Chandrabati Kotha Explained

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.

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

Notes and References

1. News: 'Chandrabati Kotha', film on Bengal's first feminist poet - Times of India. 2020-06-05. The Times of India. 11 January 2020 . en.
2. News: 'Chandrabati Kotha', film on Bengal's first feminist poet - Times of India. The Times of India. 11 January 2020 . 12 June 2020.
3. Web site: 'Chandrabati Kotha' goes to 25th Kolkata International Film Festival - Art & Culture - observerbd.com. The Daily Observer. 12 June 2020.
4. Web site: Desk. Entertainment. 'Chandrabati Kotha' selected for Asia Pacific Screen Awards The Asian Age Online, Bangladesh. 2020-06-05. The Asian Age. en.
5. Web site: 2020-05-15. 'Chandrabati Kotha' selected for Asia Pacific Screen Awards. 2020-06-05. The Business Standard. en.