Chaturanga (film)

Chaturanga

The poster for the film Chaturanga
Directed by Suman Mukherjee
Produced by Campfire Films Production
Written by Rabindranath Tagore
Starring Rituparna Sengupta
Dhritiman Chaterji
Subrat Dutta
Joy Sengupta
Kabir Suman
Music by Debojyoti Mishra
Cinematography Indranil Mukherjee
Edited by Arghakamal Mitra
Release dates
 21 November 2008
Running time
 125 mins
Country India
Language Bengali

Chaturanga (Bengali: চতুরঙ্গ "Four Chapters") is a 2008 Bengali film. Directed by Suman Mukherjee, the movie featured Rituparna Sengupta, Dhritiman Chaterji, Subrata Dutta, Joy Sengupta and Kabir Suman.[1][2][3]

Plot

Based on the novel by author Rabindranath Tagore, Chaturanga is about a love caught between conflicting worlds of ideas. Set in Colonial Bengal at the turn of the twentieth century, the film weaves a rich tapestry of crisscrossing desires and moralities.The lead protagonist Sachish fleets from radical positivism to religious mysticism in his quest for life's meaning. However, his search ultimately yields nothing but crushing disillusionment. This is because he cannot square his abstract ideals with the powerful presences of two women in his life. One of them is Damini, a young Hindu widow, and the other is Nanibala, the abandoned mistress of Sachish's own brother.Sachish tries to convince himself that Nanibala is simply a helpless woman who needs to be 'rescued' by him. Similarly, during his later religious phase, he pretends that the widow Damini is merely an enticement of Nature that must be avoided at all costs for spiritual salvation. Chaturanga thus becomes, after a point, a psychodrama of unbelievable cruelty. Nanibala becomes a victim of it because as a 'fallen woman' she can only be 'saved', but her humanity cannot be recognized. Damini is first given away by her dying husband, along with all her property, to a religious guru. She then falls in love with Sachish who can accept her only without her sexuality.

Cast

Crew

Music

The songs, especially those from the Vaishnav tradition, are erotic. The divine is expressed in them through allegorical depictions of the illicit love between Krishna and Radha, who was actually his aunt. There is a radical side to this blend of eroticism and divinity. Radha's love for Krishna is beyond all social norms. It is directly expressed, without the priest or the Brahmin caste coming in between. When devotees sing and rejoice in that form of love, it is thus a popular and democratic process that defies caste divisions.

  1. "Allah Ke Nur—Shafqat" — Amaanat Ali & Chorus
  2. "Din Thakte Tiner Sadhan" — Kartick Das Baul
  3. "Bhajo Patito Udhadharana"— Arijit Chakraborty & Chorus
  4. "Hara Gauri Prananath" — Dohar
  5. "Esraj" — Instrumental
  6. "Hari Haraye Nama" — Monomoy Chakraborty & Chorus
  7. "Jagohu Brishobhanu" — Sri Bani Kumar Chatterjee & Chorus
  8. "Hese Khele Nao Re Jogu" — Neel Mukherjee & Chorus
  9. "Rupo Lagi Aankhi Jhure" — Raghab Chatterjee
  10. "Joy Radhe Radhe" — Arijit Chakraborty & Chorus
  11. "Moula Tere Bina" — Shafqat Amaanat Ali & Chorus
  12. "Nirodo Nayane" — Santa Das
  13. "Background Music" — Instrumental
  14. "Praner Majhe Sudha (Hum)" — Parama Banerjee
  15. "Radha Madhabo" — Kabir Suman & Chorus
  16. "Aalo Je Amar Gaan Kore" — Parama Banerjee

References

  1. ↑ "Film In Focus: CHATURANGA". www.fest21.com. Retrieved 2008-11-17.
  2. ↑ "Chaturanga - Reviews, Movie Trailers, Cast & Crew. Movies at Film.com". film.com. Retrieved 17 November 2011.
  3. ↑ "Tagore's Chaturanga soon on celluloid - ScreenIndia.Com". Screen India. Retrieved 17 November 2011.

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