Rani Rasmani (film) explained

Rani Rasmani is a Bengali historical drama film directed by Kali Prasad Ghosh based on the real-life story of Rani Rasmani. This film was released on 11 February 1955^{[1] [2]} under the banner of Chalachchitra Pratisthan. Actress Molina Devi played the title role of the movie.^[3]

Plot

The movie revolves around the real-life story of Rani Rasmani. Rasmani was brought up in a lower-middle-class family of Kolkata. She marries Rajchandra Das. After the death of her husband the courageous lady takes charge of the zamindari and business and proved herself as an effective leader. She struggles against the evil elements of society.

Cast

• Molina Devi as Rasmani
• Chhabi Biswas as Babu Rajchandra
• Asit Baran
• Bhanu Bandyopadhyay
• Pahari Sanyal
• Gurudas Banerjee as Sriramkrishna
• Utpal Dutt
• Jiben Bose
• Shikharani Bag as Baby Rasmani
• Anup Kumar
• Bibhu Bhattacharya
• Nitish Mukhopadhyay
• Moni Srimani
• Haridhan Mukhopadhyay
• Mihir Bhattacharya
• Nibhanani Debi

Notes and References

1. Book: Indian Cinema A Visual Voyage. NFDC. Publications Division Ministry of Information & Broadcasting. 9788123021928. 20 March 2019. 5 April 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230405125358/https://books.google.com/books?id=O1L2DAAAQBAJ&q=Rani+Rashmoni+1955&pg=PT339. live.
2. Book: Ashish Rajadhyaksha, Paul Willemen. Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema. 10 July 2014. Routledge . 9781135943257. 8 December 2018. 5 April 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230405125424/https://books.google.com/books?id=rF8ABAAAQBAJ&q=Rani+Rashmoni+1955&pg=RA7-PA1973. live.
3. Web site: Rani Rashmoni. indiancine.ma. 8 December 2018. 9 December 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181209124029/https://indiancine.ma/HSJ. live.