The film takes its title from the ancient Indian text, the Kama Sutra, but this only serves as a common link between the characters. Kama Sutra During filming in India, the name of the project was not revealed to government officials who would have denied the petition to film in India had it been called "Kama Sutra. Upon completion, authorities screened the film and it was subsequently banned in India because of the erotic scenes that contained heterosexual as well as homosexual elements (the lesbianism was depicted in an explicit scene, whereas the male homosexuality was more implied). Tara (Sarita Choudhury) is an upper-caste princess while Maya (Indira Varma) is her beautiful servant. The two girls are best friends and have lived the same life, until they get old enough to start preparing for marriage. This culminates in an argument where Tara reminds Maya of her lowly position in life. Resentful Maya saw an opportunity to take revenge when she chanced on Raj Singh alone in his chambers, the latter happy to have her there because he is attracted to her, and she slept with him. Community Pages are not affiliated with, or endorsed by, anyone associated with the topic.