
    This was a fabulous movie! It goes to show you that there are all kinds of people around you that you don’t even know!

  5. Zuma Says:

    3.0 out of 5 stars
    Fire
    This was an ok movie to me. I of course rated The Namesake and Water much higher but it was still good.

  6. Anonymous Says:

    4.0 out of 5 stars
    A Single Spark
    Before delving into this review, I must admit that I have never watched a single film from India. I have watched many foreign films from East Asia, Western Europe, and Eastern…

  7. Increase My Vertical Says:

    5.0 out of 5 stars
    Fire
    Wonderful movie of a very sensitive subject for India……It is masterfully crafted by the director….

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