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Ghawre Bairey Aaj (2019)

Ghawre Bairey Aaj poster
Directed by
Aparna Sen
Genre
political film
Country
India

How it feels

This is a political drama set in modern India. It follows three characters whose lives intersect, with one storyline inspired by a journalist whose activism led to tragic consequences. The film updates a classic story to examine current conflicts.

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What happens

Ghawre Bairey Aaj is a Bengali political drama film directed by Aparna Sen. The film starring Jisshu Sengupta, Anirban Bhattacharya and Anjan Dutt, was released on 15 November 2019 under the banner of Shree Venkatesh Films. It is the modern retelling of Ghare Bairey, 1916 classic novel of Rabindranath Tagore. Ghawre Bairey Aaj is the story of three protagonists, one of which is loosely based on slain journalist Gauri Lankesh. It was world premiered in 10th edition of Jagran Film Festival in Delhi on 18 July 2019, under the Indian Panorama category. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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