The Forgotten Woman
Appearance
The Forgotten Woman | |
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Directed by | Dilip Mehta |
Written by | Deepa Mehta |
Produced by | David Hamilton |
Starring | V. Mohini Giri, Indira Jaisingh, Aishwarya Mukherjee, Usha Rai |
Cinematography | Giles Nuttgens |
Edited by | Colin Monie |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
Country | Canada |
Languages | English Hindi Bengali |
The Forgotten Woman is a 2008 Canadian documentary film directed by Dilip Mehta and written by Deepa Mehta. The film is about widows in India, and was inspired by Deepa Mehta's 2005 Academy Award-nominated film on the same subject, Water.[1][2]
The film was primarily shot in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh.[3]
References
- ^ Nathan Lee (August 7, 2008). "Stigmatized by Society". New York Times. Retrieved February 11, 2014.
- ^ "Forgotten Woman (The)". Telefilm Canada. Retrieved 2014-02-11.
- ^ "Meet the Filmmakers: Dilip Mehta--'The Forgotten Woman'". International Documentary Association. August 2008. Retrieved 2014-02-11.