Rajkahini (2015)
- Original title
- রাজকাহিনী
- Directed by
- Srijit Mukherji
- Genre
- drama film, historical film
- Country
- India
- Runtime
- 2h 40m
- Rated
- UA
- Rating
- 8.1 of 10 from 9 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
Set during the 1947 partition of Bengal, the story follows eleven women living in a brothel who refuse to leave their home when a new border line is drawn through it. They stand up to the authorities and face violent conflict as their world is torn apart.
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What happens
Rajkahini (transl. Tale of Kings, can also be called Tale of the Raj) is an Indian Bengali-language epic period action drama film directed by Srijit Mukherji. The shooting of the film was completed in June 2015 and the film was released on 16 October 2015. The film has an ensemble cast of eleven major female characters led by Rituparna Sengupta and also stars Saswata Chatterjee, Kaushik Sen, Jisshu Sengupta, Abir Chatterjee and Jaya Ahsan in other pivotal roles. The film was a critical and commercial success. It has since then been remade in Hindi by Mukherji as Begum Jaan. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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