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Chokher Bali (film)
Chokher Bali () may refer to: *Chokher Bali (novel), ''Chokher Bali'' (novel), a Bengali-language novel by Rabindranath Tagore **Chokher Bali (1938 film), a Bengali drama film **Chokher Bali (2003 film), ''Chokher Bali'' (2003 film), an Indian film adaptation by Rituparno Ghosh **Chokher Bali (TV series), ''Chokher Bali'' (TV series), an Indian television serial adaptation {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chokher Bali (novel)
''Chokher Bali'' (চোখের বালি) is a 1903 Bengali language, Bengali novel by Rabindranath Tagore that revolves around the central character Binodini and her relationships with three individuals. It explores the extramarital affair between Binodini, a young widow, and Mahendra, an old suitor of hers, the complicated friendship with Asha, Mahendra's wife, and her mutually conflicting feelings with Behari, Mahendra's childhood best friend. The novel also highlights issues of female literacy, child marriage, patriarchy within the family, and the fate of widows during that era. Title The title of the book can be translated as "a grain of sand", a "constant irritant to the eye", or an "eyesore". "Eyesore" was used as the title for its first English translation by Surendranath Tagore published in 1914. Tagore used ''Binodini'' as a working title before its publication. Writing and publication history Tagore prepared himself for writing the novel by writing a spree of sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chokher Bali (1938 Film)
''Chokher Bali'' is a Bengali drama film directed by Satu Sen based on the same name novel of Rabindranath Tagore Rabindranath Thakur (; anglicised as Rabindranath Tagore ; 7 May 1861 – 7 August 1941) was a Bengalis, Bengali polymath who worked as a poet, writer, playwright, composer, philosopher, social reformer, and painter of the Bengal Renai .... This film was released on 30 July 1938 under the banner of Associated Producers. This is the first film adaptation of ''Chokher Bali''. Plot This movie revolves around an extramarital affair between a young widow, Binodini, and Mahendra. Mahendra's wife Ashalata is a good friend of Binodini. For her feelings of love and affection, Binodini comes to stay with Mahendra's family. Behari, Mahendra's best childhood friend also gets mentally involves with Binodini. Cast * Chhabi Biswas as Bihari * Rama Banerjee as Annapurna * Manoranjan Bhattacharya as Sadhucharan * Haren Mukherjee as Mahendra * Suprava Mukherjee as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chokher Bali (2003 Film)
''Chokher Bali'' ( sand in the eye, constant irritant) is a 2003 Indian Bengali language drama film based on the 1903 novel '' Chokher Bali'' by Rabindranath Tagore. It was directed by Rituparno Ghosh in 2003 and stars Aishwarya Rai as ''Binodini'' and Raima Sen as ''Ashalata''. ''Ashalata'' and ''Binodini'' refer to each other as ''Chokher Bali''. The other major characters are played by Prosenjit Chatterjee as Mahendra, Lily Chakravarty as Rajlakshmi, the mother of Mahendra, Tota Roy Chowdhury as Behari, Mahendra's best friend, and Swastika Mukherjee in a cameo role. The film was later dubbed into Hindi and was released internationally in that language. Upon release, ''Chokher Bali'' met with critical review and positive box office reception. ''Chokher Bali'' won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Bengali, National film award for best costume design, and National film award for best art direction. It was nominated for the Golden Leopard (Best Film) awar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |