Synopsis
Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love (1997) is available to watch online on iFILM — a historical drama from director Mira Nair, shot on location across Rajasthan. Sixteenth-century India: Maya, a dancer's daughter, grows up in the palace shadow of Princess Tara, wearing her cast-off clothes and sitting at the edge of her lessons.
When Tara weds the young Raja Raj Singh, the Raja's eye finds Maya instead. She becomes his lover, schooled in the erotic arts of ancient texts; the friendship that shaped her whole life falls apart. One woman holds the title. The other holds the room.
Nair — who gave the world Salaam Bombay! and Monsoon Wedding — frames this as a study in how class shapes desire and desire ignores class. Indira Varma and Sarita Choudhury lead a multinational production involving Indian, British, German and Japanese partners. Stream Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love (1997) on iFILM.
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