Director Mira Nair's ("Mississippi Masala") lush and erotic drama, set in pre-colonial India, follows a princess's beautiful serving girl who is trained in the ways of lovemaking and becomes courtesan to the princess's husband, a powerful ruler, until her forbidden affair with a sculptor leads to disaster. Indira Varma, Naveen Andrews, Ramon Tikaram star. Uncut, unrated version; 114 min. Standard and Widescreen; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital stereo; Subtitles: English, Spanish; audio commentary by Nair; filmography; theatrical trailer.