Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love
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| Directed by | Mira Nair |
| Produced by | Caroline Baron Lydia Dean Pilcher Mira Nair |
| Written by | Mira Nair |
| Screenplay by | Mira Nair |
| Story by | Helena Kriel Mira Nair |
| Based on | "Utran" by Wajida Tabassum |
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| Cinematography | Declan Quinn |
| Edited by | Kristina Boden |
| Distributed by | Trimark Pictures |
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Release date
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28 February 1997 |
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Running time
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117 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom United States India |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $300,000 (estimated) |
Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love is a 1996 Indian English language historical fiction, romance film co-written, co-produced, and directed by Mira Nair. It takes its title from the ancient Indian text, the Kama Sutra and serves as a common link between the characters. The film stars Rekha, Indira Varma, and Naveen Andrews in pivotal roles.
The plot takes its origin from a short story by Urdu author Wajida Tabassum titled "Utran" ("Hand-Me-Downs" or "Cast-Offs"). The portion of plot derived from "Utran" takes place from the film's beginning until the scene where Maya says: "Now something I have used is yours forever." After that the story is the screenwriter's creation.Declan Quinn won the 1998 Independent Spirit Award for Best Cinematography for his work in the film.Kama Sutra was nominated for the Golden Seashell award at the 1996 San Sebastián International Film Festival and was screened at the Cannes Film Festival.
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. They 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 "Biki") show affection for her servant.
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