Director: Anwar Jamal; Writer: Sehjo Singh; Producer: George Mathew; Cinematographer: S. Chockalingam; Editor: A. Sreekar Prasad; Cast: Alka Amin, Tannishtha Chatterjee, Mandakini Goswami, Rajendra Gupta, Harvinder Kaur, Sanjay Shrivastava, Sheevardhan Trivedi
Summary: In a small village of Rajasthan, where four strong willed women try to change things, the village becomes a microcosm of democracy and the events a parable for the world today. The film thus becomes a tribute to more than one million Indian women elected to the local governments; to their struggles, big and small; to their faith in democracy, to their dreams of making the world a better place. The film confronts opposed views of political power. The high caste men, who dominate the village Panchayat, seek power to fulfil their selfish needs. But for the women it as an instrument to fulfil the needs of their community, like water. The narrative unfolds a journey ? a journey through the desert towards a feminine space where four women, freed from the rural society's strict code of conduct, relive their histories and draw strength from each other. Extensively shot in Rajasthan, the film uses fusion music to capture the dynamic spirit of the contemporary Indian polity. The theme song is the poetry of Kabir, the 15th century radical poet whose verses celebrate the power of truth and love. The subtle use of legend of Hussein's martyrdom serves as a parallel to the story of the four women and underscores the deeply embedded plurality of Indian culture where legends, histories and heroes of different religions are a universal heritage.
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