Beautiful, interesting, incredible cinema.
On her way home the newly wed Romita is molested by five men. The only one who has the courage to help is the young female teacher Jhinuk. Because of that she becomes a heroine and is on all papers’ front page.
Our double bill on the feminist Bengali filmmaker Rituparno Ghosh opens with a drama which established his eye for stories exploring gender politics. Featuring Rituparna Sengupta and Indrani Haldar, Dahan offers a moving glimpse at the claustrophobic private and public lives of urban Indian women.