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	'''''Antarmahal''''' is a 2005 Indian [[Cinema of West Bengal\|Bengali film]], directed by [[Rituparno Ghosh]], based on a short story ~~by the name~~ ''Pratima'' by the ~~renowned~~ Bengali ~~author~~ [[~~Tarasankar Bandyopadhyay~~]]. It stars [[Roopa Ganguly]], [[Soha Ali Khan]] ~~and~~ [[~~Jackie Shroff~~]] ~~in lead~~, ~~and~~ [[~~Abhishek Bachchan~~]], Sumanta Mukherjee and Biswajit Chakraborty ~~in supporting roles. [[Raima Sen~~]] ~~stars in a cameo role in the film~~.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2005/oct/28antar.htm\|title = Antarmahal: Must watch!}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/your-week/story/20051114-film-review-antarmahal-starring-soha-ali-khan-abhishek-bachchan-786652-2005-11-14\|title=Film review: 'Antarmahal' starring Jackie Shroff, Soha Ali Khan, Abhishek Bachchan~~}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web~~\|~~url~~=~~https://variety.com/2005/film/reviews/antarmahal-views-from~~-~~the-inner-chamber-1200523789/\|title = Antarmahal: Views from the Inner Chamber\|~~date = ~~18 August 2005~~}}</ref>		'''''Antarmahal''''' is a 2005 Indian [[Cinema of West Bengal\|Bengali film]], directed by [[Rituparno Ghosh]] and produced by [[Amitabh Bachchan Corporation]].<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2021-10-12 \|title=From ‘Utsab’ to ‘Uma’- Durga Puja in 10 Bengali Films \|url=https://silverscreenindia.com/movies/features/from-utsab-to-uma-durga-puja-in-10-bengali-films/ \|access-date=2024-11-07 \|website=Silverscreen India \|language=en-US}}</ref> The film is based on a Bengali short story named ''Pratima'' by [[Tarasankar Bandyopadhyay]]. Set in the late [[19th century]], the plot revolves around two women who are married to a vainglorious Bengali landlord who exploits them to obtain [[social status]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://variety.com/2005/film/reviews/antarmahal-views-from-the-inner-chamber-1200523789/\|title = Antarmahal: Views from the Inner Chamber\|website=Variety\|date = 18 August 2005}}</ref> It stars [[Jackie Shroff]], [[Roopa Ganguly]], [[Soha Ali Khan]], [[Abhishek Bachchan]], [[Mrinal Mukherjee]], Sumanta Mukherjee and [[Biswajit Chakraborty]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2005/oct/28antar.htm\|title = Antarmahal: Must watch!\|website=Rediff\|access-date=7 November 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/your-week/story/20051114-film-review-antarmahal-starring-soha-ali-khan-abhishek-bachchan-786652-2005-11-14\|title=Film review: 'Antarmahal' starring Jackie Shroff, Soha Ali Khan, Abhishek Bachchan\|website=India Today\|access-date=7 November 2024}}</ref>

	~~Shoojit Sarkar who assisted~~ Rituparno as the first ~~AD and Rituparno used to call him with a unique nickname Shooji~~.		The film received widespread critical acclaim. [[Screen International\|Screen Daily]] writes, "Rituparno Ghosh spins another sumptuous, yet intimate family story with Antarmahal: Views From The Inner Chamber, playing once morein the same register he successfully used two years ago for fellow Locarno competitor Chokher Bali."<ref>{{cite web \|last=Fainaru \|first=Dan \|date=2005-08-23 \|title=Antarmahal: Views From The Inner Chamber (Antarmahal) \|url=https://www.screendaily.com/antarmahal-views-from-the-inner-chamber-antarmahal/4024109.article \|access-date=2024-11-07 \|website=Screen }}</ref>

	==Plot==		==Plot==
	The story takes place towards the end of the 19th century in Bengal. Bhubaneswar Chowdhury ~~([[Jackie Shroff]]) is~~ a ~~rich and oppressive~~ [[~~Zamindar~~]] ~~(Landlord). He is planning~~ to please the British so that they bestow on him the Raibahadur title. There are quite a few contenders and so something unique has to be done, so he decides to put Queen Victoria's face on the body of the ~~Goddess~~ Durga whose clay idol is made every year for [[Durga Pooja]].		The story takes place towards the end of the 19th century in Bengal. Bhubaneswar Chowdhury, a [[zamindar]] of Bakuldanga plans to please the British so that they bestow on him the Raibahadur title. There are quite a few contenders and so something unique has to be done, so he decides to put [[Queen Victoria]]'s face on the body of the goddess [[Durga]] whose clay idol is made every year for [[Durga Pooja]].

