This controversial film faced protests, was withdrawn from theatres, re-released later; its ending was changed because…
Directed by Deepa Mehta and directed by Shabana Azmi and Nandita Das, Fire is considered to be the first mainstream lesbian film in India. The film was faced with several protests in its release in November 1998, withdrew from theaters and re -published in February 1999.
Senior actor Shabana Azmi, who recently met Fire Director Deepa Mehta and his co -star Nandita Das in the film, said that many people did not know that the end of the film changed after a suggestion of Farhan Akhtar. The same sex drama, a controversial film at the time of being released, is considered a seminal work in the depiction of LGBTQ stories in Indian cinema.
“#Fire Trio! 25 years later … The film continues to be a reference point in the world. Very few know that it has a different end.
Fire, which is considered to be the first mainstream lesbian film of India, described Das ‘Sita’ and Azmi’s lesbian relationship between Radha and has been faced with protests and many obstacles in the market. Both were caught in loveless marriages and developed a romantic and emotional bond. The film ends with the agreement with the lack of social approval to live a draw.
The 74 -year -old actor added that the fire should be shot in Hindi at the beginning, but it has English dialogues. “It was also initially withdrawn in Hindi, but the dialogue was not true. So 2 days before the shooting of #deepa Mehta, the producer #Bobby Bedi decided to be greatly approved by the producer.
Fire was released in India on November 5, 1998, but several protests during its release, and the film was not completely banned, but it was withdrawn from theaters and was later released in February 1999. Mehta’s first film Earth’s first film Earth (1998) and Water (2005).
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