Mukti is a Bengali

Bengali language

Bengali or Bangla is an eastern Indo-Aryan language. It is native to the region of eastern South Asia known as Bengal, which comprises present day Bangladesh, the Indian state of West Bengal, and parts of the Indian states of Tripura and Assam. It is written with the Bengali script...

 movie to be directed by Goutam Halder who earlier directed the film Bhalo Theko

Bhalo Theko

Bhalo Theko is a Bengali Movie based on Leena Gangopadhaya's story Janmadin, and was released in 2003. Directed by Gautam Halder, the movie featured Soumitra Chatterjee, Joy Sengupta, Debshankar Halder and Vidya Balan. This movie is Vidya Balan's cinematic debut.- Plot :The film is set...

(2002). The movie stars Soumitra Chatterjee

Soumitra Chatterjee

Soumitra Chatterjee or Soumitra Chattopadhyay is an iconic Bengali actor from India, known among other things for his frequent collaborations with the great Bengali film director Satyajit Ray and his constant comparison with the Bengali screen idol Uttam Kumar.-Background:Soumitra graduated from...

, Tanuja and Vidya Balan

Vidya Balan

Vidya Balan is an Indian actress, who appears in Hindi films. After graduating with a degree in sociology, she started her career starring in music videos, television shows and commercials, before appearing in feature films....

 in leads roles. This film is based on noted novelist Moti Nandi

Moti Nandi

Moti Nandi [10 July 1931 - 3 January 2010] was a Bengali writer based in Kolkata, India. He was born in Kolkata in 1931. He was an alumnus of the University of Calcutta. He died in 2010.-Career:...

's short story Bijolibalar Mukti and shooting will start mid-January 2008.

Plot

Hasi (Vidya Balan

Vidya Balan

Vidya Balan is an Indian actress, who appears in Hindi films. After graduating with a degree in sociology, she started her career starring in music videos, television shows and commercials, before appearing in feature films....

) is a married woman with a child who is a tenant in the house of Bijolibala (Tanuja), a staunch Hindu widow who lives with her brother (Soumitra Chatterjee

Soumitra Chatterjee

Soumitra Chatterjee or Soumitra Chattopadhyay is an iconic Bengali actor from India, known among other things for his frequent collaborations with the great Bengali film director Satyajit Ray and his constant comparison with the Bengali screen idol Uttam Kumar.-Background:Soumitra graduated from...

) in a mansion in North Kolkata, known for its rigid adherence to old customs, convention and the caste system.Bijolibala is no exception, but she is popular in the neighbourhood because of her caring attitude despite the strict exterior. The turning point of the story comes when Hasi is asked to perform Lakshmi Pooja in Bijolibala's home.

Cast

• Soumitra Chatterjee
  Soumitra Chatterjee
  Soumitra Chatterjee or Soumitra Chattopadhyay is an iconic Bengali actor from India, known among other things for his frequent collaborations with the great Bengali film director Satyajit Ray and his constant comparison with the Bengali screen idol Uttam Kumar.-Background:Soumitra graduated from...
  
   as ... Bijolibala's brother
• Tanuja as ... Bijolibala
• Tanisha Mukherjee as... Hasi