	On the other hand, he also wants an heir and since he blames the failure on his elder wife Mahamaya ([[Roopa Ganguly]]) he marries again, the much younger Jashomati ([[Soha Ali Khan]]). Both these wives compete against each other in an ego struggle. In his pursuit for a son, Bhubaneswar rapes Jashomati every night while a priest reads hymns for conception near the bed, ordering Mahamaya, in a drugged state, to fulfill the carnal desires of five sexually deprived Brahmin priests.		On the other hand, he also wants an heir and since he blames the failure on his elder wife Mahamaya ([[Roopa Ganguly]]) he marries again, the much younger Jashomati ([[Soha Ali Khan]]). Both of these wives compete against each other in an ego struggle. In his pursuit for a son, Bhubaneswar rapes Jashomati every night while a priest reads hymns for conception near the bed, ordering Mahamaya, in a drugged state, to fulfill the carnal desires of five sexually deprived Brahmin priests.

	Although she luckily escapes the fate due to the untimely ending, Jashomati, while in her traumatised and lonely state, gets physically drawn towards a young sculptor ([[Abhishek Bachchan]]). It's in this centre of all this that the sculptor makes his masterpiece, his tribute, and seals Jashomati's ultimate fate.		Although she luckily escapes the fate due to the untimely ending, Jashomati, while in her traumatised and lonely state, gets physically drawn towards a young sculptor ([[Abhishek Bachchan]]). It's in this centre of all this that the sculptor makes his masterpiece, his tribute, and seals Jashomati's ultimate fate.
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	==Cast==		==Cast==
	*[[~~Soha Ali Khan~~]] as ~~Jashomoti~~		*[[Jackie Shroff]] as Bhubaneshwar Chowdhury, the landlord of Bakuldanga
	*[[~~Jackie Shroff~~]] as ~~Bhubaneswar Chowdhury~~		*[[Roopa Ganguly]] as Mahamaya, elder wife of Bhubaneshwar
	*[[~~Roopa Ganguly~~]] as ~~Mahamaya~~		*[[Soha Ali Khan]] as Jashomoti, younger wife of Bhubaneshwar, voice dubbed by [[Rimjhim Mitra]]
	*[[Abhishek Bacchan]] as Brijbhushan		*[[Abhishek Bacchan]] as Brijbhushan
			*[[Mrinal Mukherjee]] as a Hindu priest
			*Sumanta Mukherjee as Taracharan, the estate manager of Bakuldanga
			*[[Biswajit Chakraborty]] as Bhattacharya Moshai, a Hindu priest
			*[[Ratna Ghoshal]] as Mangala, the chief maid-servant of Mahamaya
			*Dola Chakraborty as Tarini
			*Shibani Bhattacharya
			*Peter Taylor as the painter
			*Debesh Mukherjee as Pal Moshai
			*Arpan Bashar
			*Kameshwar Mishra as Hariya
			*[[Raima Sen]] (Cameo) as Rukmini, Brijbhushan's wife

	==References==		==References==
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	\| director = [[Rituparno Ghosh]]		\| director = [[Rituparno Ghosh]]
	\| producer = Anil ~~Kuriokose~~		\| producer = Anil Kuriakose
			\| cinematography = [[Avik Mukhopadhyay]]
			\| editing = [[Arghyakamal Mitra]]
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	'''''Antarmahal''''' is a 2005 Indian [[Cinema of West Bengal\|Bengali film]], directed by [[Rituparno Ghosh]], based on a short story by the name ''Pratima'' by the renowned Bengali author [[Tarasankar Bandyopadhyay]]. It stars [[Roopa Ganguly]], [[Soha Ali Khan]] and [[Jackie Shroff]] in lead, and [[Abhishek Bachchan]], Sumanta Mukherjee and Biswajit Chakraborty in supporting roles. [[Raima Sen]] stars in a cameo role in the film.		'''''Antarmahal''''' is a 2005 Indian [[Cinema of West Bengal\|Bengali film]], directed by [[Rituparno Ghosh]], based on a short story by the name ''Pratima'' by the renowned Bengali author [[Tarasankar Bandyopadhyay]]. It stars [[Roopa Ganguly]], [[Soha Ali Khan]] and [[Jackie Shroff]] in lead, and [[Abhishek Bachchan]], Sumanta Mukherjee and Biswajit Chakraborty in supporting roles. [[Raima Sen]] stars in a cameo role in the film.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2005/oct/28antar.htm\|title = Antarmahal: Must watch!}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/your-week/story/20051114-film-review-antarmahal-starring-soha-ali-khan-abhishek-bachchan-786652-2005-11-14\|title=Film review: 'Antarmahal' starring Jackie Shroff, Soha Ali Khan, Abhishek Bachchan}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://variety.com/2005/film/reviews/antarmahal-views-from-the-inner-chamber-1200523789/\|title = Antarmahal: Views from the Inner Chamber\|date = 18 August 2005}}</ref>

	Shoojit Sarkar who assisted Rituparno as the first AD and Rituparno used to call him with a unique nickname Shooji.		Shoojit Sarkar who assisted Rituparno as the first AD and Rituparno used to call him with a unique nickname Shooji.

