Set in the 1930s during the rise of the independence struggles against British colonial rule, the film examines the plight of a group of widows forced into poverty at a temple in the holy city of Varanasi. It focuses on a relationship between one of the widows, who wants to escape the social restrictions imposed on widows, and a man who is from a lower caste and a follower of Mahatma Gandhi
Sarala who plays Chuyia is a new discovery from the tiny village of Galle on the south coast of Sri Lanka. She was one of over 50 young girls auditioned by Mehta for the part and although she could not speak either English or Hindi,. Sarala was eight at the time and attended Sangamitta College in Galle. She has been passionate about acting, singing and dancing from a very young age and recently came in first place in the All Island Dancing, Singing and Speech competition. After her studies are complete, her ambition, not surprisingly, is to become a professional actress.
Water
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0240200/
Sarala
http://www.iaac.us/fifthannual_film_festival2005/water/AboutTheCast.htm
Mini Biography For Canadian Actress Lisa Ray
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0712908/bio
