Vara: A Blessing
Vara: A Blessing is a 2013 English drama film directed by Khyentse Norbu and starring Shahana Goswami, Devesh Ranjan, Mohamed Adamaly and Rohit Raj. It is first English-language feature film by Bhutanese film director, after The Cup and Travellers and Magicians. Based on a Bengali short story Rakta Aar Kanna by Sunil Gangopadhyay, about the daughter of a devadasi, who falls in love with a Muslim sculptor. It was the opening film of 2013 18th Busan International Film Festival, where it received good reviews.
Cast
- Shahana Goswami as Lila
- Devesh Ranjan as Shyam
- Mohamed Adamaly as Ali
- Rohit Raj as Subha
- Ruvin De Silva as Raju
- Yashodha Suriyapperuma as Basu
- Swaroopa Ghosh as Jyoti
- Geeta Chandran as Vinata
- Kushan Weerasuriya as Vikram
- Dhanushka Nilaweera as Rajindar
- Pankaj Pawan as Prakash