Vara : A Blessing (2013)
1h 36m
Running Time
October 15, 2013Release Date
Vara : A Blessing (2013)
1h 36m
Running Time
October 15, 2013Release Date
Network & Production Companies



Plot.
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.
Where to Watch.




Currently Vara : A Blessing is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: Apple TV, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video
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Cast & Crew.

Shahana Goswami
Lila

Devesh Ranjan
Shyam

Swaroopa Ghosh
Jyoti

Mohamed Adamaly
Ali

Rohit Raj
Subha

Ruvin De Silva
Raju

Yashodha Suriyapperuma
Basu

Chinthaka Fernando
Kasim

Khyentse Norbu
Director / Writer

Pawo Choyning Dorji
Assistant Director / Still Photographer

Jeremy Thomas
Executive Producer

Tu Duu-Chih
Sound

Wu Shu-yao
Sound Editor / Foley

Bradford Young
Director of Photography

nanette nelms
Producer

Sunil Gangopadhyay
Novel

David Urrutia
Executive Producer

Suresh Jindal
Executive Producer

Nitin Sawhney
Music

Uma Da Cunha
Casting

Kuo Li-Chi
Foley

Aradhana Seth
Production Designer

Giles Khan
Sound Mixer

Lisa-Anne Morris
Editor
Media.

Details.
Wiki.
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 first English-language feature film by Bhutanese film director, after The Cup (1999) and Travellers and Magicians (2003). Based on a Bengali short story Rakta Aar Kanna (Blood and Tears) 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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