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.[2][3] This movie has been selected for the international category for the Asia Pacific Screen Awards.[4][5]
Plot
The story revolves with 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 confine herself inside a Shiva temple and start 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 "'Chandrabati Kotha', film on Bengal's first feminist poet - Times of India". The Times of India. 11 January 2020. Retrieved 2020-06-05.
- ^ "'Chandrabati Kotha', film on Bengal's first feminist poet - Times of India". The Times of India. 11 January 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
- ^ "'Chandrabati Kotha' goes to 25th Kolkata International Film Festival - Art & Culture - observerbd.com". The Daily Observer. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
- ^ Desk, Entertainment. "'Chandrabati Kotha' selected for Asia Pacific Screen Awards | The Asian Age Online, Bangladesh". The Asian Age. Retrieved 2020-06-05.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ "'Chandrabati Kotha' selected for Asia Pacific Screen Awards". The Business Standard. 2020-05-15. Retrieved 2020-06-05.