The story, loosely based on Ismat Chughtai's 1942 story Lihaaf ( The Quilt ), is set in a contemporary joint-family household in New Delhi .
Its release triggered a "sexual revolution" and encouraged the formation of advocacy groups like the Campaign for Lesbian Rights (CALERI) in response to conservative backlash. Critical Reception and Controversy fire movie 1996 filmyzilla
The film won several awards, including the 1996 Toronto International Film Festival's Critics' Award. However, it was also banned in India for allegedly being "obscene" and "anti-Hindu." The story, loosely based on Ismat Chughtai's 1942
: Radha (Shabana Azmi) and Sita (Nandita Das) are sisters-in-law married to two brothers, Ashok and Jatin. Ashok and Jatin.