	==Plot==		==Plot==
	The story takes place towards the end of the 19th century in Bengal. Bhubaneswar Chowdhury ([[Jackie Shroff]]) is a rich and oppressive [[Zamindar]] (Landlord). He is planning to please the British so that they bestow on him the Raibahadur title. There are quite a few contenders and so something unique has to be done, so he decides to put Queen Victoria's face on the body of the Goddess Durga whose clay idol is made every year for [[Durga Pooja]].		The story takes place towards the end of the 19th century in Bengal. Bhubaneswar Chowdhury ([[Jackie Shroff]]) is a rich and oppressive [[Zamindar]] (Landlord). He is planning to please the British so that they bestow on him the Raibahadur title. There are quite a few contenders and so something unique has to be done, so he decides to put Queen Victoria's face on the body of the Goddess Durga whose clay idol is made every year for [[Durga Pooja]].

	On the other hand, he also wants an heir and since he blames the failure on his elder wife Mahamaya ([[Roopa Ganguly]]) he marries again, the much younger Jashomati ([[Soha Ali Khan]]). Both these wives compete against each other in an ego struggle. In his pursuit for a son, Bhubaneswar ~~tries everything from trying to force himself on~~ Jashomati while a priest reads hymns for conception near the bed, ordering Mahamaya, in a drugged state, to fulfill the carnal desires of five sexually deprived Brahmin priests.		On the other hand, he also wants an heir and since he blames the failure on his elder wife Mahamaya ([[Roopa Ganguly]]) he marries again, the much younger Jashomati ([[Soha Ali Khan]]). Both these wives compete against each other in an ego struggle. In his pursuit for a son, Bhubaneswar rapes Jashomati every night while a priest reads hymns for conception near the bed, ordering Mahamaya, in a drugged state, to fulfill the carnal desires of five sexually deprived Brahmin priests.

	Although she luckily escapes the fate due to the untimely ending, Jashomati, while in her traumatised and lonely state, gets physically drawn towards a young sculptor ([[Abhishek Bachchan]]). It's in this centre of all this that the sculptor makes his masterpiece, his tribute, and seals Jashomati's ultimate fate.		Although she luckily escapes the fate due to the untimely ending, Jashomati, while in her traumatised and lonely state, gets physically drawn towards a young sculptor ([[Abhishek Bachchan]]). It's in this centre of all this that the sculptor makes his masterpiece, his tribute, and seals Jashomati's ultimate fate.
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	==Cast==		==Cast==
	*[[Soha Ali Khan]]		*[[Soha Ali Khan]] as Jashomoti
	*[[Jackie Shroff]]		*[[Jackie Shroff]] as Bhubaneswar Chowdhury
	*[[Roopa Ganguly]]		*[[Roopa Ganguly]] as Mahamaya
	*[[Abhishek Bacchan]]		*[[Abhishek Bacchan]] as Brijbhushan

	==References==		==References==

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| name = Antarmahal
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| starring = [[Roopa Ganguly]]<br/>[[Soha Ali Khan]]<br/>[[Jackie Shroff]]<br/>[[Abhishek Bachchan]]
| director = [[Rituparno Ghosh]]
| producer = Anil Kuriokose
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'''''Antarmahal''''' is a 2005 Indian [[Cinema of West Bengal|Bengali film]], directed by [[Rituparno Ghosh]], based on a short story by the name ''Pratima'' by the renowned Bengali author [[Tarasankar Bandyopadhyay]]. It stars [[Roopa Ganguly]], [[Soha Ali Khan]] and [[Jackie Shroff]] in lead, and [[Abhishek Bachchan]], Sumanta Mukherjee and Biswajit Chakraborty in supporting roles. [[Raima Sen]] stars in a cameo role in the film.

Shoojit Sarkar who assisted Rituparno as the first AD and Rituparno used to call him with a unique nickname Shooji.

==Plot==
The story takes place towards the end of the 19th century in Bengal. Bhubaneswar Chowdhury ([[Jackie Shroff]]) is a rich and oppressive [[Zamindar]] (Landlord). He is planning to please the British so that they bestow on him the Raibahadur title. There are quite a few contenders and so something unique has to be done, so he decides to put Queen Victoria's face on the body of the Goddess Durga whose clay idol is made every year for [[Durga Pooja]].

On the other hand, he also wants an heir and since he blames the failure on his elder wife Mahamaya ([[Roopa Ganguly]]) he marries again, the much younger Jashomati ([[Soha Ali Khan]]). Both these wives compete against each other in an ego struggle. In his pursuit for a son, Bhubaneswar tries everything from trying to force himself on Jashomati while a priest reads hymns for conception near the bed, ordering Mahamaya, in a drugged state, to fulfill the carnal desires of five sexually deprived Brahmin priests.

Although she luckily escapes the fate due to the untimely ending, Jashomati, while in her traumatised and lonely state, gets physically drawn towards a young sculptor ([[Abhishek Bachchan]]). It's in this centre of all this that the sculptor makes his masterpiece, his tribute, and seals Jashomati's ultimate fate.
the script is based on protima a masterpiece of Tarashankar bandopadhyay.

==Cast==
*[[Soha Ali Khan]]
*[[Jackie Shroff]]
*[[Roopa Ganguly]]
*[[Abhishek Bacchan]]

==References==
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== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|0454391|Antarmahal}}

{{Rituparno Ghosh}}

[[Category:2005 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Bengali-language films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Rituparno Ghosh]]
[[Category:Films about landlords]]
[[Category:2000s Bengali-language films]]