Antar Mahal
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Antar Mahal is a 2005 Bengal
i cinema directed by Rituparno Ghosh
and the executive producer is Anil Kuriakose.
Jackie Shroff
plays the zamindar. Other lead roles include Rupa Ganguly
and Soha Ali Khan
. Abhishek Bachchan
plays a supporting role in this Bengali film.
) is a rich and oppressive Zamindar
(Landlord). He is planning to please the British so that they bestow on him the Raibahadur title. There are quite a few contenders and so something unique has to be done, so he decides to put Queen Victoria's face on the body of the Goddess Durga who's clay idol is made every year for Durga Pooja. On the other hand he also wants an heir and since he blames the failure on his elder wife Mahamaya (Rupa Ganguly
) he marries again, the much younger Jashomati (Soha Ali Khan
). Both these wives compete against each other in an ego struggle. In his pursuit for a son, Bhubaneswar tries everything from trying to force himself on Jashomati while a priest reads hymns for conception near the bed, ordering Mahamaya, in a drugged state, to fulfill the carnal desires of five sexually deprived Brahmin priests, who's excuse to sleep with her is a distorted version of the rites of the Ashwamedha yagya, although she luckily escapes the fate due to the untimely ending. The Younger wife Jashomati in her traumatised and lonely state gets physically drawn towards young sculptor played by (Abhishek Bachchan
) . It's in this centre of all this that the sculpor makes his masterpiece, his tribute, and seals Jashomati's ultimate fate.
OTHER MERITS OF THE MOVIE-
The movie is seen as a turning point in the revievel of the bengali jewelry design industry that was rapdly in declining favour. The ornaments worn by the artists have picked up in general favour over the following years. Some striking pieces of ancient ornamentations portrayed in thhe movie are Gaala bala, Haather Kakol, Payer mol, Sita Haar, Guiny haar, Motor maala, Golap baala, Komorer biche, Monikuntala, Khopa shajabar haar, naaker nolok, baaju bandhan, shilno nupur etc.
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Bengal
Bengal is a historical and geographical region in the northeast region of the Indian Subcontinent at the apex of the Bay of Bengal. Today, it is mainly divided between the sovereign land of People's Republic of Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal, although some regions of the previous...
i cinema directed by Rituparno Ghosh
Rituparno Ghosh
Rituparno Ghosh is a Bengali film director. He has won 8 National Film Awards in India and several awards at international film festivals abroad.- Early life and background :...
and the executive producer is Anil Kuriakose.
Jackie Shroff
Jackie Shroff
Jackie Shroff is an Indian actor. He has been in the industry for more than 28 years and has appeared in over 150 films.-Personal life:...
plays the zamindar. Other lead roles include Rupa Ganguly
Rupa Ganguly
Rupa Ganguly or Roopa Ganguly is an Indian actress in the Hindi and Bengali language film industry, as well as television She became popular after playing Draupadi in the hit Television series Mahabharat , and in film is most known for her roles in films like Padma Nadir Majhi by Gautam Ghose,...
and Soha Ali Khan
Soha Ali Khan
- Early life :Khan was born into the erstwhile princely family of Pataudi. She has Muslim Pashtun ancestry through Nawabs of Pataudi lineage from her father's side and Bengali Hindu ancestry from her mother's side...
. Abhishek Bachchan
Abhishek Bachchan
Abhishek Bachchan is an Indian actor and producer. He is the son of Indian actors Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan and is married to actress and former Miss World Aishwarya Rai....
plays a supporting role in this Bengali film.
Plot
The story takes place towards the end of the 19th century in Bengal. Bhubaneswar Chowdhury (Jackie ShroffJackie Shroff
Jackie Shroff is an Indian actor. He has been in the industry for more than 28 years and has appeared in over 150 films.-Personal life:...
) is a rich and oppressive Zamindar
Zamindar
A Zamindar or zemindar , was an aristocrat, typically hereditary, who held enormous tracts of land and ruled over and taxed the bhikaaris who lived on batavaslam. Over time, they took princely and royal titles such as Maharaja , Raja , Nawab , and Mirza , Chowdhury , among others...
(Landlord). He is planning to please the British so that they bestow on him the Raibahadur title. There are quite a few contenders and so something unique has to be done, so he decides to put Queen Victoria's face on the body of the Goddess Durga who's clay idol is made every year for Durga Pooja. On the other hand he also wants an heir and since he blames the failure on his elder wife Mahamaya (Rupa Ganguly
Rupa Ganguly
Rupa Ganguly or Roopa Ganguly is an Indian actress in the Hindi and Bengali language film industry, as well as television She became popular after playing Draupadi in the hit Television series Mahabharat , and in film is most known for her roles in films like Padma Nadir Majhi by Gautam Ghose,...
) he marries again, the much younger Jashomati (Soha Ali Khan
Soha Ali Khan
- Early life :Khan was born into the erstwhile princely family of Pataudi. She has Muslim Pashtun ancestry through Nawabs of Pataudi lineage from her father's side and Bengali Hindu ancestry from her mother's side...
). Both these wives compete against each other in an ego struggle. In his pursuit for a son, Bhubaneswar tries everything from trying to force himself on Jashomati while a priest reads hymns for conception near the bed, ordering Mahamaya, in a drugged state, to fulfill the carnal desires of five sexually deprived Brahmin priests, who's excuse to sleep with her is a distorted version of the rites of the Ashwamedha yagya, although she luckily escapes the fate due to the untimely ending. The Younger wife Jashomati in her traumatised and lonely state gets physically drawn towards young sculptor played by (Abhishek Bachchan
Abhishek Bachchan
Abhishek Bachchan is an Indian actor and producer. He is the son of Indian actors Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan and is married to actress and former Miss World Aishwarya Rai....
) . It's in this centre of all this that the sculpor makes his masterpiece, his tribute, and seals Jashomati's ultimate fate.
OTHER MERITS OF THE MOVIE-
The movie is seen as a turning point in the revievel of the bengali jewelry design industry that was rapdly in declining favour. The ornaments worn by the artists have picked up in general favour over the following years. Some striking pieces of ancient ornamentations portrayed in thhe movie are Gaala bala, Haather Kakol, Payer mol, Sita Haar, Guiny haar, Motor maala, Golap baala, Komorer biche, Monikuntala, Khopa shajabar haar, naaker nolok, baaju bandhan, shilno nupur etc.
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