Indira Varma, Sarita Choudhury, Ramon Tikaram

Two girlhood friends become sexual rivals at maturity.

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1,588 ratings

R, 1 hr. 45 min.

Directed by: Mira Nair

Release Date: September 11, 1996

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DVD Release Date: May 26, 1998

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  • September 14, 2007
    The movie is a competition between best friends Maya and Tara. Tara marries the king and Maya becomes the king's courtesan.
  • June 13, 2007
    that thing he did with his legs was hot, lol

    but yea...good love story...beautiful people
  • June 2, 2007
    While it SEEMS this is just a low-budget, soft porn film, I assure you it really isn't.
    This is a very sad story, with really great actors, wonderful script, the mosyt visually stimulating scnerey and costumes, and a kick-ass soundtrack! Highly recommended!
  • July 4, 2009
    This film was the story of two girls who were inseparable at childhood. One was a princess and the other was the daughter of a servant. The servant girl, Maya, was more beautiful and a talented dancer. When Maya's beauty attracts the notice of the King, Maya was driven from her h...( read more)ome. But their paths crossed again and this time Maya holds the power. She became involved in a love affair with a handsome sculptor who had ties with the King. There were a lot of sex scenes, but they were tastefully done and expressed the character's emotions..

    Full of beautiful pictures and sensuous music, this is a wonderful film that gave a picture of very different way of life, specially for India.There were few scenes of nudity that were erotic and important to the plot. With good-looking women that can keep men interested too.

    I liked this film, specially because there was no dancing part, as we are used to have in all Indian films. (ridiculous)
  • November 2, 2008
    What a love story. This was the best movie that I seen and the tale was beautiful and endearing. Story of Maya who is forever in the shadows of the Princess Tara, from childhood to adults, becomse the object of Tara's newly wedded Prince. After her revenge of seducing he prince, ...( read more)Maya is forced to leave the palace where she befriends the local sculptor where they began a love affair of their own. A beautiful movie and the actors are wonderfully cast in this romantic movie.
  • October 3, 2009
    Everyone should watch this movie
  • July 26, 2009
    title sounds nice... bet it sux, oh well. Show it to me (excuse to see new sexual positions n stimulations) lol
  • June 7, 2009
    EXTREME PASSIONATE & PURE, GENUINE LOVE
  • May 1, 2009
    This is an incredibly well written film, and absolutely beautiful to watch. I enjoy films directed by Mira Nair.
  • March 13, 2009
    No tiene sexo explicito pero si una una interesante historia de "amor" deseo y pasiones

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    October 10, 2007
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  • TitanSweet
    March 10, 2007
    A very passionate movie about the art of love, love- making and its spiritual dimension. The penalties of choosing tradition over love. Incredible story with vivid colors that dazzle. Love has no boundaries. Human-made rules of cruelty to banish love from this world. Love will finally win.

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