PHYSICAL PROGRAMME

  
Screening of National Award winning feature films in collaboration with Directorate of Film Festivals

  Ek je Chhilo Raja (Bengali) | (147 min; 2018; Blu ray; with English subtitles)

Director: Srijit Mukherji

Recipient of the Best Feature Film in Bengali, National Film Awards 2019; WBFJA Awards for Best Actor, Best Director and Best Screenplay, West Bengal Film Journalists Association 2019

The film is based on the intriguing real-life incident of the raja (king) of Bhawal Estate, a large zamindari in modern-day Bangladesh. The heir to Bikrampur Estate and one of three princes, Mahendra Kumar Choudhari, known for his lavish lifestyle and philandering ways, contracts syphilis and is taken to Darjeeling for treatment by his wife Chandrabati Devi. On the way, Mahendra Kumar passes away under mysterious circumstances and is cremated in Darjeeling, following which his brothers inherit Bikrampur Estate. Twelve years later, a Sanyasi, who has a striking resemblance to the supposed dead prince, makes his way to the estate. People begin to take notice of the Sanyasi and news spread that the estate's lost prince is back. Who is this Sanyasi? Is he really the long-gone prince?

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-    Physical programmes will be held as per the Covid -19 guidelines with 50% seating capacity in the C.D. Deshmukh Auditorium.
-    Wearing of face masks is mandatory and will be strictly enforced. Entry will not be permitted to anyone not wearing a mask
-    Audiences are requested to arrive at the venues, at least 30 minutes prior to the programmes in order to facilitate the screening process at the Door
-    There will be separate doors earmarked for Entry and Exit

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