Set in 1938 Colonial India, against Mahatma Gandhi's rise to power, the story begins when eight-year-old Chuyia is widowed and sent to a home where Hindu widows must live in penitence. Chuyia's feisty presence affects the lives of the other residents, including a young widow, who falls for a Gandhian idealist.
Year: 2005
Director: Deepa Mehta
Starring: Lisa Ray, Seema Biswas, Kulbhushan Kharbanda
