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Chandrabati Kotha

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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

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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

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "'Chandrabati Kotha', film on Bengal's first feminist poet". The Times of India. 11 January 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  2. ^ "'Chandrabati Kotha' goes to 25th Kolkata International Film Festival - Art & Culture". The Daily Observer. 9 November 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  3. ^ "'Chandrabati Kotha' selected for Asia Pacific Screen Awards". The Asian Age (Press release). Bangladesh. 2020-05-17. Retrieved 2020-06-05.
  4. ^ "'Chandrabati Kotha' selected for Asia Pacific Screen Awards". The Business Standard (Press release). 2020-05-15. Retrieved 2020-06-05.
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