Abar Aranye: Ray repeat

Abar Aranye

The sequel to Satyajit Ray’s Aranyer Din Ratri had an impressive cast of Soumitra Chatterjee, Samit Bhanja, Subhendu Chatterjee, Sharmila Tagore, Tabu, Jishu and more.

Catch it at 89 Cinemas, 6.45 pm Success story The flashback to Ray and a fast-forward in time lent a magical quality to the story unfolding in the forests of north Bengal. Goutam Ghose bagged the national award for best director and Sharmila Tagore was best supporting actress.

Chokher Bali: The Ash effect

Chokher Bali

This passion play involving two men and two women is a lavish period piece based on a Rabindranath Tagore novel. The complexities of the relationships become symptomatic of the Partition of Bengal at that point of time in history.

Catch it at INOX (City Centre), 7 pm

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Bollywood beauty Aishwarya Rai playing a Bengali widow might be its USP, but the film is what it is because of director Rituparno Ghosh’s deft handling and for Raima Sen turning out to be an absolute revelation.