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Antarmahal (2005)

1h 58m

Running Time

Antarmahal (2005)

Name: Antarmahal
Genre: Drama
Released: 2005-10-28

1h 58m

Running Time

Plot.

In late 19th Century, Bengal Bhubaneswar Chowdhury (Jackie Shroff) is a wealthy and tyrannical Zamidar (Squire). He has two main obsessions: his desperate attempts for an heir, which even his new second wife Jashomati seems unable to deliver; and competing with his regional rivals to produce the most magnificent effigy of a goddess for the annual Durga Puja ceremony. This year he concocts a master plan - why not change the face of the goddess for the most powerful woman on Earth - Queen Victoria. Meantime his two wives Mahomaya and Jashomati try to look out for one another especially as Bhubeneshwar begins to sexually assault his younger wife each night. Traumatised and lonely, Jashomati is dangerously drawn towards the youthful sculptor who has been employed to create the great effigy of Durga, Goddess of destruction.

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Cast & Crew.

Jackie Shroff

Zamindar Bhubaneshwar Chaudhary

Abhishek Bachchan

Brij Bhushan

Roopa Ganguly

Zamindar's wife

Soha Ali Khan

Zamindar's wife

Raima Sen

Rukmini

Rituparno Ghosh

Director

Arpan Basar

Actor

Biswajit Chakraborty

Actor

Ratna Ghoshal

Actress

Tarasankar Bandyopadhyay

Writer

Anjana Basu

Writer

Jaya Bachchan

Producer

Vashu Bhagnani

Producer

Debojyoti Mishra

Composer

Arghyakamal Mitra

Editor

Details.

Release Date
October 28, 2005

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 58m

Genres
Drama

Last updated: 2025-02-11

Wiki.

Antarmahal is a 2005 Indian Bengali film, directed by Rituparno Ghosh and produced by Amitabh Bachchan Corporation. The film is based on a Bengali short story named Pratima by Tarasankar Bandyopadhyay. Set in the late 19th century, the plot revolves around two women who are married to a vainglorious Bengali landlord who exploits them to obtain social status. It stars Jackie Shroff, Roopa Ganguly, Soha Ali Khan, Abhishek Bachchan, Mrinal Mukherjee, Sumanta Mukherjee and Biswajit Chakraborty.

The film received widespread critical acclaim. Screen Daily writes, "Rituparno Ghosh spins another sumptuous, yet intimate family story with Antarmahal: Views From The Inner Chamber, playing once morein the same register he successfully used two years ago for fellow Locarno competitor Chokher Bali."