The Tales of Chandrabati (2020)
Set in 16th century Eastern Bengal, the film is inspired by the life of Chandrabati, Bengal`s first feminist poet. The story follows her falling in love with another poet, Jayananda, who later leaves her for another woman. The betrayal pushes Chandrabati to renounce marriage, confine herself inside a Shiva temple and start rewriting the Ramayana - an act which eventually led to her becoming a historic figure.
- Released
- 2020-09-19
- Genres
- Romance, Drama
- Runtime
- 130 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- N. Rashed Chowdhury, N. Rashed Chowdhury
Cast
- Dilruba Hossain Doyel as Chandrabati
- Imtiaz Barshon as Jayananda
- Jayanto Chattopadhyay as Dwij Bangshi Das Bhattacharya
- Mita Chowdhury as Sulochona
- Tanay Biswas as Ashok
- Balaram Karmakar as Guru
- Jayita Mahalanobish as Bishakha
- Khokon Boyati as Boyati
- Quazi Nawshaba Ahmed as Sonai
- Shashanko Shaha as Binod
- Gazi Rakayet as Dewan
- Arman Parvez Murad as Qazi