Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love - actors, characters and roles

All actors and their roles in the film "Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love"
Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love (1997)
Timing: 1:53 (113 min)
Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love - TMDB rating
5.715/10
186
Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love - Kinopoisk rating
7.225/10
6208
Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love - IMDB rating
6/10
12000

Actors and characters

Photo Indira Varma #3762Photo Indira Varma #3763

Indira Varma

Indira Varma
Character Maya
Photo Sarita Choudhury #6151Photo Sarita Choudhury #6152

Sarita Choudhury

Sarita Choudhury
Character Tara, the Queen
Photo Ramon Tikaram #89536

Ramon Tikaram

Ramon Tikaram
Character Jai Kumar
Photo Naveen Andrews #89537

Naveen Andrews

Naveen Andrews
Character Raj Singh
Photo Rekha #89538Photo Rekha #89539Photo Rekha #89540

Rekha

Rekha
Character Rasa Devi, teacher of the Kama Sutra
Photo Khalid Tyabji #329513
Khalid Tyabji
Character Biki

Arundathi Nag

Arundathi Nag
Character Annabi
Surabhi Bhansali
Character Young Maya
Garima Dhup
Character Young Tara
Photo Pearl Padamsee #152272Photo Pearl Padamsee #152273

Pearl Padamsee

Pearl Padamsee
Character Maham Anga
Kusum Haidar
Character Dilki
Photo Harish Patel #69549
Harish Patel
Character Doctor Mani
Photo Ranjit Chowdhry #89541
Ranjit Chowdhry
Character Babu
Photo Arjun Sajnani #316136
Arjun Sajnani
Character Bashir
Photo Avijit Dutt #89542
Avijit Dutt
Character Vazir, the King's Prime Minister
Anjum Rajabali
Character Madho Singh
Siddharth Anand Kumar
Character Prem
Debi Basu
Character Dance Teacher
Photo Rahul Vohra #152274
Rahul Vohra
Character Royal Messenger
Manize Boga
Character Aunt Laila
Prabeen Singh
Character Praveen
Cinia Jain
Character Begum Para
Urvashi Nair
Character Rich Friend
Bhanumathi Rao
Character Old Woman
Vasudeo Bhatt
Character Astrologer to the King
Moneeka Misra Tanvir
Character Madame
Mina Sareen
Character Rasa Devi's Courtesan
Maya Krishna Rao
Character Rasa Devi's Courtesan
Shyamoli Varma
Character Rasa Devi's Courtesan
Nandita Mehrotra
Character Rasa Devi's Courtesan
Photo Zoya Akhtar #89543Photo Zoya Akhtar #89544Photo Zoya Akhtar #89545

Zoya Akhtar

Zoya Akhtar
Character Rasa Devi's Courtesan
Deepti Datt
Character Rasa Devi's Courtesan
Piu Dutt
Character Rasa Devi's Courtesan
Dinaz Stafford
Character Rasa Devi's Courtesan
Purnima Raju
Character Rasa Devi's Courtesan
Daphnée Breytenbach
Character Swimmer
Celesteann Cruz
Character Swimmer
Nizami Chattarpur
Character Deaf Old Man
Yasmine Stafford
Character Purnima
Sunil Chabra
Character Smart Aleck
Himanshu Malik
Character Young Merchant
Shubha Mudgal
Character Singer

What's left behind the scenes

  • In order to film in India, they had to come up with a fake title, 'Tara and Maya'. If the Indian authorities had known what the film was about, filming would have been immediately banned.
  • When Indian authorities eventually learned the title and content of the future film during production, the producers and director had to repeatedly 'bribe' government representatives, who began to regularly appear on the set. Otherwise, the filmmakers would have faced criminal prosecution.
  • Due to its erotic content, the film was banned from screening in India and Pakistan.
  • During visits to the set in India by government officials, the filmmakers and actors had to improvise scenes on the fly to stall until the visitors left, and to avoid irritating them with explicit content.
  • To film in India, they had to come up with a fake title for the movie, “Tara and Maya.” If the Indian authorities had known what the film was about, filming would have been immediately banned.
  • When Indian authorities learned the title and content of the future film during production, the producers and director repeatedly had to bribe officials, who began to appear regularly on set. Otherwise, the filmmakers faced criminal prosecution.
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