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     • 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.
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   Is Charulata based on a true story?

   • 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).

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   Is Charulata a good movie?

   • But of all his chamber dramas, Charulata is perhaps the subtlest and most delicate. The setting, as with so many of Ray’s movies, is his native Kolkata. It’s around 1880, and the intellectual ferment of the Bengali Renaissance is at its height.

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   What is the theme of Charulata?

   • Charulata has several interesting thematic layers that make the film much more than a culture-bound love story. One obvious theme that attracts the most discussion about the film is the role of women in modern society, particularly Indian society. To what extent were educated Indian women expected to conform to a restricted domestic role?

   The Film Sufi: “Charulata” - Satyajit Ray (1964)

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   Who is Charulata / Charu in Bengal Renaissance?

   • Bengal Renaissance is at its peak and India is under the British rule. The film revolves around Charulata / Charu (Madhabi Mukherjee), the childless, intelligent and beautiful wife of Bhupati (Sailen Mukherjee). He edits and publishes a political newspaper.

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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).

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   Nov 30, 2013 · The story of the film is based on Rabindranath Tagore’s novella Nastanirh (The Broken Nest, 1901) about a neglected wife in a wealthy Bengali milieu. In that story, the young cousin of a wealthy Bengali aristocrat comes for a visit and strikes up a friendship with his older cousin’s young wife.

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   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

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   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.

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   Charulata is based on a story by Rabindranath Tagore, Nastanirh (The broken Nest) and set in Calcutta in the late nineteenth century. Bengal Renaissance is at its peak and India is under the British rule. The film revolves around Charulata / Charu (Madhabi Mukherjee), the childless, intelligent and beautiful wife of Bhupati (Sailen Mukherjee).

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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.

9. www.thequint.com › lifestyle › art-and-cultureTagore’s Women and Ray’s 'Charulata’: In a League of Their Own

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   May 7, 2024 · 17 April 2024 marked the 60th birth anniversary of celebrated filmmaker Satyajit Ray’s Charulata (1964) based on Nastaneer (The Broken Nest) a novelette of around 80 pages, written by...