But that son, Mahendra, was one of the first to see Binodini's photo when she was proposed as a prospective wife for him, yet refused her on account of his being "unready for marriage." When Binodini arrives with her aunt, Mahendra and his new bride are constantly sneaking off to be alone together. Binodini hails the woman and her two sons agree that it would be best if Binodini came to live with the woman and her son, Mahendra. She returns to her village and lives there for a couple of months until she sees one of her aunts passing by. Aishwarya Rai had won the Best Actress award at the Anandalok Awards 2003.īinodini is a young girl who is left to her own devices when her sickly husband dies soon after their marriage. It was the Official Selection at the Chicago International Film Festival in 2003 and was showcased in over 25 international festivals including the Toronto International Film Festival, London Film Festival, Palm Springs, Karlovy Vary and Washington DC International Film Festival besides winning the Apsara Film Producers' Award for the Best Regional Film 2004. The film screened at the 34th International Film Festival of India on 19 October. Ĭhokher 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) award at the Locarno International Film Festival in 2003. Upon release, Chokher Bali met with critical review and positive box office reception.
The film was later dubbed into Hindi and was released internationally in that language.
The other major characters are played by Prosenjit Chatterjee as Mahendra, Lily Chakravarty as Rajlakshmi, the mother of Mahendra, Tota Roy Chowdhury as Behari, Rajlakshmi's adopted son and Swastika Mukherjee in a cameo role. Ashalata and Binodini refer to each other as Chokher Bali. It was directed by Rituparno Ghosh in 2003 and stars Aishwarya Rai as Binodini and Raima Sen as Ashalata.
constant irritant) is a 2003 Indian Bengali language drama film based on the 1903 novel Chokher Bali by Rabindranath Tagore.
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