Nagarkirtan

For the Indian religious tradition, see Nagar kirtan.

Nagarkirtan
Film poster
Directed byKaushik Ganguly
Written byKaushik Ganguly
Produced bySani Ghose Ray
StarringRiddhi Sen
Ritwick Chakraborty
CinematographySirsha Ray
Edited bySubhajit Singha
Music byPrabuddha Banerjee
Production
company
Acropoliis Entertainment
Release date
  • 15 February 2019 (2019-02-15)
Running time
115 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageBengali

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.[1]

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.[2][3][4][5]

  1. ^ "Ritwick Chakraborty and Riddhi Sen to play main characters in controversial 'Nagarkirtan'". The Times of India. 29 March 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  2. ^ "65th National Film Awards for 2017 announced". Press Information Bureau, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting. 13 April 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  3. ^ "Won't take National Award for granted, says Bhoomi actor Riddhi Sen". Hindustan Times. 17 April 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  4. ^ IANS (11 May 2018). "Riddhi Sen gave world beating performance in 'Nagarkirtan': Shekhar Kapur". Business Standard India. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  5. ^ "Importance of Being Earnest". The Indian Express. 9 May 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2018.