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Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love

Year:

1997

Duration:

117 min | Germany:114 min | UK:114 min | USA:114 min | Italy:109 min (cut)

Genres:

Crime | Drama | History | Romance

IMDB rate:

Director:

Mira Nair

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Details

Country: UK

Release Date: 1997-02-28

Filming Locations: Jaipur, Rajasthan, India

Earnings

Budget: $3,000,000

Opening Weekend: $83,499 (USA) (2 March 1997)

Gross: $4,109,095 (USA) (29 June 1997)

Cast

Actor

Character

Zoya Akhtar

Indira Varma

Maya

Sarita Choudhury

Tara, the Queen

Ramon Tikaram

Jai Kumar

Naveen Andrews

Raj Singh

Rekha

Rasa Devi, teacher of the Kama Sutra

Khalid Tyabji

Biki

Arundhati Rao

Annabi

Surabhi Bhansali

Young Maya

Garima Dhup

Young Tara

Pearl Padamsee

Maham Anga

Kusum Haidar

Dilki

Harish Patel

Doctor Mani

Ranjit Chowdhry

Babu

Achala Sachdev

Rupa (as Achla Sachdev)

Achla Sachdev

Rupa

Arjun Sajnani

Bashir

Avijit Dutt

Vazir, the King's Prime Minister

Anjum Rajabali

Madho Singh

Siddharth Anand Kumar

Prem

Debi Basu

Dance Teacher

Rahul Vohra

Royal Messenger

Manize Boga

Aunt Laila

Prabeen Singh

Praveen

Cinia Jain

Begum Para (as Sinia Jain)

Urvashi Nair

Rich Friend

Bhanumathi Rao

Old Woman

Vasudeo Bhatt

Astrologer to the King

Moneeka Misra Tanvir

Madame

Mina Sareen

Rasa Devi's Courtesan

Maya Krishna Rao

Rasa Devi's Courtesan

Shyamoli Varma

Rasa Devi's Courtesan

Nandita Mehrotra

Rasa Devi's Courtesan

Deepti Datt

Rasa Devi's Courtesan

Piu Dutt

Rasa Devi's Courtesan

Dinaz Stafford

Rasa Devi's Courtesan

Purnima Raju

Rasa Devi's Courtesan

Daphnée Breytenbach

Swimmer

Celesteann Cruz

Swimmer

Nizami Chattarpur

Deaf Old Man

Yasmine Stafford

Purnima

Sunil Chhabra

Smart Aleck

Himanshu Malik

Young Merchant

Shubha Mudgal

Singer

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Trivia

The movie was banned in India and Pakistan because of the erotic scenes.

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During filming in India, government officials made visits to the set and the cast had to improvise fake scenes which avoided the nudity and sexuality that was critical to the plot.

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When Indian authorities eventually became aware of the content of the film during shooting, the producers and the director were forced to bribe them as "protection money" to avoid prosecution.

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Goofs

When teen Tara and Maya were dancing to the music in the sunlight, Maya's blouse under her armpit can be seen wet with sweats, on the next scene the sweat is decreased severely.

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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.

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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.

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Quotes

Maya: I loved being with him. I would have done anything just to be with him.

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Tara: If you are not properly attired, you will not exhilarate my husband.

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Maya: I will make my *own* destiny.

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