DEEPA'S 'WATER' FETCHES FORTUNE IN US

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DEEPA'S 'WATER' FETCHES FORTUNE IN US

By Eye TV India Bureau

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Deepa Mehta's controversial movie titled 'Water' has become the highest-grossing Hindi-language film in North America for 2006. Starring Lisa Ray and John Abraham, the period drama about Hindu widow houses in 1930s India has grossed $2.3 million in the United States since its release on April 28, surpassing the $2.2 million gross of Aamir Khan's hit 'Rang De Basanti' which opened on January 27.

Khan also stars in the third-biggest Hindi hit of the year, 'Fanaa', which debuted on May 26 and has grossed $1.9 million to date. Even more impressive, 'Water's figure includes only ticket sales from the United States while the grosses for the Aamir Khan films include both the U.S. and Canada as the movie was released in both countries simultaneously.

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The third film in Mehta's elemental trilogy opened in her native Canada in November 2005 and was a critical and commercial hit there as well. In the U.S., 'Water' has played in limited release reaching 91 theaters at its widest point of distribution and has remained in the top 30 for the past seven consecutive weeks fueled by strong word-of-mouth publicity.

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The award-winning film has performed best in the New York metro area where it has grossed over $554,000, or one-quarter of the entire national gross. Fox Searchlight, the film's American distributor, is still opening 'Water' in new cities around the country and expects the picture to keep playing for many more weeks to come.

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Illyria

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Posted: 19 years ago

i liked the film water i though John was awesome in it

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Rashi

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Posted: 19 years ago

ya the movie was really good...it was really sad when that old woman made chuiya go sleep with an old man...thatw as gross buh overall it was a great movie

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Posted: 19 years ago

it was a wonderful and eye opening movie

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