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Chokher Bali

Chokher Bali

2003Movie⏱️ 2h 47m
Drama
7.2
IMDB Rating
2,125 votes

Binodini is a young widow who lives with a woman and her son, Mahendra, who had once refused to marry her. Their lives are thrown into disarray when there is deceit and adultery between Binodini, Mahendra, his wife and his friend.

Director
Rituparno Ghosh
Writers
Rituparno Ghosh, Rabindranath Tagore
Stars
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Prosenjit Chatterjee, Raima Sen
Release Date
October 2, 2003
Language
Bengali
Country
India
🏆 3
Wins
🎯 2
Nominations
💬 24
Reviews
📋 3.2K
Watchlists
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🎭 Top Cast

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
as Binodini
Prosenjit Chatterjee
Prosenjit Chatterjee
as Mahendra
Raima Sen
Raima Sen
as Ashalata
Lily Chakravarty
Lily Chakravarty
as Rajlakshmi, Mahendra's mother
Tota Roy Chowdhury
Tota Roy Chowdhury
as Behari
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Sonali Chakrabarti
👤
Sudeshna Roy
👤
Mousumi Saha
👤
Suchita Ray Chaudhury
👤
Zarin Chowdhury

💰 Box Office

$146,732
Worldwide Gross

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
2.35 : 1
Sound
Dolby Digital
Color
Color
Filming Location
Ghosh Bari, Kolkata, India
Production
SVF Entertainment

🏷️ Keywords

womanwifeyoungdoctorbased on novel

🎯 Categories

BengaliDrama

⭐ Featured Review

analogy between the British colonization of India and the subjugation of women
by proserpine2005-02-19
8/10

"The Hindi version of the film is 121 minutes. Set in Bengal in the early 1900's, the film (based on Tagore's novel) draws an analogy between the British colonization of India and the subjugation of women. An educated and beautiful woman, Binodini becomes a widow within a year of her marriage, but she does not accept the constraints imposed on her as a widow by her society. The film has a beautiful look to it but perhaps Aishwarya Rai is out of her depth in portraying Binodini's strong character with its subtle combination of idealism and deviousness. Binodini's idealism doe..."

💡 Did You Know?

Though she is one of the highest paid actresses, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan did this film for free.

📖 Synopsis

Binodini is a young widow who lives with a woman and her son, Mahendra, who had once refused to marry her. Their lives are thrown into disarray when there is deceit and adultery between Binodini, Mahendra, his wife and his friend.