The read
Critics rate it 17 points higher than audiences do. It runs a compact 1h 22m.
Synopsis
Utilizing the 1920s jazz vocals of Annette Hanshaw, the epic Indian tale of exiled prince Ramayana and his bride Sita is mirrored by a spurned woman's contemporary personal life, and light-hearted but knowledgeable discussion of historical background by a trio of Indian shadow puppets.
Ratings
IMDb7.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Metacritic93/100
Critics rate it 17 points higher than audiences do.
86 audience votes
Key crew
- Nina PaleyDirector
- Nina PaleyWriter
Cast
- Reena ShahSita
- Debargo SanyalRama
- Annette HanshawSita (singing)
- Aseem ChhabraNarrator
- Bhavana NagulapallyNarrator
- Manish AcharyaNarrator
- Sanjiv JhaveriDave / Dasharatha / Ravana / Dhobi / Valmiki
- Pooja KumarSurphanaka
- Aladdin UllahMareecha/ Hunuman
- Nina PaleyNina
- Nitya VidyasagarLuv / Kush
- Deepti GuptaKaikeyi
Stills
Themes
jazzsan francisco, californiacatsuspicionhinduismdutyforestfamily dramaindiagossipstorytellingmartyr