Kama Sutra - Die Kunst der Liebe (1997)
Indien im 16. Jahrhundert: Die Waise Maya wächst bei ihrer Tante im Palast eines indischen Herrscherhauses auf. Prinzessin Tara und sie werden bald unzertrennliche Freundinnen. Ihre Geschmäcker, Gewohnheiten und Hobbies sind dieselben. Auch als Erwachsene haben sie ihre Freundschaft aufrecht erhalten. Tara heiratet den Prinzen Raj Singh, den alleinigen Tronerben. Nach der Hochzeit langweilt sich Raj jedoch schnell und beginnt nach einer Affäre zu suchen, um seine sexuellen Bedürfnisse zu erfüllen. Er entdeckt Mara und fühlt sich sofort zu ihr hingezogen. Bald schon ist sie seine Kurtisane, worüber Tara wenig begeistert ist. Als ihre Mutter von der Liebschaft erfährt, wird Maya aus dem Palast verbannt. Eine ältere Kurtisane namens Rasa Devi nimmt sie unter ihre Fittiche und weiht sie in die Geheimnisse des Kamasutra ein...
Der Regisseur: Mira Nair
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Indira Varma as Maya |
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Sarita Choudhury as Tara, the Queen |
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Ramon Tikaram as Jai Kumar |
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Naveen Andrews as Raj Singh |
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Rekha as Rasa Devi, teacher of the Kama Sutra |
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Khalid Tyabji as Biki |
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Arundathi Nag as Annabi |
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Surabhi Bhansali as Young Maya |
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Garima Dhup as Young Tara |
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Pearl Padamsee as Maham Anga |
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Kusum Haidar as Dilki |
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Harish Patel as Doctor Mani |
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Ranjit Chowdhry as Babu |
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Achala Sachdev as Rupa |
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Arjun Sajnani as Bashir |
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Avijit Dutt as Vazir, the King's Prime Minister |
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Anjum Rajabali as Madho Singh |
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Siddharth Anand Kumar as Prem |
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Debi Basu as Dance Teacher |
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Rahul Vohra as Royal Messenger |
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Manize Boga as Aunt Laila |
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Prabeen Singh as Praveen |
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Cinia Jain as Begum Para |
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Urvashi Nair as Rich Friend |
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Bhanumathi Rao as Old Woman |
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Vasudeo Bhatt as Astrologer to the King |
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Moneeka Misra Tanvir as Madame |
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Mina Sareen as Rasa Devi's Courtesan |
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Maya Krishna Rao as Rasa Devi's Courtesan |
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Shyamoli Varma as Rasa Devi's Courtesan |
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Nandita Mehrotra as Rasa Devi's Courtesan |
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Zoya Akhtar as Rasa Devi's Courtesan |
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Deepti Datt as Rasa Devi's Courtesan |
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Piu Dutt as Rasa Devi's Courtesan |
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Dinaz Stafford as Rasa Devi's Courtesan |
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Purnima Raju as Rasa Devi's Courtesan |
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Daphnée Breytenbach as Swimmer |
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Celesteann Cruz as Swimmer |
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Nizami Chattarpur as Deaf Old Man |
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Yasmine Stafford as Purnima |
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Sunil Chabra as Smart Aleck |
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Himanshu Malik as Young Merchant |
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Shubha Mudgal as Singer |
| Writing | Helena Kriel | Writer |
| Writing | Mira Nair | Writer |
| Directing | Mira Nair | Director |
| Sound | Mychael Danna | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Mira Nair | Producer |
| Art | Mark Friedberg | Production Design |
| Art | Nitin Chandrakant Desai | Art Direction |
| Camera | Declan Quinn | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Ustad Vilayat Khan | Playback Singer |
| Production | Tina Di Feliciantonio | Associate Producer |
| Editing | Kristina Boden | Editor |
| Art | Stephanie Carroll | Set Decoration |
| Production | Dinaz Stafford | Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Eduardo Castro | Costume Design |
| Production | Dinaz Stafford | Associate Producer |
| Sound | Mychael Danna | Music |
| Production | Tula Goenka | Casting |
| Production | Lydia Dean Pilcher | Producer |
| Production | Uma Da Cunha | Casting |
| Production | Susie Figgis | Casting |
| Writing | Wajida Tabassum | Story |
| Production | Michiyo Yoshizaki | Executive Producer |
| Production | Caroline Baron | Co-Producer |
