The Elements trilogy is a series of films by Indian film-maker Deepa Mehta, dealing with controversial issues of social reform on the Indian subcontinent. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country Deepa Mehta (दीपा मेहता (born 1 January 1950 in Amritsar, Punjab, India) is an Indian-born Canadian film This article deals with the geophysical region in Asia For geopolitical treatments see South Asia. Fire, the first release in 1996, dealt with issues of arranged marriage and homosexuality in the patriarchal culture of India. Fire ( Hindi: फायर is a 1996 film directed and written by Deepa Mehta, starring Shabana Azmi and Nandita Das. [1] Earth, released in 1998, dealt with the religious strife associated with the formation of Pakistan in the mid 20th century. Earth (अर्थ is a 1998 film directed by Deepa Mehta. It is based upon Bapsi Sidhwa 's novel Cracking India, (1991 U Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and [2] Water, released in 2005, was the most critically successful of the three, and dealt with suicide, misogyny, and the mistreatment of widows in rural India. Water (वाटर 2005, is a Canadian film directed and written by Deepa Mehta. [3]
The films were very well received by critics outside India, although audiences and reviewers in India were not as positive in their responses.