Fire
1997 1h 48m movie Film India

Fire

“Beneath the surface lies a burning secret.”

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.

  1. Kaalapani
    #1

    Kaalapani

    ★ 7.9 · 1996
  2. Chandralekha
    #2

    Chandralekha

    ★ 7.6 · 1997
  3. Avvai Shanmugi
    #3

    Avvai Shanmugi

    ★ 7.5 · 1996
  4. Azhakiya Ravanan
    #4

    Azhakiya Ravanan

    ★ 7.3 · 1996
  5. Iruvar
    #5

    Iruvar

    ★ 7.2 · 1997
  6. Guru
    #6

    Guru

    ★ 7.2 · 1997
  7. Hitler
    #7

    Hitler

    ★ 7.1 · 1996
  8. Satya
    #8

    Satya

    ★ 7.0 · 1998

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.

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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
Reviews
84th
Review-volume percentile
86th
Popularity percentile

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.

Distinctive themes · rare across catalog
  • coming out · 5
Recurring themes · common across catalog
  • arranged marriage · 27
  • infidelity · 22
  • male homosexuality · 18
  • lesbian relationship · 10
  • hinduism · 7
Mainstream tags · widely used across catalog
  • woman director · 246
  • india · 84
  • lgbt · 73
  • husband wife relationship · 46

Reception Benchmarks

6.6
TMDB Rating
58
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

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 CountryIndia
All Production CountriesCanada, India
Original LanguageEn
Spoken LanguagesEnglish, Hindi
Production CompaniesKaleidoscope Entertainment, Trial by Fire Films
Runtime1h 48m
Release DateAugust 22, 1997
IMDbtt0116308