Nagarkirtan (2017)

Original title

নগরকীর্তন

Directed by

Kaushik Ganguly

Genre

LGBTQ-related film

Country

India

Runtime

1h 54m

Rated

A

Rating

9.0 of 10 from 3 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A trans woman named Parimal leaves rural Bengal to escape her family's disapproval. She meets Madhu, a flute player, and they form a tender bond in a small temple town.

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What happens

Nagarkirtan is a 2019 Indian Bengali-language film written and directed by Kaushik Ganguly and produced by Sani Ghose Ray. The film stars Riddhi Sen as Parimal, a trans woman from rural Bengal, and Ritwick Chakraborty as Madhu, a flute player from the Kirtaniya town of Nabadwip. At the 65th National Film Awards the film won four Awards including, Special Jury Award (Feature Film) and National Film Award for Best Actor for Riddhi Sen. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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