Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love (1996)

Directed by

Mira Nair

Genre

drama film, erotic film, romance film

Country

India

Runtime

1h 57m

Rated

R

Rating

5.7 of 10 from 187 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two childhood friends grow up to become rivals for the love of the same prince in ancient India. One is a royal princess and the other becomes a skilled courtesan trained in the arts of pleasure.

sultrypassionatevisually lushmelodramaticsensualhistoricalintensetragic

What happens

Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love is a 1996 historical erotic romance film co-written, co-produced, and directed by Mira Nair. The first portion of the film is based on "Utran" ("Hand Me Downs"), a short story in Urdu by the Indian writer Wajida Tabassum. The film takes its title from the ancient Hindu text, the Kama Sutra but has no relationship with the text. It stars Naveen Andrews, Sarita Choudhury, Ramon Tikaram, Rekha and Indira Varma. The English-language film was produced by Indian, British, German and Japanese studios. 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. The film generated controversy at the time of its release and was banned in India due to its erotic theme and sexual content. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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