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Sita Sings the Blues

AnimationDramaMusicRomance
6.9·2008·1h 22m

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...

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Reena Shah

Sita

Debargo Sanyal

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

Pooja Kumar

Surphanaka

DIRECTOR

Nina Paley

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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.