Vara : A Blessing

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.

Director: Khyentse Norbu

Cast: Shahana Goswami, Devesh Ranjan, Swaroopa Ghosh, Mohamed Adamaly, Rohit Raj, Ruvin De Silva, Yashodha Suriyapperuma, Chinthaka Fernando

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