Sita Sings the Blues

Directed by Nina Paley

Written by Nina Paley

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.

Cast

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Reena Shah

Sita

Debargo Sanyal

Rama

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Annette Hanshaw

Sita (singing)

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Aseem Chhabra

Narrator

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Bhavana Nagulapally

Narrator

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Manish Acharya

Narrator

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Sanjiv Jhaveri

Dave / Dasharatha / Ravana / Dhobi / Valmiki

Pooja Kumar

Surphanaka

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Aladdin Ullah

Mareecha/ Hunuman

Nina Paley

Nina

Nitya Vidyasagar

Luv / Kush

Deepti Gupta

Kaikeyi