Overview

• Shabana Azmi reunited with Nandita Das and Deepa Mehta to mark 25 years since the film’s premiere.
• Azmi shared that Farhan Akhtar advised altering the original ending to preserve its thematic impact.
• Filmmakers switched the dialogue from Hindi to English two days before shooting with producer Bobby Bedi’s approval.
• Fire debuted at the Toronto Film Festival in September 1996 and opened in India in November of the same year.
• The film sparked controversy on release and has since become a cult landmark for Indian independent cinema and LGBTQ+ representation.