India Synopsis
“Beneath the surface lies a burning secret.”
In a barren, arranged marriage to an amateur swami who seeks enlightenment through celibacy, Radha's life takes an irresistible turn when her beautiful young sister-in-law seeks to free herself from the confines of her own loveless marriage.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Fire. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Drama + Romance in India
356 India titles in our catalog blend the Drama and Romance genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Fire itself).
The 1996–1998 India Window
Fire holds position #17 of 48 India films in the 1996–1998 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 1990s India Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1990s in India, 147 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Fire premiered alongside 17 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 17 other India films in 1997.
The 244th India title from India we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1913).
Our India catalog contains 1,983 titles in total (1,904 films).
Audience Engagement
58 audience reviews — more than 84% of India films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 86th percentile among India films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Fire, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- coming out · 5
- arranged marriage · 27
- infidelity · 22
- male homosexuality · 18
- lesbian relationship · 10
- hinduism · 7
- woman director · 246
- india · 84
- lgbt · 73
- husband wife relationship · 46
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #873 of 1,983 India films indexed here (56th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.2 points above the India average of 6.4/10.
Among India Drama productions specifically: #576 of 1,132 (top 51%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | India |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Canada, India |
| Original Language | En |
| Spoken Languages | English, Hindi |
| Production Companies | Kaleidoscope Entertainment, Trial by Fire Films |
| Runtime | 1h 48m |
| Release Date | August 22, 1997 |
| IMDb | tt0116308 |