Vara : A Blessing

Vara : A Blessing

8.8

Oct 15 2013

2h 36m

Drama, Romance

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.

Shahana Goswami

Shahana Goswami

Lila

Devesh Ranjan

Devesh Ranjan

Shyam

Swaroopa Ghosh

Swaroopa Ghosh

Jyoti

Mohamed Adamaly

Mohamed Adamaly

Ali

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