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Putulnacher Itikatha (2025)

Putulnacher Itikatha poster
Original title
পুতুলনাচের ইতিকথা
Genre
drama film
Country
Bangladesh
Rated
UA
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How it feels

A woman navigates her life in a changing society, bound by tradition and personal constraints. The story follows her quiet struggles and the people around her.

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What happens

Putulnacher Itikatha (transl. The Puppet's Tale) is a 2025 Indian Bengali drama film directed by Sumon Mukhopadhyay. Produced under the banner of Kaleidoscope Entertainment, the film is based on the eponymous novel Putul Nacher Itikatha by Manik Bandopadhyay. Jaya Ahsan and Abir Chatterjee are in the lead roles while Parambrata Chatterjee and Dhritiman Chatterjee play other pivotal roles. The music and background score of the film has been composed by Prabuddha Banerjee. Sayak Bhattacharya did the cinematography while the editing was handled by Tinni Mitra. The film was screened as an official selection under the competition section at the International Film Festival Rotterdam in 2025. The film was released in the theatres in India on 1 August 2025. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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