
BEHIND THE PLOT
In the mid 16th century, classical East Bengal context – after being betrayed by her fiancé – the young female writer Chandrabati exiles herself inside a Shiva Temple and resorts to re-write the great Indian epic `Ramayana’, rebelliously establishing ignored point of view of Sita- diminishing the iconic hero of the epic Rama.

The Plot
After the betrayal of her fiancé Jayananda, the young poet Chandrabati informs her father that she will never marry again and instead, will start rewriting the Great Epic `Ramayana’ which, as she reminds him, he inspired her to do earlier. She requests her father to build her a Shiva Temple, where she would live in and continue her writings from. Set in mid-sixteenth century Eastern Bengal, `Chandrabati Kotha’ (Tales of Chandrabati) explores the elegiac life and passion of the first feminist poet of Bengali Literature – Chandrabati.

Story Synopsis
The young daughter of a veteran poet, Chandrabati is in love with another poet Jayananda. On the eve of their marriage, Jayananda betrays Chandrabati and marries another woman in the community. The pain stricken Chandrabati resorts to choosing a passionate life of confining herself inside a Shiva Temple and vowing to rewrite the epic Ramayana. She tries to recall her early writings and decides to transform Sita – the ignored female of the epic – into the main hero.

About Chandrabati
Chandrabati was a medieval Bengali poet, widely considered as the first woman poet of Bengali language. She is best known for her women-centered epic Ramayana. Chandrabati was born to Dij-Banshidas Bhattacharya, 1550 CE in the village of Patuyari, on the banks of the Fulesshori river in Kishoreganj which is currently located in Dhaka division of Bangladesh. Bansidas was a composer of Manasa’s ballads known as Manasar Bhasaner Gan (Manasha Mangal).
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N. Rashed Chowdhury
Director’s Biography: Rashed Chowdhury is an Independent filmmaker and film activist in Bangladesh since 1989. He has been involved with Bangladesh Short Film Forum-the pioneer

Chandraboti
CHANDRABATI Chandrabati was a medieval Bengali poet, widely considered as the first woman poet of Bengali language. She is best known for her women-centered epic Ramayana. Chandrabati was born

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Technical Info: # Film at the Post Production stage of final 5:1 Sound Mix & DCP making. # 2k, 16:9 # Runtime: 105 Min #