

In 1938, Mahatma Gandhi's groundbreaking philosophies sweep across India, but 8-year-old Chuyia, newly widowed, must go reside with other outcast widows on an ashram. Her presence transforms the ashram as she befriends two of her compatriots.
Directed by Deepa Mehta, Mark Burton, Ajay Virmani
User score
128 votes


Released
November 4, 2005
1h 55m
Hindi

Seema Biswas
Shakuntala

Lisa Ray
Kalyani

John Abraham
Narayan
Sarala
Chuyia

Manorama
Madhumati

Vidula Javalgekar
'Auntie' Patiraji

Raghubir Yadav
Gulabi

Kulbhushan Kharbanda
Sadananda

Vinay Pathak
Rabindra
Gerson Da Cunha
Seth Dwarkanath

Rishma Malik Scott
Snehalata

Ronica Sajnani
Kunti
Meera Biswas
Gyanvati

Waheeda Rehman
Bhagavati, Narayan's Mother
Buddhi Wickrama
Baba
Rinsly Weerarathne
Chuyia's Husband

Iranganie Serasinghe
Mother-in-Law
Sanoja Bibile
Woman Bather

Dolly Ahluwalia
Upset Woman

Daya Alwis
Saduram