The Kama Sutra Movie Depicts Teachings

From The Kama Sutra Book

The Kama Sutra book is an ancient Indian text that was written to dictate to men and women how to properly please one another, not only sexually, but in the art of pursuing a mate, how to treat each other, how to propose marriage, how to be a courtesan or how to treat a courtesan. The Kama Sutra book has 37 chapters on what is important in life and how to get it in the 4th Century B.C. India.

In 1997 a Kama Sutra movie was released entitled Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love. The movie was filmed in India, although to acquire the rights to film in India the producers had to temporarily rename the movie during production because the Indian government would not have allowed it to be made otherwise. The movie is directed by Mira Nair and stars Indira Varma, Sarita Choudhury, Naveen Andrews (The English Patient), and Ramon Tikaram. The Kama Sutra movie is a sensual adaptation of the lessons learned from the Kama Sutra book.

The premise of the Kama Sutra movie is two girls, Tara, a princess, and Maya, her servant, who became best friends at a very young age despite their social differences. As they become older, they find themselves at odds over men when the princess Tara realizes that Maya is the one who men are sexually attracted to, including her would be husband and king.

When Maya, out of spite, seduces the king on his wedding night she is banished from the kingdom by Tara. On her journey from the Kingdom, Maya meets a stone carver, and friend of the king, Jai and they fall in love. Their love is threatened when Maya becomes interested in another man, a Kama Sutra teacher named Rasa. This is where the story begins to really unfold into a tragic love story that has been compared to Shakespearian style. I won’t spoil the movie for you, but I will tell you that it is a sensual and sexual journey into 16th Century India that is beautifully depicted and a wonderful way to explore the teachings of the Kama Sutra book as well as learn about India in the days of old.

The Kama Sutra movie is highly recommended, especially for a couple who need a little spark for the evening. I wouldn’t recommend it for the children, however, as there are sex scenes with full frontal female nudity and plenty of violence.