Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love

Kama Sutra A Tale of Love Jepara a 1996 Indian film directed by Mira Nair. The film takes its title from the ancient Indian text, the Kama Sutra, but this only serves as a common link between the characters.

During filming in India, the name of the project was not revealed to government officials who would have denied the petition to film in India had it been called Kama Sutra. Instead, it was called Maya amp Tara. Since government officials made many periodic visits to the set to ensure proper Indian film etiquette, the cast had to improvise fake scenes which avoided the nudity and sexuality central to the story. Upon completion, authorities screened the film and it was subsequently banned in India because of the erotic scenes that contained heterosexual as well as homosexual elements the lesbianism was depicted in an explicit scene, whereas the male homosexuality was more implied.Set in 16th century India, this movie depicts the story of two girls who were raised together, though they came from different social classes. Tara Sarita Choudhury is an uppercaste princess while Maya Indira Varma is her beautiful servant. The two girls are best friends, but an undercurrent of jealousy and resentment is caused by Taras haughtiness, symbolized by the fact that Maya is given Taras handmedown clothes and never anything new to wear. As the girls approach marriageable age, Tara resents that Maya is a better classical dancer than she is, and that her parents and hunchback brother, Prince Bikram aka Viki show affection for her servant. ........

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