India Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love is a India–Japan co-production — one of only a handful of such cross-border film titles indexed here.
Synopsis
Tara and Maya are two inseparable friends in India. Their tastes, habits, and hobbies are the same. Years later, the two have matured, but have maintained their friendship. Tara gets married to the local prince, Raj Singh, who soon succeeds the throne as the sole heir. After the marriage, Raj gets bored of Tara and starts seeking another female to satisfy his sexual needs. He notices Maya and is instantly attracted to her. He has her included as one of his courtesans, and is intimate with her. Watch what happens when Tara finds out and the extent she will go to keep her marriage intact.
Audience Engagement
157 audience reviews — more than 95% of India films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 98th percentile among India films.
India × Japan Co-Production
Other India×Japan titles
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Drama + History in India
52 India titles in our catalog blend the Drama and History genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love itself).
Other Titles From NDF International
The 1995–1997 India Window
In the crowded 1995-1997 India release window, Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love sits at #38 of 45. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 1990s India Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1990s in India, 147 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love premiered alongside 11 others.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 1h 57m runtime, production spent $26K per minute on screen and earned $35K per minute back.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 11 other India films in 1996.
The 231st India title from India we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1913).
Our India catalog contains 1,983 titles in total (1,904 films).
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- poetry · 5
- seduction · 3
- kamasutra · 1
- eroticism · 25
- woman director · 246
- india · 84
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,486 of 1,983 India films indexed here (25th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.7 points below the India average of 6.4/10.
Among India Drama productions specifically: #912 of 1,132 (top 81%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | India |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | United Kingdom, India, United States of America, Japan, Germany |
| Original Language | En |
| Production Companies | NDF International, Mirabai Films, Pandora Film |
| Runtime | 1h 57m |
| Release Date | September 11, 1996 |
| IMDb | tt0116743 |