deepa mehta fire be groundbreaking and bold and and artistic . a masterful social commentary on the plight of the woman from conservative and upper middle class indian household and this be a film no one should miss . shabana azmi and nandita da give stellar performance by underplay their character as much a possible . a. r. rahman music be the work of the genius and almost play the role of another character in the film . mehta use rahman score and together and they create such amazing sound montage that effectively portray the view of the world around radha and sita whenever they look to each other for support . this film be not about lesbianism a many have brand it . lesbianism be just a part of the film . it be unfortunate that most people tend to write the film off call it taboo instead of give it a chance and look at it real meaning .