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Charulata is based on the story "Nastanirh (The Broken Nest)" by Rabindranath Tagore, set in Calcutta in 1879. The Bengali Renaissance is at its peak, and India is under British rule. The film revolves around Charulata (Madhabi Mukherjee), the intelligent and beautiful wife of Bhupati (Sailen Mukherjee).
Aug 20, 2013 · It’s widely believed that the story was inspired by Tagore’s relationship with his sister-in-law, Kadambari Devi, who committed suicide in 1884 for reasons that have never been fully explained.
Sep 4, 2016 · The film, based on a semi-autobiographical 1901-novella by the literary genius Rabindranath Tagore, could very well be described as a feminist statement, something that was rather rare in the Indian context at that time.
Feb 22, 2018 · When asked by interviewers which was his personal favourite among all the films he had made in his 40-year long career, Satyajit Ray always said, 'Charulata' (The Lonely Wife) — based on Rabindranath Tagore's short story | #FirstCulture.
- Bhaskar Chattopadhyay
Aug 20, 2014 · Ray’s film is most emphatically not a documentary – it was based on the well-known autobiographical novel by Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay. But what one certainly takes away from a first viewing are its clear, deep sympathy for its characters as they struggle with life’s sometimes cruel vicissitudes and its seemingly unvarnished realism.
May 13, 2019 · Long considered a classic work of world cinema, Charulata is Satyajit Ray’s evocative portrait of a wealthy woman’s domestic life and her unfolding sense of purpose and desire in nineteenth century India.
Feb 10, 2023 · Based on “The Broken Nest,” a novella by Bengali polymath Rabindranath Tagore, Ray’s film follows Charulata (Madhabi Mukherjee), an isolated and artistically inclined woman whose loneliness is neglected by her busy, liberal-minded journalist husband, Bhupati (Shailen Mukherjee).
