කාම සූත්‍ර: අ ටේල් ඔෆ් ලව්
Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love is a 1996 Indian historical erotic romance film co-written, co-produced, and directed by Mira Nair. It takes its title from the ancient Indian text, the Kama Sutra and serves as a common link between the characters. The film stars Rekha, Indira Varma, Ramon Tikaram, and Naveen Andrews. The English-language film was produced by British, German and Japanese studios.

Declan Quinn won the 1998 Independent Spirit Award for Best Cinematography for his work in the film. Kama Sutra was nominated for the Golden Seashell award at the 1996 San Sebastián International Film Festival and was screened at the Cannes Film Festival.  The film generated controversy at the time of its release and was banned in India due to its erotic theme and sexual content.

Cast 
 Indira Varma as Maya
 Sarita Choudhury as Tara the princess
 Naveen Andrews as Raj Singh
 Ramon Tikaram as Jai Kumar
 Avijit Dutt as Vazir, The King's Prime Minister
 Rekha as Rasa Devi, teacher of Kama Sutra
 Harish Patel as Doctor
 Zoya Akhtar as Rasa Devi's courtesan

Criticism
On Rotten Tomatoes, the film received 40% positive reviews from 20 professional critics.

See also
Tales of The Kama Sutra: The Perfumed Garden
Tales of The Kama Sutra 2: Monsoon
Kamasutra 3D

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1996 films
British erotic films
British films
British Indian films
ඉන්දියානු චිත්‍රපට
Films shot in Rajasthan
Indian erotic romance films
Films set in India
English-language Indian films
Films set in ancient India
Films directed by Mira Nair
Films based on the Kama Sutra
German erotic films
German films
Japanese erotic films
Japanese films
Trimark Pictures films
Films scored by Mychael Danna
Censored films
Obscenity controversies in film
Films based on short fiction
Films shot in Madhya Pradesh
Mirabai Films films
Films about courtesans in India