Bijaya Jena’s second film is probably her most famous directorial work, screening in festivals all over the world including France, Malaysia and Egypt. In 2013, it was telecast on BBC Channel 4, BBC as part of the “100 years of Indian Cinema” celebration.
The story revolves around the family of a feudal landlord, Ray Sahab, who rules over the peasants of the area with a certain degree of benevolence and justice, with the help of his right-hand man, Munim. Ray Sahab and his wife also house two distant relatives, Chandra, a young idealist poet and Kokila, a young widow whom the family treats with utmost respect, despite the prejudice surrounding women of her status in the area. The couple also takes care of Kokila’s education while also assigning her work in the administration of both the stately home, with its plethora of servants, and the the peaseants of the area inhabiting it.
The story revolves around the family of a feudal landlord, Ray Sahab, who rules over the peasants of the area with a certain degree of benevolence and justice, with the help of his right-hand man, Munim. Ray Sahab and his wife also house two distant relatives, Chandra, a young idealist poet and Kokila, a young widow whom the family treats with utmost respect, despite the prejudice surrounding women of her status in the area. The couple also takes care of Kokila’s education while also assigning her work in the administration of both the stately home, with its plethora of servants, and the the peaseants of the area inhabiting it.
- 12/3/2020
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
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