In Deepa Water: Mehta’slatest elemental move

Abstract

Abstract

Like the other films in Deepa Mehta’s elemental trilogy,  Water pushes the boundaries of India’s male-dominant cultural narratives beyond patriarchal predicaments by questioning the religious tradition and the constraints on widows in a male-dominant society. The paper aims at showing how Mehta’s characters move toward more salubrious scenarios by portraying a more nuanced world-view in which human beings can live and interact fluidly and unpredictably, thus overcoming the rigid discourses imposed by dominator hierarchies.