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Film director Mahesh Bhatt, Actor Dilip Kumar and Dialogue writer and lyricist Javed Akhtar speak on controversy of 'Fire' film'. They all are supporting this film. Fire is directed by Deepa Mehta. Shabana Azmi and Nandita Das were in lead roles. Deepa Mehta's Fire : A tale of two powerful women stuck in a patriarchal setup, who realize there's so much more to life than keeping their husbands and the society happy. But that's not why the movie is remembered. Over the years, Fire came to be known as the first Indian movie to show a lesbian relationship on screen, for which it was subjected to huge backlash. Fire was passed uncut by India's censor board (the Central Board of Film Certification) in May 1998 with a rating of Adult, the only condition being that the character Sita's name be cha
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