Rituparna Sengupta will play a modern-day Charulata in Agnidev Chatterjee’s Charulata 2011. The role is of a married woman who strikes up a friendship with a much younger man, to be played by Samadarshi. Casting for the husband is yet to be finalised.

“Yes, I am doing the film. My character isn’t exactly like Charulata, but it’s got shades of her characteristics,” said Rituparna. Charulata 2011 is not a remake of Satyajit Ray’s Charulata, neither is it entirely based on the Tagore story.

Shooting for the film begins sometime this month. Charulata 2011 is the second film after Pinaki Chaudhuri’s Arohan, where Rituparna and Samadarshi are paired together.