Vara: A Blessing (2014)
In a small Indian village, Lila is learning to dance from her mother, Devadasi, a Bharatanatyam dancer. She falls in love with low class Shyam, who dreams of becoming a sculptor. Shyam asks Lila to model for him as he sculpts a goddess, and the two become very close. However, their relationship is discovered by the village chief Subha, and Lila decides to sacrifice her happiness for her mother and Shyam.
Director: Khyentse Norbu
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Shahana Goswami as Lila |
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Devesh Ranjan as Shyam |
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Swaroopa Ghosh as Jyoti |
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Mohamed Adamaly as Ali |
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Rohit Raj as Subha |
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Ruvin De Silva as Raju |
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Yashodha Suriyapperuma as Basu |
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Chinthaka Fernando as Kasim |
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Parakrama Jayasinghe as Khan |
| Directing | Khyentse Norbu | Director |
| Directing | Pawo Choyning Dorji | Assistant Director |
| Camera | Pawo Choyning Dorji | Still Photographer |
| Editing | William Chang Suk-Ping | Editor |
| Writing | Sunil Gangopadhyay | Novel |
| Production | David Urrutia | Executive Producer |
| Production | Dilip Shankar | Casting |
| Editing | Lisa-Anne Morris | Editor |
| Writing | Khyentse Norbu | Writer |
| Sound | Agnes Liu | Sound Editor |
| Production | Elizabeth Cuthrell | Executive Producer |
| Crew | Ryan Heffington | Choreographer |
| Crew | Teddy Vidyalankara | Stunt Coordinator |
| Camera | Bradford Young | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Wu Shu-yao | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Agnes Liu | Foley |
| Sound | Tu Duu-chih | Sound |
| Production | Jeremy Thomas | Executive Producer |
| Production | Suresh Jindal | Executive Producer |
| Editing | John Scott | Editor |
| Sound | Giles Khan | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Wu Shu-yao | Foley |
| Sound | Kuo Li-chi | Foley |
| Production | Uma Da Cunha | Casting |
| Art | Aradhana Seth | Production Design |
| Sound | Nitin Sawhney | Original Music Composer |
