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PERFORMING THE GODDESS: THE CHAPAL BHADURI STORY

Directed by Naveen Kishore
India, 1999
Documentary, Short
  • 4444 minutes

Synopsis

At one time the star of Bengal’s stage, Chapal Bhaduri spent his life playing women in the village theatre. More recently, he has been performing the goddess of disease, Sitala Mata, who cures souls from both spiritual hauntings and ailments such as poxes and pustules.

Synopsis

At one time the star of Bengal’s stage, Chapal Bhaduri spent his life playing women in the village theatre. More recently, he has been performing the goddess of disease, Sitala Mata, who cures souls from both spiritual hauntings and ailments such as poxes and pustules.