Expected a lot more from the maker of Salaam Bombay. Bought a DVD version of the movie in Canada with a sequel from Mira Nair herself.She babbled erotic scenes and melodramatic sequences are a must to the story. But where is the storyline here? At best she has exploited the flesh of then beautiful women in the world Indra Verma.In Mira Nair rates herself as the purveyor of women liberation and wanna highlight the plight of a servant girl in the medieval India, whats the point in those surrogate scenes? Still cannot figure out why this movie was labeled Kamasutra.A billion dollar question even the director cannot answer

I had the opportunity of seeing Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love late one night when it was on HBO. At first I was a bit apprehensive, as with a title like that, one would think it is a cheesy sexploitation film. But, as I sat and watched, I was proved all too wrong. The first thing that struck me about this film was the great cinematography. The costumes were vibrant and really caught the eye, and the locations they shot in were breathtaking. Second of all, the script and storyline were well-written. You really feel for these characters, whether it be sympathy or repulsion. The love scenes were NOT soft-core porn, as i had heard from previous viewers, but very sensual, and really draws you closer to the characters.Lastly, the acting in this film was excellent, for the most part. Indira Varna is one of the most beautiful women i've seen, and her presence is a strong one. The supporting actors were great also (Sarita Choudury, Ramon Tikaram, and Rekha are strong standouts.) Naveen Andrews does a fairly good job at playing the womanizing, opium addict Raj Singh.In conclusion, this movie is an excellent pick to sit down one evening with your loved one. Its a feast for the eyes, but make sure you approach it with an open mind due to the strong love scenes.

This film should have received Oscar nominations. These are those I think were deserving: Best Cinematography, Best Production Design, Best Foreign Film,Best Original Screenplayand/or Screenplay Adaptation, Best Costume Design, Best Sound and maybe Best Actress for "Maya". If my memory serves me correctly, Vatsayana (or maybe Sir Richard Buron) does, in fact, make mention of an Indian Maharaja(?) whose personality and personal history does, in fact, fit the description of the "King" character in the film. It would be great to see a sequel. Mira Nair is one of my favorite filmmakers. I wonder what the film's Box Office was in India and Pakistan?

I do confess that I have read the Kama Sutra and there's an awful lot of misconceptions about it . It is NOT some hot porn manual that will get your juices flowing , it's a very thick book about the art of love . If you've bought a copy simply to use as masturbation fuel then you've certainly wasted your money . Likewise if you bought the book to wave around during some moral crusade with a rather dubious agenda The film is very similar to the book . Many people who have stated their opinion have obviously watched the movie either expecting to be shocked or to be brought to orgasmic ecstasy but that's their problem because like the book with the same name this film while being somewhat erotic is also rather dull . It's not an adaptation per se just a rather unconnected and tenuous example of a book and movie sharing the same name . The only reason it's called KAMA SUTRA is down to the fact that it's taught to a group of courtesans , the rest of the plot involves something of a love triangle . It's also a movie that's not well made with a visual look of something that appears to have been shot on very poor stock film I will praise it on one aspect - The casting . For this type of movie to come close to any type of success the casting of the lead female must be right and Indira Varma as Maya simply steals the film . He is strikingly beautiful but he also oozes a type of pure innocence . It's very easy to see why Raj Singh has fallen in love with her . Singh is played by Naveen Andrews who everyone in the world will now know via a very successful American show but you'll never be reminded of Sayid Jarrah while watching this because Andrews is very convincing . I do feel slight sympathy for Sarita Choudhrey as the other pivotal female role of Tara because her part feels rather underwritten and understandably she doesn't have the same type of breathtaking beauty as Varma unfortunately This could have been a very poor film and to be honest it's not a great one either , but some clever casting and fine acting make it worth watching at least once