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Chitrangada: The Crowning Wish is a 2012 Bengali-language film written and directed by Rituparno Ghosh. The film premiered on 25 May 2012 at the New York Indian Film Festival.[1] The film tells the story of a choreographer who is struggling with his gender identity. It is loosely based on Rabindranath Tagore's play Chitra; which is Tagore's take on the story of Chitrāngadā, a character from the Mahābhārata.[2]

Chitrangada: The Crowning Wish
Theatrical poster of the film.
Directed by	Rituparno Ghosh
Written by	Rituparno Ghosh
Produced by	Shree Venkatesh Films
Starring	Rituparno Ghosh Jisshu Sengupta
Cinematography	Abhik Mukhopadhyay
Edited by	Arghyakamal Mitra
Music by	Debojyoti Mishra
Release dates	25 May 2012 (2012-05-25) (New York Indian Film Festival) 31 August 2012 (2012-08-31) (India)
Running time	135 minutes
Country	India
Language	Bengali
Budget	1 crore

Plot

Rudra Chatterjee (Rituparno Ghosh) has spent his life going against social convention. As a young man he defied his father's wishes, and became a choreographer instead of an engineer. As he prepares with his team to stage Tagore's Chitrangada, he meets Partho (Jisshu Sengupta) who is a drug-addict percussionist introduced to the team by the main dancer Kasturi (Raima Sen). Soon, Rudra develops a chemistry with Partho and they are deep into a passionate love affair. During the course of their relationship, they decide to adopt a child. But there is one problem: same-sex couples are not permitted to adopt children. So Rudra decides to go through a gender change treatment to embrace the womanhood he longs for. But will this surgery change his life and fulfill all his long-cherished dreams? The story ends with the line "Be What You Wish To Be".

Cast

• Rituparno Ghosh as Rudra "Khokon" Chatterjee
• Jisshu Sengupta[3] as Partho, the percussionist
• Anjan Dutt as Subho
• Anashua Majumdar as Rudra's mother
• Deepankar De as Rudra's father
• Raima Sen as Kasturi in a guest appearance
• Aparajita Auddy as Mala in a guest appearance
• Kaushik Banerjee as Manish
• Sanjoy Nag (cameo appearance) as Rahul (Rudra's ex-boyfriend)

Awards

Special Jury Award at the 60th National Film Awards[4]

References

External links

• Chitrangada: The Crowning Wish at IMDb

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