Vara: A Blessing

Vara: A Blessing is a 2013 English drama film directed by Khyentse Norbu and starring Shahana Goswami, Devesh Ranjan, Mohamed Adamaly and Rohit Raj. It is first English-language feature film by Bhutanese film director, after The Cup (1999) and Travellers and Magicians (2003). Based on a Bengali short story Rakta Aar Kanna (Blood and Tears) by Sunil Gangopadhyay, about the daughter of a devadasi, who falls in love with a Muslim sculptor. It was the opening film of 2013 Busan International Film Festival, where it received good reviews.

Cast

 * Shahana Goswami as Lila
 * Devesh Ranjan as Shyam
 * Mohamed Adamaly as Ali
 * Rohit Raj as Subha
 * Ruvin De Silva as Raju
 * Yashodha Suriyapperuma as Basu
 * Swaroopa Ghosh as Jyoti
 * Geeta Chandran as Vinata
 * Kushan Weerasuriya as Vikram
 * Dhanushka Nilaweera as Rajindar
 * Pankaj Pawan as Prakash