Retrospective In Honor Of Rituparno Ghosh: Chitrangada - Film Screening

Chitrangada: The Crowning Wish is a 2012 Bengali film written and directed by Rituparno Ghosh. The film premiered on 25 May 2012 at the New York Indian Film Festival. The film is based on the story of Chitrangada from the Mahabharata. It tells the story of a choreographer who is struggling with his gender identity.



Rudra Chatterjee 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, 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?