The Forgotten Woman
2008, English. Directed by Dilip Mehta.
Inspired by the 2006 Academy Award® nominee for Best Foreign Language film, "Water," this documentary tells the story of some of the 20 million Indian widows who are abandoned by their families and literally turned out into the streets when their husbands died. "Water" was a fictional recounting of this terrible tradition, set in 1938. "The Forgotten Woman" is true, and happening today.
- Runtime
- 1h 28m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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- 1 January 2008
- Written by
- Deepa Mehta
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The Forgotten Woman runs 88 minutes (1h 28m).
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The Forgotten Woman isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 January 2008. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Forgotten Woman?
The Forgotten Woman (2008) was directed by Dilip Mehta.