Chandrabati Kotha
Chandrabati Kotha is a 2019 Bengali biographical drama film directed by N. Rashed Chowdhury. The movie is based on the life of Chandravati, first feminist poet of Bengal.[1]
The film premiered at the 2019 Kolkata International Film Festival.[1][2] This movie has been selected for the international category for the Asia Pacific Screen Awards.[3][4]
Plot
The story revolves around the elegiac life of Chandrabati, 16th century woman poet of Bengali language. She is best known for her women-centered epic Ramayana. Her father Dijabangshi Das was also a poet. Chandrabati falls in love with another poet, Jayananda but he leaves her for another woman. Heartbroken Chandrabati confines herself inside a Shiva temple and starts rewriting the Ramayana.[1]
Cast
- Dilruba Hossain Doyel as Chandrabati
- Imtiaz Barshon as Jayananda
- Tanay Biswas as Ashok
- Balaram Das as Guru
- Quazi Nawshaba Ahmed as Sonai
- Jayanta Chattopadhyay as Dwijabangshi Das
- Gazi Rakayet as Dewan
- Mita Rahman as Sulochona
References
- ^ a b c "'Chandrabati Kotha', film on Bengal's first feminist poet". The Times of India. 11 January 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
- ^ "'Chandrabati Kotha' goes to 25th Kolkata International Film Festival - Art & Culture". The Daily Observer. 9 November 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
- ^ "'Chandrabati Kotha' selected for Asia Pacific Screen Awards". The Asian Age (Press release). Bangladesh. 2020-05-17. Retrieved 2020-06-05.
- ^ "'Chandrabati Kotha' selected for Asia Pacific Screen Awards". The Business Standard (Press release). 2020-05-15. Retrieved 2020-06-05.