Water (2005)
| Release Date | 08 September 2005 |
| US Box Office | $3,000,000 |
| Genre | Drama, Romance |
| Country | CanadaIndia |
| Filming Locations | Central Province, Sri Lanka |
| Language | Hindi |
| Sound Mix | Dolby Digital |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Period Film |
| Themes | Political Unrest, Death of a Partner, Arranged Marriages |
| Tags | Child Bride, Exile, India (subcontinent), Widow/widower |
Water (Hindi: ), is a 2005 Canadian film directed and written by Deepa Mehta, with the dialog translated to Hindi with the assistance of Anurag Kashyap. It is set in 1938 and explores the lives of widows at an ashram in Varanasi, India. The film is also the third part of Mehta's Elements trilogy. It was preceded by Fire (1996) and Earth (1998). Author Bapsi Sidhwa wrote the 2006 novel based upon the film, Water: A Novel, published by Milkweed Press. Sidhwa's earlier novel, Cracking India was the basis for Earth, the second film in the trilogy. The film premiered at the 2005 Toronto International Film Festival, where it was honoured with the Opening Night Gala, and was released across Canada in November of that year. It was first released in India on 9 March 2007.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Buddhi Wickrama
Baba
Rinsly Weerarathne
Chuyia's Husband
Iranganie Serasinghe
Mother in Law
Hermantha Gamage
Barber
Ronica Sajnani
Kunti
Manorama
Madhumati
Rishma Malik
Snehalata
Meera Biswas
Gyanvati
Vidula Javalgekar
'Auntie' Patiraji
Sanoja Bibile
Woman Bather
Dolly Ahluwalia
Upset Woman
Daya Alwis
Saduram
Raghuvir Yadav
Gulabi
Delon Weerasinghe
Priest
Seema
Bahu-Rani
Francisca Mudannayake
Little Girl
Mulchand Dedhia
Vendor
Isuru Navodya
Young Patiraji
Niroshan Wijesinghe
Patiraji's Groom
Gerson Da Cunha
Seth Dwarkanath
Vasant Nath
Young Gandhi Follower
Mohan Jhangiani
Mahatma Gandhi
Zul Vilani
Mahatma Gandhi
Kumari Dissanayake
Widow
S. Thevanamma
Widow
Seelawathie Silva
Widow
Siththi Ummah
Widow
Fowzie Inaya
Widow
Mala Meenachchi
Widow
A.A. Premawathie
Widow
Nazeema Farlya
Widow
T. Mageswari
Widow
H. Pathiranage
Widow
S. Pooneswary
Widow
S. Parameshawari
Widow
S. Santhanam Mary
Widow
S. Rajeshwari
Widow
Director
Producer
Mark Burton
executive producer
David Hamilton
producer
Doug Mankoff
executive producer
Dilip Mehta
associate producer
Marek Posival
associate producer
Ajay Virmani
executive producer
Claire Welland
line producer
Original Music
Mychael Danna
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Cinematographer
Giles Nuttgens
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Editor
Colin Monie
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Casting Director
Uma Da Cunha
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Art Director
Sumant Jayakrishnan
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Set Decorator
Rumana Hamied
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Lal Harindranath
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Costume Designer
Dolly Ahluwalia
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Makeup Department
Lalith Dharmawardena
assistant hair stylist
Hermantha Gamage
daily makeup artist
Liz Gruszka
key makeup artist
Regan Noble
key hair stylist, wig maker: Raghubir Yadav
Ravi Wickramanayake
hair stylist: Lisa Ray
Ranjit Wickramasinghe
assistant makeup artist
Production Manager
Lylie Almedia
unit production manager
W. Michael Beard
post-production supervisor
Gina Fowler
production manager
Asoka Perera
production supervisor
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Avani Batra
third assistant director
Jack Boem
second assistant director
Dylan Gray
first assistant director
Siddique Mohamed
third assistant director
Péter Palátsik
second assistant director: India
Akshay Roy
second second assistant director
Art Department
Ranjith Anuradha
chief painter
Michael Appuhamy
carpenter
Saddika Asanka
carpenter
K.D. Charles
carpenter
K.D. Jagath Christy
carpenter
Hemasiri Dias
assistant property master
S.N.S. Samanda Dias
plasterer
Lal Dissanayake
plasterer, swing gang
Edward
plasterer
