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Fire
Female Bollywood directors are "the next big thing"
by
Courtney Gillette
,
Sep 13, 2011
A
New York Times
piece hails women getting behind the camera for some of Bollywood's best films.
A young lesbian couple in India loses hope
by
the linster
,
Jan 26, 2011
Two teenage girls in India committed suicide after seeing a film that convinced them of the impossibility of living openly as a couple.
Retro Reviewing: "Fire"
by
Trish Bendix
,
Feb 7, 2009
The reviewers discuss the first Indian lesbian film.
Cinematic pairs: partners or lovers?
by
scribegrrrl
,
Mar 19, 2008
Dawn Denbo and her lover Cindi have inspired a pondering of the connotations of the terms
lover
and
partner
.
From "Fire" to "Journey" to "Kiran": Cinematic Indian Lesbians Evolve
by
Karman Kregloe
,
Jan 30, 2007
Indian lesbians are less likely to die or go crazy on film these days.
Review of "Fire"
by
Malinda Lo
,
Sep 13, 2004
Deepa Mehta's 1996 film tells the story of two Indian sisters-in-law living in traditional marriages who fall in love with each other.
Review of "Fire"
by
Sarah Warn
,
Jun 27, 2004
Two Indian sisters-in-law living in traditional marriages fall in love with each other in this classic and controversial film.