Indira Varma Nude Scenes: Kama Sutra, Rome, Game of Thrones

Yes, Indira Varma has done nude scenes: as Maya in Mira Nair’s Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love, as Niobe in HBO’s Rome, and as Ellaria Sand in Game of Thrones.

This hub collects 6 clips, each with its length and its own write-up: three from Kama Sutra, two from Rome, and the Ellaria brothel scene from Game of Thrones. The hero clip above is Maya with the sculptor — her debut nude work and still the one people look for.

Updated: November 5, 2026 (Bangkok). New hub: every clip written up from scratch.

I’ve been behind the camera since 2001 and shot 2,000+ scenes, and I’ll be straight with you: Indira Varma opened her career with full nudity in Kama Sutra, then brought quieter heat to Rome as Niobe and swagger to Game of Thrones as Ellaria. Here is every clip of hers worth your time, and I’ll tell you what I left out.

Indira Varma is a British actress born in 1973, trained at RADA, and best known as Ellaria Sand in Game of Thrones, Niobe in Rome, Suzie Costello in Torchwood and Zoe Luther in Luther. Her film debut was Mira Nair’s Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love.

Indira Varma in Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love (1996)

Film: Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love (1996), directed by Mira Nair | Role: Maya | What you see: full nudity and sex scenes as a courtesan in 16th-century India

Varma graduated from RADA in 1995 and walked straight into this lead. Filming started in Rajasthan in December 1995; she was 22. The clips below are her adult, willing scenes only.

Maya with the sculptor (1:40)

This is the clip at the top of this page.

Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love (1996), Mira Nair. Indira Varma’s debut as Maya, the servant who becomes a courtesan. This is the long palace-bedroom stretch with the sculptor: warm lamps, red silk, gold jewelry, and Varma fully nude on the bed. Filmed in Rajasthan in late 1995 when she was 22. It is still her strongest nude scene.

Maya and Jai (1:51)

Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love (1996). Maya with Jai (Ramon Tikaram) in a quieter interior: earth walls, a gold wrap, and Varma bare as they move from standing embrace to the floor. Softer light than the palace bed scene, and a clear look at her full-frontal debut work.

Maya with Tara (0:30)

Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love (1996). Maya and her old friend who grew up with her Princess Tara (Sarita Choudhury) in a short, intimate stretch — kisses along the body, henna on the hands, warm period light. Consensual, adult, and part of how the film sets up their rivalry.

Indira Varma in Game of Thrones (2014–2017)

Series: Game of Thrones (HBO), season 4 | Role: Ellaria Sand | What you see: the Dornish brothel arrival with Oberyn Martell

Ellaria is Oberyn’s paramour, and their first King’s Landing scene is pure swagger. For the rest of the cast, see the Game of Thrones sex scenes hub.

Ellaria and Oberyn in the brothel (1:49)

Game of Thrones, season 4, episode 1, “Two Swords”. Ellaria Sand and Oberyn Martell arrive in King’s Landing and go straight to Littlefinger’s brothel. Indira Varma and Pedro Pascal pick company together — red silk, gold light, and the Dornish pair completely at ease being watched. Consensual, adult, and the scene that put Ellaria on the map.

Indira Varma in Rome (2005–2007)

Series: Rome (HBO), season 1 | Role: Niobe Vorena | What you see: nude domestic scenes with her husband Vorenus

Niobe is the wife waiting at home while Vorenus and Pullo fight for Rome. Her scenes are quieter than Atia’s palace games. For the rest of the cast, see the Rome sex scenes hub.

Niobe and Vorenus (0:36)

Rome, season 1. Niobe, wife of Lucius Vorenus, washes him, they kiss, and they end up in bed. Indira Varma is nude for part of it, Kevin McKidd is fully bare, and the whole stretch feels like two adults who actually know each other. The warmest sex scene the show gave its working-class couple.

Niobe in Egeria (0:14)

Rome, season 1, episode 6, “Egeria”. A short Niobe nude beat from the same episode as Atia’s Antony scene. Indira Varma, brief and clear. Kept because it is a different angle on Niobe and rounds out her Rome presence.

What I Left Out

I kept this page to scenes that are worth watching and that belong on Scandal Planet. I skipped a Rome How Titus Pullo Brought Down the Republic clip that uses a body double for Niobe, and a World Without End breast scene that plays as coercion in a public square. I also left out an Ellaria/Yara kiss from Game of Thrones that is clothed flirtation, not a nude scene; Kama Sutra dance and partial-wardrobe clips that do not show real nudity; and short sexy beats from Coldwater, Silent Hours, This Way Up, Hunted, Bride & Prejudice and The Canterbury Tales. Luther, Torchwood, Patrick Melrose and Paris Police 1900 have no usable nude inventory on the usual sources.

Who Is Indira Varma?

Indira Varma was born on 27 September 1973 in the United Kingdom to an Indian father and a Swiss mother, and was raised in Bath, Somerset. She trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and made her film debut as Maya in Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love.

Television made her face familiar worldwide: Niobe in Rome, Suzie Costello in Torchwood, Zoe Luther in Luther, Ilsa Pucci in Human Target, and Ellaria Sand in Game of Thrones. She continues to work across stage, film and voice roles, including The Bride in Creature Commandos.

Indira Varma FAQ

Has Indira Varma done nude scenes?

Yes. Her main nude work is as Maya in Mira Nair’s Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love (1996), with further nude scenes as Niobe in HBO’s Rome and the Ellaria Sand brothel scene in Game of Thrones season 4.

Is Indira Varma nude in Kama Sutra?

Yes. As Maya she has full nude and sex scenes in the 1996 film, including the palace bedroom scene with the sculptor and scenes with Jai and Tara.

Is Indira Varma nude in Rome?

Yes. As Niobe she has nude domestic scenes with her husband Vorenus in season 1, including a bed scene and a shorter Egeria beat.

Is Indira Varma in Game of Thrones?

Yes. She plays Ellaria Sand, Oberyn Martell’s paramour, from season 4 through season 7. Her clearest sex scene is the season 4 brothel arrival with Pedro Pascal.

How old is Indira Varma?

She was born on 27 September 1973, so she is 53 in 2026. She was 22 when Kama Sutra was filmed in late 1995.

That is every Indira Varma scene I would actually send someone to. If a new one turns up that belongs here, I will add it.

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