India Synopsis
“For Five Years, Extremist Groups Waged A Campaign of Death Threats, Arson and Riots To Stop The Production of "Water." But The Filmmakers Were Not To Be Silenced.”
The year is 1938, and Mahatma Gandhi's groundbreaking philosophies are sweeping across India, but 8-year-old Chuyia, newly widowed, must go to live with other outcast widows on an ashram. Her presence transforms the ashram as she befriends two of her compatriots.
Audience Engagement
105 audience reviews — more than 92% of India films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 83th percentile among India films.
Drama + Romance in India
356 India titles in our catalog blend the Drama and Romance genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Water itself).
The 2004–2006 India Window
Water holds position #38 of 152 India films in the 2004–2006 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2000s India Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in India, 454 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Water premiered alongside 57 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 57 other India films in 2005.
The 510th India title from India we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1913).
Our India catalog contains 1,983 titles in total (1,904 films).
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Water, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- mahatma gandhi · 2
- varanasi · 2
- child bride · 2
- site of pilgrimage · 1
- widow · 10
- hinduism · 7
- woman director · 246
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #603 of 1,983 India films indexed here (70th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.5 points above the India average of 6.4/10.
Among India Drama productions specifically: #424 of 1,132 (top 37%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | India |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Canada, India |
| Original Language | Hindi |
| Production Companies | David Hamilton Productions, Flagship International, Noble Nomad Pictures, Echo Lake Entertainment |
| Runtime | 1h 55m |
| Release Date | September 8, 2005 |
| IMDb | tt0240200 |