Nati Binodini (1994)

8.0/10 • 150 min • History Drama

Overview

Girish Ghosh, a dramatist, comes across Binodini Dasi, a prostitute who has a knack for theatre. Soon, she manages to garner a lot of attention because of her performances. Her struggles, her eminent role in the formation of Star Theatre in North Kolkata and her sacrifices for the same are shown. She was a pioneering entrepreneur of Indian Bengali stage. Her meeting with Sri Ramkrishna Dev, his liking for her acting and his blessings change her life significantly. She gives up acting which was her life after the sudden demise of the lord.

Cast

Debashree Roy

Prosenjit Chatterjee

Anup Kumar

Dilip Roy

Kajal Gupta

Sumitra Mukherjee

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