Sita Sings the Blues

Sita Sings the Blues

28/2/2009 1h 22m 7.0/10

Overview

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.

Director

Nina Paley

Top Billed Cast

Debargo Sanyal

Debargo Sanyal

Rama

Reena Shah

Sita

Aseem Chhabra

Narrator

Manish Acharya

Narrator

Annette Hanshaw

Sita (singing)

Bhavana Nagulapally

Narrator

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