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Charulata is based on the story "Nastanirh (The Broken Nest)" by Rabindranath Tagore, set in Calcutta in 1879. The Bengali Renaissance is at its peak, and India is under British rule. The film revolves around Charulata (Madhabi Mukherjee), the intelligent and beautiful wife of Bhupati (Sailen Mukherjee).
Aug 20, 2013 · It’s widely believed that the story was inspired by Tagore’s relationship with his sister-in-law, Kadambari Devi, who committed suicide in 1884 for reasons that have never been fully explained.
Sep 6, 2024 · ‘Charulata’, based on Rabindranath Tagore’s story ‘The Broken Nest’, is set in 19th-century Calcutta during British India. The film remains as fresh and impactful today as it was 60 years...
Feb 22, 2018 · When asked by interviewers which was his personal favourite among all the films he had made in his 40-year long career, Satyajit Ray always said, ‘Charulata’ (The Lonely Wife) — based on Rabindranath Tagore’s short story | #FirstCulture. Advertisement.
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Sep 4, 2016 · The film, based on a semi-autobiographical 1901-novella by the literary genius Rabindranath Tagore, could very well be described as a feminist statement, something that was rather rare in the Indian context at that time.
May 15, 2019 · Charulata, based on Rabindranath Tagore’s The Broken Nest, is set in Calcutta in the late nineteenth century when Western education had helped develop the bhadralok class, a unique...
Apr 22, 2004 · However, in Charulata there is evidence of a cinema born out of the exquisite love affair between intimacy and spectacle – and not spectacle in the “Indiana Jones” sense of the word, but an Ophulsian cinematic spectacle.
