Jai (Ramon Tikaram) terrifies Maya (Indira Varma) by touching her as a reference for his sculpture.

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In this visually spectacular chronicle of one woman's desire for personal and sexual independence in 16th century India, Maya (Indira Varma) is a servant girl and handmaid to Tara (Sarita Choudhury), a princess. Maya and Tara have been close friends since infancy, and Maya is allowed to see Rasa Devi (Rekha), an attractive courtesan, while she instructs Tara in the lessons of the Kama Sutra, the handbook of the art of physical love.