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Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love is a 1996 Indian 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. [3] The film takes its title from the ancient Indian text, the Kama Sutra.
Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love: Directed by Mira Nair. With Indira Varma, Sarita Choudhury, Ramon Tikaram, Naveen Andrews. Two female friends become sexual rivals at maturity.
Tara gets married to the local prince, Raj Singh, who soon succeeds the throne as the sole heir. After the marriage, Raj gets bored of Tara and starts seeking another female to satisfy his sexual needs. He notices Maya and is instantly attracted to her. He has her included as one of his courtesans, and is intimate with her.
I rather like Mira Nair. She is a fine director, who reminds me of Ang Lee, in both subject matter and execution. She probably has not had the breakthrough of Lee, but her best films are films of a high quality. Her most famous film, at least in the UK, is probably Kama Sutra, which was a staple of late 1990s Channel 4 television.
"Kama Sutra'' is a lush, voluptuous tale told in 16th century India about two young women who grow up to pleasure a king--one as his wife, the other as his courtesan. To find a film like this from the 1960s, made by a man, would be one thing; to find it made in 1997 by Mira Nair is more startling.
Breathtaking cinematography|lavish costumes and mesmerizing music add a compelling richness to this epic tale from critically acclaimed director Mira Nair. 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 ...
Several of the erotic scenes in Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love were trimmed so the film could receive an "R" rating for its American theatrical release, but it appeared uncut on home video; the film had to be trimmed more extensively to gain a theatrical release in India, where it was filmed.
