Sita Sings the Blues

2008

82 min

7.0

Ends at

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.

Budget

$290,000

Genre

Animation, Drama, Music, Romance, Fantasy

Director

Nina Paley

Country

United States of America

Cast & Crew

Reena Shah

Debargo Sanyal

Annette Hanshaw

Aseem Chhabra

Bhavana Nagulapally

Manish Acharya

Sanjiv Jhaveri

Pooja Kumar

Aladdin Ullah

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Sita Sings the Blues

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.

  • Reena Shah

  • Debargo Sanyal

  • Annette Hanshaw

  • Aseem Chhabra

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