Chitrangada: The Crowning Wish | |
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Directed by | Rituparno Ghosh |
Written by | Rituparno Ghosh |
Produced by | Shree Venkatesh Films |
Starring | Rituparno Ghosh Jisshu Sengupta |
Cinematography | Abhik Mukhopadhyay |
Edited by | Arghyakamal Mitra |
Music by | Debojyoti Mishra |
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Running time | 135 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Bengali |
Chitrangada: The Crowning Wish is a 2012 Bengali-language film written and directed by Rituparno Ghosh. The film premiered on 25 May 2012 at the New York Indian Film Festival.[1] The film tells the story of a choreographer who is struggling with his gender identity. It is loosely based on Rabindranath Tagore's play Chitra; which is Tagore's take on the story of Chitrāngadā, a character from the Mahābhārata.[2]