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written and directed by Rupesh Paul. The film was announced at Cannes Film Festival 2012, by Paul after the premiere of his movie,

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, at the festival. Set in a historical backdrop,it is the journey of a poignant love amidst deceit and combat. Based on Vatsyayana's ancient Sanskrit literature, the movie narrates the tale of the forbidden world of sex and sensuality and how it transforms one's body,mind, and soul.

Synopsis

A young and beautiful princess is robbed of her dreams when forced to accept a Middle-aged King as her husband. Seething with hatred and revenge comes another princess who is bound to destroy the King and his Kingdom. Just like in a game of chess, one wrong move from the princess changes the course of her destiny. As the tussle between love and betrayal continues - the question remains: Who will win this game - Love or Vengeance.

Cast

Production

''Kamasutra'' was produced under the house of Rupesh Paul Productions Limited and presented by G J Entertainments. The story has been written by the director. The film is co-produced and designed by

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, and Dr George John is the executive producer. Rupesh Paul said: Later in June 2016 he went against this and stated: "My film was mistaken as an erotica but it is a war film."

Music

Five of the songs from this film were shortlisted for nominations in the

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category for the 86th Academy Awards. These songs were: * "Aygiri Nadani" * "Har Har Mahadeva" * "I Felt" * "Of The Soil" * "Sawariya"

Controversy

The director Rupesh Paul decided to replace Sherlyn Chopra, after Chopra uploaded a video clip of the photo shoot of the film on her YouTube channel without seeking his permission. He wanted to replace her with

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. Chopra later apologized to him in writing, stating that she would not say or write anything about the film without the consent of the producers. On 9 February 2014, Paul filed a lawsuit against Chopra for defamation, alleging that the actress had abused him on the social networking service Twitter. On 22 February Paul filed another complaint against Chopra, seeking

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. By March 2014, however, both parties dropped the lawsuits, publicly stating that they had decided to move on from the misunderstanding. In June 2016, Chopra after being asked about the movie after a long period of silence, told the media that she was not involved with movie. She stated that it was "not her film" and wished the team well.

Marketing and release

The first look poster of ''Kamasutra'', was unveiled at NFDC's film bazaar on 22 November 2012 which was held on the sidelines of International Film Festival of India (IFFI) 2012 in Goa. The ''Kamasutra'' – Photo Shoot Video with Sherlyn Chopra was revealed on 19 January 2013.

References

External links

* {{Rupesh Paul 2010s erotic drama films Films directed by Rupesh Paul 2010s Hindi-language films 2013 war drama films Indian war drama films Indian erotic drama films Films based on the Kama Sutra 2013 films Indian 3D films Films set in ancient India Indian epic films Indian historical drama films Unreleased Hindi-language films 2013 3D films Indian erotic romance films 2013 drama films 2010s English-language films