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Kama Sutra - A Tale Of Love
1996
An epic tale of love and desire infused with all the pageantry, passion and vibrant color of 16th century India. Tara, a noble princess, and Maya, a palace servant girl, have been raised together as childhood friends and rivals. While Tara wears fine silks and jewels and learns the etiquette of the Kama Sutra, Maya must be .. Read more
| Starring | Naveen Andrews, Sarita Choudhury, Indira Varma |
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| Director | Mira Nair |
| Genres | Drama |
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Kama Sutra - A Tale Of Love
An epic tale of love and desire infused with all the pageantry, passion and vibrant color of 16th century India. Tara, a noble princess, and Maya, a palace servant girl, have been raised together as childhood friends and rivals. While Tara wears fine silks and jewels and learns the etiquette of the Kama Sutra, Maya must be content with Tara's cast-offs. Despite her superior status and privilege, Tara is threatened by Maya's inherent sensuality and grace, often humiliating her publicly in court. On the eve of Tara's wedding to the great Raj Singh, Maya exacts sweet revenge as she slips into the king's bedchamber and seduces him. But when Maya's treachery is discovered, she is banished from the palace in shame. Forced to wander through the kingdom, she is finally befriended by the court sculptor, Jai, who inadvertently units her with Rasa Devi, the famed teacher of the Kama Sutra. Maya now begins a journey in which she will learn the full lesson of this timeless text.
| Starring | Naveen Andrews, Sarita Choudhury, Indira Varma |
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| Director | Mira Nair |
| Studio | 4 DVD |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 49 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Drama |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Hearing-impaired | English |
| Released | DVD: 21 Jan 2002 Production year: 1996 |
| Format | DVD |
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This is nothing to do with the manual depicting sexual positions. “Kama Sutra” actually translates as “love lessons”, and that's what princess Tara (Sarita Choudhury) and royal servant girl Maya (Indira Varma) learn in director Mira Nair's lavish historical romance. Maya's “sexual treachery” with Tara's betrothed, King Raj Singh (Naveen Andrews), gets her banished from court and puts her on the road to erotic self-awareness in a complex story that mixes the mystical with the psychological. Oddly affecting, beautifully filmed and scored, and with an intense performance from Varma, Nair's emotional epic is a class act.
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In 16th century India, two virgins - Princess Tara (Choudhury) and servant girl Maya (Varma) - play at being friends.... read more on Time Out
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8 out of 11 people found this review helpful
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This film makes a good companion to Vanity Fair and both compliment each other as they concentrate on period authenticity, romance and tragedy. I admit that I was intrigued by the title, but I selected the film because of Indira Varma's performance in the excellent HBO series, Rome and because it was one of Mira Nair's films that I had not watched yet.
I am pleased to say that I was not disappointed, although the cutting lacked a little something, which proves that even the best Directors rely upon a skilful Editor.
The plot was basic and believable, the sets were a tribute to the glory of Indian civilisation and the cast acted their socks off.
All four central characters smouldered and the moral of the story is do not upset the hunchback, especially when he becomes King. In Hollywood speak this was Richard III meets Romeo & Juliet on a date in a Curry House.
Made with care and attention to detail this film is a worthy addition to Mira Nair's portfolio. -
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8 out of 11 people found this review helpful
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Full of Eastern Promiser
This film makes a good companion to Vanity Fair and both compliment each other as they concentrate on period authenticity, romance and tragedy. I admit that I was intrigued by the title, but I selected the film because of Indira Varma's performance in the excellent HBO series, Rome and because it was one of Mira Nair's films that I had not watched yet.
I am pleased to say that I was not disappointed, although the cutting lacked a little something, which proves that even the best Directors rely upon a skilful Editor.
The plot was basic and believable, the sets were a tribute to the glory of Indian civilisation and the cast acted their socks off.
All four central characters smouldered and the moral of the story is do not upset the hunchback, especially when he becomes King. In Hollywood speak this was Richard III meets Romeo & Juliet on a date in a Curry House.
Made with care and attention to detail this film is a worthy addition to Mira Nair's portfolio. -
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An epic tale of love and desire infused with all the pageantry, passion and vibrant color of 16th century India. Tara, a noble princess, and Maya, a palace servant girl, have been raised together as ... -