Water

First things first about this topic. Deepa Mehta's Water should go down in Indian cinema history as a classic. Forget all the controversies that the film ran into and is at present also. Empty vessels make more noise..so all those empty vessels who have been trying to stop the film from being screened in some parts of the country..here's my advice. Go Watch the film. It is actually..in a sense controversial, set during the independence struggle, dealing about the freedom struggle that widows are going through. It's a struggle between traditions set down by the society and trying to live..yes trying to live one's own life.
In fact as Deepa Mehta has pointed out in a recent interview, why are we Indians afraid of showing and seeing the truth? It is a film that delves into what existed and we shouldn't be ashamed of it. It is a culture that existed during the independence era and still exists.
One scene in the movie should as a matter of fact, stand out. The scene where Gandhiji says we all believe that God is truth, but in reality Truth is God (Satya hi ishwar hai).
Just one suggestion to Deepa Mehta, stop naming your films like Water, Earth, Fire, which doesn't go down well with our people...try something like A,B,C,D,E, G stuff (well they name tamil movies like it, you might as well try something like that!!)
All said and done..controversies may come and go..but very good attempt at showing such a subtle concept.
Kudos to you,Mehta.