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 the first English-language feature film by the Bhutanese film director, after The Cup (1999) and Travellers and Magicians (2003). Based on a Bengali short story Rakta Aar Kanna (Blood and Tears) 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
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External links Vara: A Blessing, Official website