Antarmahal (2005) Also Known As: Views of the Inner Chamber Country: India Language: Bengali Year: 2005 Color/BW: COLOR Category: Feature Film Genre: Drama
Description Set in 1878 when India was under the reel of British Empire. Antarmahal paints the life of Bhubaneshwar Chowdhury's (Jackie Shroff) obsession for an heir and desire for power. Terrified that his growing age will prevent him from fathering a son, he casts away his beautiful wife of 12 years, Mahamaya (Rupa Ganguly) and marries the very young and vulnerable Jasomati (Soha Ali Khan). Bhubaneshwar aims to augment his power in the British hierarchy with a unique celebration of Durga Puja... sculpt the goddess in the image of Queen Victoria. Brijbhushan (Abhishek Bachchan) enters Antarmahal to sculpt the goddess but is struck by the tragic plight of Jasomati... In a vortex that begins to spin out of control. Antarmahal tells the story about the lengths to which superstition and despair will drive a man.
Cast: Abhishek Bachchan, Jackie Shroff, Rupa Ganguly, Soha Ali Khan, Raima Sen, Arpan Basar, Ratna Ghoshal, Sumanta Mukherjee, Deb Mukherjee, Kameshwar Mishra, Mrinal Mukherjee, Biswajit Chakraborty, Dola Chakraborty |
| Chokher Bali (2003) Also Known As: Sand in the Eye, Choker Bali: A Passion Play Country: India Language: Bengali Year: 2003 Color/BW: COLOR Category: Feature Film Genre: Drama
Description Chokher Bali, A passion play set in the early 1900s is the story of a beautiful, educated woman, Binodini, struggling to free herself from the oppression of widowhood. Widowed within a year of marriage, she movers into Mahendra's house, the man who was once offered her hand in marriage and refused. There she meets Mahendra's wife Ashalata and friend Behari, who is in and out of the house. Among these develops a forbidden attraction, a mesmerizing web of destiny and desire.
Cast: Aishwarya Rai, Prasenjit Chatterjee, Raima Sen, Lily Chakravarty, Tota Roy Chowdhury, Suchita Ray Chaudhury |
