---
title: 'Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love (1996)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Mira Nair'
released: '1996-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 117
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'India'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/kama-sutra-a-tale-of-love-1996'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116743/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love (1996)

1996 · 117 min · Drama, Romance · India


## Synopsis

Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love is a 1996 historical erotic romance film co-written, co-produced, and directed by Mira Nair. The first portion of the film is based on "Utran", a short story in Urdu by the Indian writer Wajida Tabassum. The film takes its title from the ancient Hindu text, the Kama Sutra but has no relationship with the text. It stars Naveen Andrews, Sarita Choudhury, Ramon Tikaram, Rekha and Indira Varma. The English-language film was produced by Indian, British, German and Japanese studios.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Mira Nair](https://cinepixo.com/people/mira-nair)
- **Screenplay:** [Mira Nair](https://cinepixo.com/people/mira-nair)
- **Producer:** [Mira Nair](https://cinepixo.com/people/mira-nair)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Mychael Danna](https://cinepixo.com/people/mychael-danna)
- **Director of Photography:** [Declan Quinn](https://cinepixo.com/people/declan-quinn)
- **Editor:** [Kristina Boden](https://cinepixo.com/people/kristina-boden)

## Cast

- [Rekhā](https://cinepixo.com/people/rekha)
- [Naveen Andrews](https://cinepixo.com/people/naveen-andrews)
- [Indira Varma](https://cinepixo.com/people/indira-varma)
- [Ramon Tikaram](https://cinepixo.com/people/ramon-tikaram)
- [Arundathi Nag](https://cinepixo.com/people/arundathi-nag)
- [Sarita Choudhury](https://cinepixo.com/people/sarita-choudhury)

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