''Bhalo Maye Kharap Maye'' is a 2019
Bengali
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*something of, from, or related to Bengal, a large region in South Asia
* Bengalis, an ethnic and linguistic group of the region
* Bengali language, the language they speak
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drama film
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directed by Tamal Dasgupta. This film is based on a same name novel of
Suchitra Bhattacharya and scheduled to be released on 13 September 2019 under the banner of Srijita Films and Entertainment. Although much talked about, the film failed to receive critical favour upon its release.
Plot
Ria Fernandez, a professional bar dancer lives in Park Circus,
Kolkata
Kolkata (, or , ; also known as Calcutta , the official name until 2001) is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal, on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary business, comme ...
with her unemployed alcoholic husband Shabby and their baby. One midnight while returning home, three customers of the bar forcefully pick up Ria and rape her. She fights for justice but loses the case in lower court. Samiran Sen, a renowned lawyer of
Calcutta High Court
The Calcutta High Court is the oldest High Court in India. It is located in B.B.D. Bagh, Kolkata, West Bengal. It has jurisdiction over the state of West Bengal and the Union Territory of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The High Court buildi ...
takes up her case and Ria wins the battle. But the fact is that Samiran took the case with the intention to get the fame only not to give justice to a raped woman. Drunken Samiran confesses it to his wife Urmi. Urmi realises the nature of his husband and her position is nothing different with a bar dancer in the male dominated society. She decides to leave Samiran.
Cast
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Ananya Chatterjee
Ananya Chatterjee is an Indian actress who works in Bengali films. Known for her role in '' Abahoman'' which won her a National Award. She started her career as a TV actress. She acted in several TV serials and films, including three directed b ...
as Ria Fernández
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Silajit Majumder
Silajit Majumder ( bn, শিলাজিৎ মজুমদার, born 9 October 1965), first name also spelled ''Shilajit'', is an Indian Bengali male singer songwriter and actor from Kolkata. He is mostly credited by his first name. As an ac ...
as Shabby
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Joy Sengupta
Joy Sengupta (born 14 December 1968) is an Indian film and stage actor works Bollywood cinema and Cinema of West Bengal, Bengali cinema as well as theatre.
He is best known for his debut feature, ''Hazaar Chaurasi Ki Maa'' (1998) directed by ...
as Samiran Sen
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Sreelekha Mitra as Urmi Sen
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Arindam Sil
Arindam Sil is an Indian actor, film director and line producer.
Early life
Sil was born on 12 March 1964 in North Calcutta to a traditional joint family. He was a student of St. Joseph's College, Calcutta, and St. Xavier's College, Kolkata, ...
References
External links
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2019 films
Indian drama films
Films set in Kolkata
Films based on Indian novels
Films about women in India
Bengali-language Indian films
2010s Bengali-language films
2019 drama films
Films based on works by Suchitra Bhattacharya