Information
| Year: | 1996 |
| Rating: | 5.6(4074) |
| Listed in: | Crime, Drama, History, Romance |
| Directed by: | Mira Nair |
| Actors: | Naveen Andrews Khalid Tyabji Indira Varma Sarita Choudhury Rekha |
| "In a world ruled by pleasure, love is the ultimate seduction." | |
Cast
| Directed by | |
|---|---|
| Mira Nair | |
| Actors | |
| Naveen Andrews | as Raj Singh |
| Khalid Tyabji | as Biki |
| Harish Patel | as Doctor Mani |
| Ranjit Chowdhry | as Babu |
| Arjun Sajnani | as Bashir |
| Avijit Dutt | as Vazir, the King's Prime Minister |
| Anjum Rajabali | as Madho Singh |
| Siddharth Anand Kumar | as Prem |
| Rahul Vohra | as Royal Messenger |
| Urvashi Nair | as Rich Friend |
| Vasudeo Bhatt | as Astrologer to the King |
| Nizami Chattarpur | as Deaf Old Man |
| Sunil Chabra | as Smart Aleck |
| Himanshu Malik | as Young Merchant |
| Ramon Tikaram | as Jai Kumar |
| Actresses | |
| Indira Varma | as Maya |
| Sarita Choudhury | as Tara, the Queen |
| Rekha | as Rasa Devi, teacher of the Kama Sutra |
| Arundhati Rao | as Annabi |
| Surabhi Bhansali | as Young Maya |
| Garima Dhup | as Young Tara |
| Pearl Padamsee | as Maham Anga |
| Kusum Haidar | as Dilki |
| Achala Sachdev | as Rupa |
| Debi Basu | as Dance Teacher |
| Manize Boga | as Aunt Laila |
| Prabeen Singh | as Praveen |
| Cinia Jain | as Begum Para |
| Bhanumathi Rao | as Old Woman |
| Moneeka Misra Tanvir | as Madame |
| Mina Sareen | as Rasa Devi's Courtesan |
| Maya Krishna Rao | as Rasa Devi's Courtesan |
| Shyamoli Varma | as Rasa Devi's Courtesan |
| Nandita Mehrota | as Rasa Devi's Courtesan |
| Zoya Akhtar | as Rasa Devi's Courtesan |
| Deepti Datt | as Rasa Devi's Courtesan |
| Piu Dutt | as Rasa Devi's Courtesan |
| Dinaz Stafford | as Rasa Devi's Courtesan |
| Purnima Raju | as Rasa Devi's Courtesan |
| Daphnée Breytenbach | as Swimmer |
| Celesteann Cruz | as Swimmer |
| Yasmine Stafford | as Purnima |
| Shubha Mudgal | as Singer |
Movie info
| Languages: | English, Italian |
| Budget: | USD 3,000,000 |
| Gross: |
USA - 83,499 USD (2 March 1997) Italy - 610,288,000 ITL (9 March 1997) |
| Plot: | Set in 16th Century India KAMA SUTRA is the tale of two girls, Maya and Tara, one a lowly servant, the other a noble princess, both raised together as children. But whilst Tara is raised as a Princess Maya, as her servant, is forever reminded of her subordinate position. It is though her striking beauty and her skills of seduction learnt through the Kama Sutra, the Indian book of love, that Maya exacts her revenge on Tara by seducing her husband on her wedding day thus beginning a destructive struggle for power where revenge is the goal, but tragedy the outcome. |
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Original Soundtracks
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"Winter in Austria, Theme and Variations" Written and Performed by L. Subramaniam "The Toona Song" Written by Madan Gopal Singh Performed by Shubha Mudgal "Maya Becomes a Courtesan" Written and Performed by Ustad Vilayat H. Khan "Ulfat Ki Nai Manzil Ko" Written by Qateel Shifai Performed by Iqbal Bano Courtesy of Serengeti Sirocco Ltd. "The Glory Of God Is In You" Written and Performed by Ustad Vilayat H. Khan "Merging" Written and Performed by Ustad Vilayat H. Khan |
Goofs
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Continuity: The bandage on Tara's wrist is missing as she extends her arm to Maya, but it reappears in the close-up of their arms in next sequence. Continuity: Seconds after Maya is shown praying by standing in the river, her skirt is perfectly dry and clean. DATE: The story of this film is set in the sixteenth century. Young Maya is running through red chili pepper drying in the sun on the palace grounds. Chillies didn't reach Indian cuisine until the seventeenth century. |
Quotes
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Tara: If you are not properly attired, you will not exhilarate my husband. Maya: Exhilaration is my department. King: You must hate me. Tara: I don't love you enough to hate you. The King: One day you are your father's property. One day you are your husband's property. It must be difficult. Teacher of the Kama Sutra: Some things don't make sense immediately. Maya: Knowing love, I can allow all things to come and go, to be as supple as the wind and to face all things with great courage.My heart is a open as the sky Raj Singh: There is joy in three things; eating meat, riding meat and putting meat into meat. King: [to Maya] You are all I need to sweeten my tongue. Maya: I will make my *own* destiny. Maya: Do you think that because the King desires me, it makes me happy? Tara: Does it not? Maya: If I can't use the rules of love on the one I love, I'll use them on the ones I don't. Maya: [At Tara's wedding] Oh Tara... all my life I have been wearing your used things. Now... something I have used will be yours forever. Maya: [to Jai] You were the one that talked about love all the time. And now it's facing you, and you run from it. Maya: I loved being with him. I would have done anything just to be with him. Teacher of the Kama Sutra: What kind of love are you talking about? Real love? If you're looking for real love, you've chosen the hardest task of all, the work for which all other work is but preparation. Maya: But I was ready. I wanted to give myself to him. Teacher of the Kama Sutra: Love does not mean surrendering, "losing yourself". It is a call to ripen. Don't look for straight lines, Maya. Life is never like that. Maya: You have me. But I ask only one thing... Please free him. Please? Please? Please, I'm begging you! I will do anything. Raj Singh: No, I want more than this! I want your heart. In your heart please give him up Maya: If you free him. Raj Singh: Did they not prepare you? Did they tell you never to question your husband? |
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