water show the plight of indian widow in the late 1930s and say in the end that the problem still exist largely by give statistic in the end and refers to gandhi several time in the movie before finally have a scene depict him and do nothing extra ordinarily innovative or new in the movie . yes and the cinematography be pretty impressive but that can not be the soul of any movie for me . india have have several problem like many other nation but it have get rid of many of these problem at large . what if a movie be make on racism in america in a particular year which end with x number of american still experience racism today . a ) how would it be relevant and and and b ) how would it be some thing so extra ordinary be depict in cinema . a view i read from a deepa mehta interview be that this movie be be interpret a a voice for the marginalise every where . from reviews i read every where and the common thing i be hearing be how the director do a great job and be brave in bring a problem to the world . the movie be more about a specific problem a society face ( and have get rid of through reform at large ) . i do not see any thing earth shatter about the movie . moreover and the movie lack soul and shift between the plot of chuiyya and kalyani . sarala and the young sri lankan actress and portray the role of chuiyya superbly and that be the only thing which impress me about the movie and sadly .