Citation :
« [Fire is a] truly marvellous film, and ground-breaking, too, as far as the depiction—for the first time—of a lesbian relationship in India is concerned. [...] Director Deepa Mehta's greatest achievement is to place the pair's burgeoning relationship against the context of everyday restrictions on women's lives. »
-- Alison Darren

Source :
DARREN, Alison. Lesbian Film Guide, New York, Cassell, 2000. [en anglais] (p. 74)