Vara: A Blessing

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.

Date of release
2014-06-05
TMDB
8.4 / 10 (5)
Runtime
1h 36m
Genres
Drama, Romance
Director
Khyentse Norbu

Casting

Interesting facts

Vara: A Blessing is a 2013 English drama film directed by Khyentse Norbu and starring Shahana Goswami, Devesh Ranjan, Mohamed Adamaly and Rohit Raj. It is the first English-language feature film by the Bhutanese film director, after The Cup (1999) and Travellers and Magicians (2003). Based on a Bengali short story Rakta Aar Kanna by Sunil Gangopadhyay, about the daughter of a devadasi, who falls in love with a Muslim sculptor. It was the opening film of 2013 18th Busan International Film Festival, where it received good reviews.

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