Deepa Mehta`s `Water` stuns Pakistan

"There were people sobbing at the end of the film. They don't know the plight of Hindu widows. But they completely understood the climate, context and geo-politics," Deepa told IANS.

"At the Q & A session after the film, I was stunned when women told me, 'We don't have widows like those in your film. But the plight of our divorced women is much, much worse.' I think cinema needs to grow wings, acquire a significance beyond entertainment."

Interestingly, Deepa held fort in Karachi on her own. A lot of people wondered why her lead pair John Abraham and Lisa Ray didn't accompany her.