Sita Sings the Blues

Sita Sings the Blues

2008
1h 22m
6.9

6.9/10

81 votes • View on IMDb

"The Greatest Break-Up Story Ever Told."

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.

Status: Released

Budget: $290,000

Language: EN

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Cast

Reena Shah
Reena Shah

Sita

Debargo Sanyal
Debargo Sanyal

Rama

Annette Hanshaw
Annette Hanshaw

Sita (singing)

Aseem Chhabra
Aseem Chhabra

Narrator

Bhavana Nagulapally
Bhavana Nagulapally

Narrator

Manish Acharya
Manish Acharya

Narrator

Sanjiv Jhaveri
Sanjiv Jhaveri

Dave / Dasharatha / Ravana / Dhobi / Valmiki

Pooja Kumar
Pooja Kumar

Surphanaka

Aladdin Ullah
Aladdin Ullah

Mareecha/ Hunuman

Nina Paley
Nina Paley

Nina

Nitya Vidyasagar
Nitya Vidyasagar

Luv / Kush

Deepti Gupta
Deepti Gupta

Kaikeyi

Key Crew

Nina Paley
Director
Nina Paley
Writer