Ritupaarno Ghosh
Feature Film (India)
Languages: Bangla.
Subtitle: English
Picture Format: DVD
This is a quiet drama about a lonely middle-aged woman, Banalata, who has lived a solitary existence since her husband-to-be died from a snake bite the night before their wedding. Her loneliness is interrupted when a film production unit moves into her estate for shooting. The lonely widow meets the charming director, Deepankar and finds herself drawn to him, whom she feels is exactly the sort of worldly character she has always longed to meet. But, the film crew leaves and she starts feeling all the more isolated. Directon & Screenplay: Rituparno Ghosh Cast: Kiron Kher, Surya Chatterjee, Abhishek Chatterjee Cinematography: Vivek Shah Editing: Arghyakamal Mitra Music: Debajyoti Mishra
***Award: National Award for Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress 2000, Best Feature Film @ San Francisco Film Festival