The Tales of Chandrabati
(2020)
Year: 2020
Runtime: 130 мин
Country: Bangladesh
Director: N. Rashed Chowdhury
Cast: Dilruba Hossain Doyel, Imtiaz Barshon, Jayanto Chattopadhyay, Mita Chowdhury, Tanay Biswas, Balaram Karmakar, Jayita Mahalanobish, Khokon Boyati, Quazi Nawshaba Ahmed, Shashanko Shaha
Plot
Set in 16th century Eastern Bengal, the film is inspired by the life of Chandrabati, Bengal`s first feminist poet. The story follows her falling in love with another poet, Jayananda, who later leaves her for another woman. The betrayal pushes Chandrabati to renounce marriage, confine herself inside a Shiva temple and start rewriting the Ramayana - an act which eventually led to her becoming a historic figure.