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It was difficult in India to find an eight year old who could play a widow. The reason for that is that most of the children in India are really exposed to Bollywood. It's commercial Indian cinema which is really over the top. To find an actor, or even a non-actor, who felt natural was difficult.

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Deepa Mehta
Age: 74
Born: 1950
Born: January 1
Film Director
Film Producer
Screenwriter
Rāmdāspur
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Natural
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Really
Difficult
Cinema
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Indian
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Eight
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Bollywood
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Widow
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Widows
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