Rohan Fernando
carpenter
Ronnie Fonseka
carpenter
W.L.G. Fonseka
carpenter
W. Manjula Fonseka
carpenter
Gamini
facilities laborer
Rumana Hamied
set dresser
Jayan Hasitha
carpenter
Kingsley Joseph
plasterer
K.D. Justin
construction manager
Darshana Sampath Karunaratne
props assistant
P.U. Karunaratne
painter
Errol Kelly
design consultant
Sunil Kodituwakku
painter
Chaminda Saman Kumara
carpenter
W. Saman Kumara
carpenter
Lionel Liyanage
property master
A. Magulpokuna
carpenter
P.K. Manjula
facilities laborer
G.T.R. Mendis
carpenter
Victor Meniksagara
props laborer
Murli Menon
property master
P.D. Michael
set dressing carpenter
Damith Nandalal
stand-by props
A. Nandasiri
props laborer
Senaka Nawaratne
second assistant art director, sketch artist
Salinda Perera
carpenter
W. Chamitha Perera
carpenter
Nihal Ponweera
construction buyer
R.G. Ranoj Priyantha
painter
Anura Priyashantha
carpenter
B.R.C. Rajasiri
swing gang
Welegedara Ranasinghe
assistant set decorator
Mohamed Risran
plasterer
Colin Rodrigo
carpenter
Percy Rodrigo
carpenter
Tuan Saiffadeen
facilities laborer
N. Senaratne
set dressing assistant
Aradhana Seth
design consultant
Yogender Sharma
set props
Roy Silva
carpenter
Upali Silva
carpenter
Siddarth Sirohi
third assistant art director
Roshan Susantha
plasterer
Anthony Thomas
carpenter
I.M.U. Upatissa
painter
J.M.D. Chamitha Wasantha
carpenter
Lionel Wattege
set dressing carpenter
L.M. Ruwan Wijenundara
carpenter
Sunil Wijeratne
assistant art director
Sound Department
Sylvain Arseneault
sound recordist
Steve Baine
foley artist
Roberta Bratti
supervisor of audio operations
Christian Carruthers
sound re-recording mixer
Elius Caruso
sound re-recording mixer
Pat Cassin
boom operator
Shreela Chakrabartty
location sound effects recordist
Bryan Day
sound recordist
Lal C. Dissanayake
sound recordist
John Dykstra
adr recordist
Mark Gingras
supervising sound editor
Jamie Gould
re-recording assistant
Gina Gyles
foley assistant
John Laing
supervising sound editor
John Loranger
first assistant sound editor
Matthew McKenzie
adr recordist
Aditya Modi
assistant sound engineer
Mike Paterson
sound engineer: optical track
Karunadasa Pathiratne
cable person
Peter Persaud
foley recordist
S. Sivakumar
sound engineer
H. Sridhar
sound engineer
Andrew Tay
sound re-recording mixer
Special Effects
R.R.B. Alphonso
key special effects
Gamini Mallawarachchi
special effects coordinator
Visual Effects
Rebecca Adams
production coordinator: SOHO VFX
Alan Bak
technical supervisor
Jeff Baker
technical supervisor
Tom Bak
senior production supervisor
Drake Conrad
digital colorist
Jason Giberson
film scanning and recording
Rick Hannigan
project supervisor
Felix Heeb
film scanning and recording
Anna Ivanova
digital compositor: SOHO VFX
Michael Kowalski
producer: Soho vfx
Wojciech Kufner
3D animator: Soho VFX
Matthew Lynch
producer: Soho VFX
Diana Madureira
production coordinator
Allan Magled
visual effects supervisor
Paul Mantler
film scanning and recording
Mike Mombourquette
digital compositor: SOHO VFX
Chris Ross
digital optical effects
Keith Sellers
digital compositor: Soho VFX
Michael Todd Smith
systems administrator: SOHO VFX
Derek Sunderland
3D animator: Soho VFX
Mark Tureski
digital opticals effects
Stunts
Teddy Vidyalankara
stunt coordinator
Camera and Electrical Department
Deepak Agarwal
chief electrician
Bob Davidson
gaffer: Sri Lanka
Mulchand Dedhia
gaffer
K.A. Dharshana
grip
Piyal Illeyaperuma
best boy grip
Melanie Jeffrey
second assistant camera
Surendra Kumar
best boy electric
Nihal Mallawarachchi
generator operator
Champilka Nilantha
third assistant camera
K.K.N. Palitha
electrician
Anura Perera
grip
Milton Philip
facilities electrician
Adhi Rutnam
electrician
Devyani Saltzman
still photographer
Eberhard Schedl
Steadicam operator
Lilia Sellami
first assistant camera
Kerry Smart
first assistant camera
I.G. Somaratne
electrician
L.E. Susantha Sudharshana
electrician
D. Van Gramberg
key grip
Johnny Wersta
dolly grip
Casting Department
Dinesh Anchan
casting assistant
Kate Chantler
extras casting
Moly Perera
extras casting assistant
