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.
Cast
Crew
Khyentse Norbu
Director, Writer
Sunil Gangopadhyay
Novel
William Chang Suk-Ping
Editor
Lisa-Anne Morris
Editor
John Scott
Editor
Bradford Young
Director of Photography
Pawo Choyning Dorji
Assistant Director, Still Photographer
David Urrutia
Executive Producer
Elizabeth Cuthrell
Executive Producer
Jeremy Thomas
Executive Producer
Suresh Jindal
Executive Producer
Aradhana Seth
Production Design
Dilip Shankar
Casting
Uma Da Cunha
Casting
Agnes Liu
Sound Editor, Foley
Wu Shu-yao
Sound Editor, Foley
Giles Khan
Sound Mixer
Tu Duu-chih
Sound
Kuo Li-chi
Foley
Nitin Sawhney
Music
Teddy Vidyalankara
Stunt Coordinator
Ryan Heffington
Choreographer
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