Cast
Shabana Azmi 
Nandita Das 
Kulbhushan Kharbanda 
Jaaved Jaaferi
Credits
Written by: 
Deepa Mehta
Plot
The first part of her Elements trilogy: a romance between two sisters-in-law in unhappy marriages, which caused protests in India.
Sinekatalog’s take
Deepa Mehta's first Elements film follows two unhappy sisters-in-law falling in love in Delhi. Quiet, sensual and controversial, it provoked protests in India and became an important landmark of Indian queer cinema.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.1 / 10 (6,837 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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