kama sutra: a tale of love
genres: [Drama] [Crime] [Romance]
studios: [Trimark Home Video] [Channel Four Films] [Pony Canyon Inc.] [NDF International LTD.] [Pandora Film] [Mirabai Films]
year: 1997
updated: 2012 Oct 24
dvd release: 1998 Jul
rating: 3
id's: [imdb]
synopsis
Passion Pleasure Power In a seductive tale of love and betrayal, a king’s courtesan is forbidden to embrace her one true love. Trained in the art of pleasure, Maya, the beautiful servant girl becomes defiant, rebelling against ancient tradition. As passion takes over, the conflict brings consequences that no one ever envisioned. Breathtaking cinematography, lavish costumes and mesmerizing music add a compelling richness to this epic tale from critically acclaimed director MIRA NAIR, Director of “MISSISSIPPI MASALA” and the Academy Award Nominated “SALAAM BOMBAY”. SARITA CHOUDHURY (Mississippi Masala, The Perez Family) is delightful as TARA, the envious princess. INDIRA VARMA is luminous as Maya, the sensual servant. NAVEEN ANDREWS (The English Patient) and RAMON TIKARAM (Cutthroat Island) are ravishingly sexy as the rivals who love her.
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Deepti Datt | Rasa Devi's Courtesan |
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Piu Dutt | Rasa Devi's Courtesan |
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Purnima Raju | Rasa Devi's Courtesan |
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Daphnée Breytenbach | Swimmer |
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Celesteann Cruz | Swimmer |
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Nizami Chattarpur | Deaf Old Man |
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Yasmine Stafford | Purnima |
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Sunil Chabra | Smart Aleck (as Sunil Chhabra) |
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Himanshu Malik | Young Merchant |
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Shubha Mudgal | Singer |
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Debi Basu | Dance Teacher |
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Indira Varma | Maya |
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Sarita Choudhury | Tara, the Queen |
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Ramon Tikaram | Jai Kumar |
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Naveen Andrews | Raj Singh |
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Rekha | Rasa Devi, teacher of the Kama Sutra |
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Khalid Tyabji | Biki |
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Arundhati Rao | Annabi |
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Surabhi Bhansali | Young Maya |
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Garima Dhup | Young Tara |
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Pearl Padamsee | Maham Anga |
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Kusum Haidar | Dilki |
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Harish Patel | Doctor Mani |
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Ranjit Chowdhry | Babu |
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Achala Sachdev | Rupa |
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Arjun Sajnani | Bashir |
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Avijit Dutt | Vazir, the King's Prime Minister |
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Dinaz Stafford | Rasa Devi's Courtesan |
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Anjum Rajabali | Madho Singh |
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Siddharth Anand Kumar | Prem |
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Rahul Vohra | Royal Messenger |
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Manize Boga | Aunt Laila |
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Prabeen Singh | Praveen |
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Cinia Jain | Begum Para |
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Urvashi Nair | Rich Friend |
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Bhanumathi Rao | Old Woman |
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Vasudeo Bhatt | Astrologer to the King |
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Moneeka Misra Tanvir | Madame |
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Mina Sareen | Rasa Devi's Courtesan |
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Maya Krishna Rao | Rasa Devi's Courtesan |
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Shyamoli Varma | Rasa Devi's Courtesan |
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Nandita Mehrota | Rasa Devi's Courtesan |
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Zoya Akhtar | Rasa Devi's Courtesan |
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Mira Nair | Director |