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Vara : A Blessing

Vara : A Blessing

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Status

Released

Release Date

Oct 15, 2013

Runtime

1h 36m

Genres

Drama, Romance

User Score

88%

Original Title

Vara : A Blessing

Production Companies

Moving Temple Films, Evenstar Films, HanWay Films, Pyramide Productions

Director

Khyentse Norbu

Description

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.