Chokher Bali

Based On the book by Rabindranath Tagore

Chokher Bali (Bengali pronunciation: [tʃokʰer bali]; lit. 'A grain of sand in the eyes'; transl. Eyesore) is a 2003 Indian Bengali-language epic period romantic drama film co-written and directed by Rituparno Ghosh. Produced by Shrikant Mohta and Mahendra Soni under the banner of Shree Venkatesh Films, the film is based on Rabindranath Tagore's 1903 eponymous novel. It stars Prosenjit Chatterjee, Aishwarya Rai, Tota Roy Chowdhury and Raima Sen in lead roles, while Lily Chakravarty, Tina Dutta, Mousumi Saha play supporting roles, with Swastika Mukherjee in a special appearance. The film explores the extramarital affair between Binodini (Rai), a young widow, and Mahendra (Prosenjit), an old suitor of hers, the complicated friendship with Asha (Raima), Mahendra's wife, and her mutually conflicting feelings with Behari (Tota), Mahendra's childhood best friend.

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Release date:

2003

Director:

Rituparno Ghosh

Cast:

Aishwarya Rai, Prosenjit Chatterjee, Raima Sen, Tota Roy Chowdhury, Lily Chakravarty

Genre:

Romance, Drama

Country:

India

Language:

Bangla

Year page:

2003 in adaptations