Two female friends become sexual rivals at maturity.Two female friends become sexual rivals at maturity.Two female friends become sexual rivals at maturity.
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Achala Sachdev
- Rupa
- (as Achla Sachdev)
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Beautiful but empty
A film which features stunning use of photography, rich colours and excellent locations. The film relies on the beauty of the locations rather than the characters which I found to be under-written.
The film's erotic scenes are nicely done, they are not steamy, but very enjoyable.
The screenplay is a major disappointment, the characters are underwritten, and certain sequences are thinly executed, at times, there is no depth to scenes.
I don't know how accurate 16th century is represented in this picture, but I have my suspicions!
The direction is nice, but really required a screenplay to make the film work.
The performances are good, but I didn't think they were great.
Overall, a disappointing screenplay, which never gives depth to the characters. A bit pretentious!
The film's erotic scenes are nicely done, they are not steamy, but very enjoyable.
The screenplay is a major disappointment, the characters are underwritten, and certain sequences are thinly executed, at times, there is no depth to scenes.
I don't know how accurate 16th century is represented in this picture, but I have my suspicions!
The direction is nice, but really required a screenplay to make the film work.
The performances are good, but I didn't think they were great.
Overall, a disappointing screenplay, which never gives depth to the characters. A bit pretentious!
has some good moments
The other review was very harsh. The film had some moments of delicacy and the sets were noteworthy. Most of the friends that saw the film with me, rather liked it. If you like India, you will like this film.
I watched it again and again
This film was wonderfully told to me. The characters where great, the location was magical, and the whole film just left me with a great feeling. I love Indira Varma, she is so beautiful and such a talented actress. The role of Queen Tara portrayed by Sarita Choudhury deserves mention also. I would recommend to anyone with an open mind. Though I was very young when I first watched it, it is for the more mature audience.
Beautifully Done!
I must say I really enjoyed this film. I saw it late at night, when they usually only show crap on TV, and I was just blown away. I loved the historical setting, the costumes, the sets, the interaction of the characters, the dancing and the love story. I also can't help thinking that Indira Varma is probably the most beautiful woman alive. I found this film stunning, enjoyable and moving, and I highly recommend it to audiences who don't mind a little sensual nudity in their films.
An incredible treat for the eyes, ears and mind.
Last night I went to the theatres to see MONSOON WEDDING. Such a beautiful movie. This evening I ran to the video store to rent some other titles by the same director. I had seen the display box for KAMA SUTRA a million times, but was afraid it was some boring semi-porn movie. If you're into porn, rent porn, not pretend porn. I watched it tonight, a wonderful movie. Very romantic. Yes there is sex, and violence, and some naughty talk, so you would think all Americans would love it. But the beautiful music, settings, costumes, and people did it for me. Great Flick.
Did you know
- TriviaIn order to film in India, the production had to use a fake title "Tara and Maya." Indian authorities would not have permitted the film to be made there had they known its true title and content.
- GoofsThe 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.
- Alternate versionsThe director Mira Nair suffered approximately 2 years bringing the film from censorship to lawsuits, and to the highest court due to the film's sexual content, the C.B.F.C. (Central Board of Film Certification) banned the film before being passed with an 'A' (18+) certificate in 1997 with small cuts to nudity made and all sex scenes reduced. After cuts were made to the English-language version, all Indian dubbed versions have this cut version, and no further cuts were made. The film was released theatrically in India in February 1998. It remains cut in India, but uncut worldwide.
- SoundtracksWinter in Austria, Theme and Variations
Written and Performed by L. Subramaniam
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- Also known as
- Кама Сутра: Історія кохання
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Box office
- Budget
- $3,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $4,109,095
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $53,499
- Mar 2, 1997
- Gross worldwide
- $4,109,095
- Runtime
- 1h 54m(114 min)
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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