Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love

Name: Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love
Genre: Crime, Drama
Released: 1997-02-28
Duration: 117 min
Cast: Indira Varma, Sarita Choudhury, Naveen Andrews, Rekha, Maricel Aquino

28 February 1997English1h 57m

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Set in 16th century India, this movie depicts the story of two girls who were raised together, though they came from different social classes. Tara (Sarita Choudhury) is an upper-caste princess while Maya (Indira Varma) is her beautiful servant. The two girls are best friends, but an undercurrent of jealousy and resentment is caused by Tara's haughtiness, symbolized by the fact that Maya is given Tara's hand-me-down clothes and never anything new to wear. As the girls approach marriageable age, Tara resents that Maya is a better classical dancer than she is, and that her parents and hunchback brother, Prince Bikram (aka "Viki") show affection for her servant.

Release: 28 February 1997
Runtime: 1h 57m
Language: English
Genres: Crime, Drama
Director: Mira Nair