Sita Sings the Blues

"The Greatest Break-Up Story Ever Told."

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.

Director: Nina Paley

Cast

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Reena Shah

Sita

Debargo Sanyal

Rama

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Annette Hanshaw

Sita (singing)

A

Aseem Chhabra

Narrator

B

Bhavana Nagulapally

Narrator

M

Manish Acharya

Narrator

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Sanjiv Jhaveri

Dave / Dasharatha / Ravana / Dhobi / Valmiki

Pooja Kumar

Surphanaka