The Forgotten Woman

The Forgotten Woman
Directed by	Dilip Mehta
Produced by	David Hamilton
Written by	Deepa Mehta
Starring	V. Mohini Giri, Indira Jaisingh, Aishwarya Mukherjee, Usha Rai
Cinematography	Giles Nuttgens
Edited by	Colin Monie
Release date	August 9, 2008;
Running time	88 minutes
Country	Canada
Language	English; Hindi; Bengali

The Forgotten Woman is a 2008 Canadian documentary film directed by Dilip Mehta and written by Deepa Mehta. The film is about widows in India, and was inspired by Deepa Mehta's 2005 Academy Award-nominated film on the same subject, Water.[1][2]

The film was primarily shot in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh.[3]

References

Nathan Lee (August 7, 2008). "Stigmatized by Society". New York Times. Retrieved February 11, 2014.
"Forgotten Woman (The)". Telefilm Canada. Retrieved 2014-02-11.
"Meet the Filmmakers: Dilip Mehta--'The Forgotten Woman'". International Documentary Association. August 2008. Retrieved 2014-02-11.

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[1] Nathan Lee (August 7, 2008). "Stigmatized by Society". New York Times. Retrieved February 11, 2014.

[2] "Forgotten Woman (The)". Telefilm Canada. Retrieved 2014-02-11.

[3] "Meet the Filmmakers: Dilip Mehta--'The Forgotten Woman'". International Documentary Association. August 2008. Retrieved 2014-02-11.