Rajkahini
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| Directed by | Srijit Mukherji |
| Produced by | Shree Venkatesh Films |
| Written by | Srijit Mukherji |
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Indraadip Das Gupta Rabindranath Tagore (Bharat Bhagya Bidhata) |
| Cinematography | Abhik Mukhopadhyay |
| Edited by |
Srijit Mukherji Pranoy Dasgupta |
| Distributed by | Shree Venkatesh Films |
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160 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Bengali |
Rajkahini (English: Tale of Kings, can also be called Tale of the Raj) is an Indian Bengali drama film directed by Srijit Mukherji. The shooting of the film completed in June 2015 and the film released on 16 October 2015. The film has an ensemble cast of eleven major female characters and also stars Jisshu Sengupta, Abir Chatterjee, Saswata Chatterjee, Kaushik Sen in other pivotal roles.
A Hindi adaptation of the film Begum Jaan is expected to release on march 17,2017. Srijit Mukherji himself will direct the film, making his directorial debut in Bollywood. Vidya Balan will play the lead role. Naseeruddin Shah, Gauhar Khan and Mishti will play important roles in the film.
In August 1947, the British passed a bill regarding the partition of Bengal. Delving into the grim history of the Partition, Srijit's movie Rajkahini is weaved around a border between the two nations that runs through a brothel housing eleven women. Bengal was broken up twice (1905, and then during Independence) - officially for demographic reasons and ease of administration - but actually, it was a strictly political move to curtail Bengal politics. The narrative follows the erection of the Radcliffe Line as the boundary between the newly formed nations of India and Pakistan. As both the Congress and the Muslim League battle it out in courtrooms as to which side of Bengal will get which territory, in another part of Bengal is a brothel, situated right in the middle of Debiganj and Haldibari districts, which is the home and the world to eleven women and two men. Begum Jaan (Rituparna) is the boss, while the other women work under her as prostitutes. Begum's faithful bodyguard is Saleem Mirza (Nigel Akkara), a Pathan, and Sujan (Rudranil Ghosh) as their man-servant and entertainer. Begum Jaan is not concerned about Hindustan or Pakistan, her only concern is her business, which is running badly because of the partition and resulting riots. The local master and Congress worker (Abir Chatterjee) visits the brothel time to time with gifts for everyone.
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