Vara: A Blessing
2013 American film
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Vara: A Blessing is a 2013 English drama film directed by Khyentse Norbu and starring Shahana Goswami, Devesh Ranjan, Mohamed Adamaly and Rohit Raj. It is first English-language feature film by Bhutanese film director, after The Cup (1999) and Travellers and Magicians (2003).[1] Based on a Bengali short story Rakta Aar Kanna (Blood and Tears) by Sunil Gangopadhyay,[2] about the daughter of a devadasi, who falls in love with a Muslim sculptor.[1] It was the opening film of 2013 18th Busan International Film Festival, where it received good reviews.[2][3]
Directed byKhyentse Norbu
Screenplay byKhyentse Norbu
Based onRakta Aar Kanna (Blood and Tears)
by Sunil Gangopadhyay
by Sunil Gangopadhyay
Produced byNanette Nelms
| Vara: A Blessing | |
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| Directed by | Khyentse Norbu |
| Screenplay by | Khyentse Norbu |
| Based on | Rakta Aar Kanna (Blood and Tears) by Sunil Gangopadhyay |
| Produced by | Nanette Nelms |
| Starring |
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| Cinematography | Bradford Young |
| Edited by | William Chang |
| Music by | Nitin Sawhney |
Release dates |
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Running time | 96 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Cast
- Shahana Goswami as Lila
- Devesh Ranjan as Shyam
- Mohamed Adamaly as Ali
- Rohit Raj as Subha
- Ruvin De Silva as Raju
- Yashodha Suriyapperuma as Basu
- Swaroopa Ghosh as Jyoti
- Geeta Chandran as Vinata
- Kushan Weerasuriya as Vikram
- Dhanushka Nilaweera as Rajindar
- Pankaj Pawan as Prakash