Nimal Wijesirl
extras casting
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Lucky Athauda
assistant costumer
Suraj Azmath
assistant costumer
Yusuf Khan
wardrobe supervisor
Hira Lol
dresser
Inoka Nilanthi Ruhunge
assistant costumer
Seema
wardrobe assistant
Narinder Singh
costume assistant
Viswa
tailor
Yusuf
costume department manager
Editorial Department
Drake Conrad
digital color timer
Tom Mayclim
negative cutter
Arthur Montreuil
color timer
Ricardo Olivero
color timer
Paul Whitehead
additional editor
Music Department
Raqueeb Alam
playback singer
Ulhas Bapat
musician: santoor
Surjo Bhattacharya
playback singer
Peter Breiner
conductor
Kaushiki Chakraborty
playback singer
Pandit Ajoy Chakraborty
playback singer
Rakesh Chaurasia
musician: bansuri
Mychael Danna
musician: tanpura
V. Selva Ganesh
musician: kanjiras
Ganga
playback singer
Elif Isikozlu
musician: piano
Madhu
musician: shehenai
Srinivas Murthy
orchestral sounds
Anoushka Shankar
musician: sitar
Bravani Shanker
musician: pakawaj, manjira, tabla
Rob Simonsen
assistant to composer
H. Sridhar
additional music editor
Transportation Department
M.Z. Ahmeer
transportation captain
Tyrol Anderson
driver
Raj Anthony
driver
Gamini Dabare
driver
Nihal Dabare
driver
Sunil Jayakody
driver
Chandimal Kodituwakku
transportation coordinator
Nuwan Manju
driver
Vujitha Peiris
driver
Susil Premachandra
driver
Sunil Premaratne
picture vehicle coordinator
M. Premasiri
driver
Anura Priyantha
driver
R.M.V. Ratnayake
safety driver
Vidura Sampath
driver
P.A. Ajith Shantha
driver
Other Crew
Aruni De Silva
nurse
A.W. Dharmadasa
facilities
Pearl Dunuwila
production coordinator
Janice Fowlie
production accountant
Krishantha Gunasekera
location accountant, cashier
Lon J. Hall
legal counsel
Vivian Hanwell
assistant to producers
Sarath Jayasundara
production assistant
Winnifred Jong
script supervisor
Errol Kelly
design consultant
Anthony Lordon
location manager
Chaminda Meemanage
cashier
J.W. Mendis
facilities manager
Vikramaditya Motwane
choreographer
M. Nandadiri
assistant location manager
Vasant Nath
assistant to director
Jagath Nissanka
production assistant
Rienzie Perera
assistant location manager
S.A. Premadasa
facilities assistant
Suranga Ranawaka
crowd control
Mohamed Rizva
crowd control
Ranjith Rubesinghe
crowd control
Ruwan
on-set craft services
Jayasiri Samaratunga
facilities assistant
Michael Schaus
assistant to producers
Elaine Scott
business affairs
Nirmal Shah
cashier
Aruna Shantha
crowd control
Kingsley Umara
crowd control
Paul Whitehead
co-edited english version
Jasmine Wickremasekera
production secretary
Neelawathura Wijewardena
animal handler
Thanks
Production Company
Deepa Mehta Films
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Flagship International
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David Hamilton Productions
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Echo Lake Productions (I)
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Noble Nomad Pictures
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Téléfilm Canada
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Distributor
Filmcoopi Zürich
Films sans Frontières
Fox Searchlight Pictures
Golden Village Entertainment
Universum Film (UFA)
Casablanca Filmes
Metrodome Distribution
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Mongrel Media
Prorom Media-Trade
Sony BMG Music Entertaintment
Umbrella Entertainment
Special Effects
Soho VFX
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Miscellaneous
ChapmanLeonard Studio Equipment
dollies
Cine-Byte Imaging
digital intermediate
Cinetic Media
sales
Deluxe Post-Production
sound post-production
Kate's Casting
extras casting
Saregama HMV
soundtrack released by: India
Urban Post Production
sound post-production
Varèse Sarabande
soundtrack released by
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Films directed by Deepa Mehta
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Earth (1998)
Fire (1996)
Heaven on Earth (2008)
The Republic of Love (2003)
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