Rajkahini

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Rajkahini is a Bengali period drama film set against the backdrop of the 1947 Partition of Bengal, known for its ensemble cast of women and its exploration of displacement, violence, and identity.

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Rajkahini canonical 5

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instanceOf Bengali-language film
film
adaptationLanguage Hindi
adaptedInto Begum Jaan
cinematographyBy Soumik Haldar
countryOfOrigin India
director Srijit Mukherji
distributor Shree Venkatesh Films
editedBy Rabiranjan Maitra
featuresCastMember Abir Chatterjee
Jaya Ahsan
linked to: Joya Ahsan

Kaushik Sen
Koushik Sen
Parno Mittra
Priyanka Sarkar
Rituparna Sengupta
Rudranil Ghosh
Saswata Chatterjee
Sohini Sarkar
filmingLocation West Bengal
genre drama film
historical film
war film
hasAdaptation Begum Jaan
hasTheme communal tension
female solidarity
national borders
sacrifice
leadCharacter Begum Jaan
mainSubject Partition of Bengal
Partition of India
displacement
identity
violence
musicBy Indraadip Dasgupta
linked to: Indradeep Dasgupta
notableFor depiction of Partition-related trauma
ensemble cast of women
originalLanguage Bengali
plotSummary A group of women in a brothel resist eviction when the Radcliffe Line cuts through their home during the Partition of Bengal
producer Mahendra Soni
Shrikant Mohta
productionCompany Shree Venkatesh Films
releaseDate 2015-10-16
releaseYear 2015
runtime 160 minutes
settingPlace Bengal
settingTime 1947
writer Srijit Mukherji

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Srijit Mukherji notableWork Rajkahini
Srijit Mukherji directed Rajkahini
Rituparna Sengupta notableWork Rajkahini
Jisshu Sengupta notableWork Rajkahini