Ebook: Fire

Fire delves into the controversial 1996 lesbian love story by Indian-born director Deepa Mehta. Set in a contemporary middle-class Hindu household in the heart of Delhi, Fire is the story of Radha and Sita, the wives of two brothers, who fall in love with one another. The consequences of the film's Indian premiere in 1999 were both profound and provocative: protestors (mainly from the Hindu Right) went on a rampage, tearing down posters, vandalizing cinemas showing the film, and disrupting screenings in Delhi and Bombay, setting off a maelstrom of public discourse on issues such as homosexuali.;Acknowledgments; Synopsis; Credits; Introduction; One: Born In Flames; Two: You Can See Without Looking; Three: Queer Incitements; Conclusion: Why Fire Has Changed Our Ways of Looking; References; Filmography; Index; About the Author.