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	==Plot==		==Plot==
	Rudra Chatterjee ([[Rituparno Ghosh]]) has spent his life		Rudra Chatterjee ([[Rituparno Ghosh]]) 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 [[Rabindranath Tagore\|Tagore]]'s ''[[Chitrāngadā#In fiction\|Chitrangada]]'', he meets Partho ([[Jisshu Sengupta]]) 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? The story ends with the line "Be What You Wish To Be".		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 [[Rabindranath Tagore\|Tagore]]'s ''[[Chitrāngadā#In fiction\|Chitrangada]]'', he meets Partho ([[Jisshu Sengupta]]) who is a drug-addict percussionist introduced to the team by the main dancer Kasturi ([[Raima Sen]]). Soon, Rudra develops chemistry with Partho and they fall 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? The story ends with the line "Be What You Wish To Be".

	==Cast==		==Cast==
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	==Awards==		==Awards==
	[[Special Jury Award]] at the [[60th National Film Awards]]<ref name="60thaward">{{cite press release\|title=60th National Film Awards Announced\|url=http://pib.nic.in/archieve/others/2013/mar/d2013031801.pdf\|publisher=Press Information Bureau (PIB), India\|access-date=18 March 2013}}</ref>		Special Jury Award at the [[60th National Film Awards]]<ref name="60thaward">{{cite press release\|title=60th National Film Awards Announced\|url=http://pib.nic.in/archieve/others/2013/mar/d2013031801.pdf\|publisher=Press Information Bureau (PIB), India\|access-date=18 March 2013}}</ref>

	==References==		==References==
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	{{LGBT in India}}		{{LGBT in India}}
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	\| music = [[Debojyoti Mishra]]		\| music = [[Debojyoti Mishra]]
	\| cinematography = [[Abhik Mukhopadhyay]]		\| cinematography = [[Abhik Mukhopadhyay]]
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	*[[Anashua Majumdar]] as Rudra's mother		*[[Anashua Majumdar]] as Rudra's mother
	*[[Deepankar De]] as Rudra's father		*[[Deepankar De]] as Rudra's father
	*[[Raima Sen]] as Kasturi		*[[Raima Sen]] as Kasturi in a guest appearance
			*[[Aparajita Auddy]] as Mala in a guest appearance
	*[[Kaushik Banerjee]] as Manish		*[[Kaushik Banerjee]] as Manish
	*[[Sanjoy Nag]] (cameo appearance) as Rahul (Rudra's ex-boyfriend)		*[[Sanjoy Nag]] (cameo appearance) as Rahul (Rudra's ex-boyfriend)

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{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2015}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Chitrangada: The Crowning Wish
| image = Chitrangada_The_Crowning_Wish.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Theatrical poster of the film.
| director = [[Rituparno Ghosh]]
| producer = [[Shree Venkatesh Films]]
| writer = Rituparno Ghosh
| starring = Rituparno Ghosh <br>[[Jisshu Sengupta]]
| music = [[Debojyoti Mishra]]
| cinematography = [[Abhik Mukhopadhyay]]
| editing = Arghakamal Mitra
| studio =
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2012|05|25|[[New York Indian Film Festival]]|2012|08|31|India}}
| runtime = 135 minutes
| country = India
| language = Bengali
| budget = 1 crore
| gross =

}}
'''''Chitrangada: The Crowning Wish''''' is a 2012 [[Bengali language|Bengali-language]] film written and directed by [[Rituparno Ghosh]]. The film premiered on 25 May 2012 at the [[New York Indian Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite web|title=NYIFF 2012 Centerpiece : Chitrangada|url=http://www.iaac.us/nyiff2012/centerpiece.htm|publisher=New York Indian Film Festival|access-date=5 August 2012}}</ref> The film tells the story of a choreographer who is struggling with his gender identity. It is loosely based on [[Rabindranath Tagore]]'s play [[Chitra (play)|''Chitra'']]; which is [[Rabindranath Tagore|Tagore]]'s take on the story of [[Chitrāngadā]], a character from the ''[[Mahābhārata]]''.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Roychoudhury|first=Amborish|title=Rituparno Ghosh and the enduring influence of Tagore|work=[[Mint (newspaper)|Mint]]|url=https://www.livemint.com/mint-lounge/features/rituparno-ghosh-and-the-enduring-influence-of-tagore-11598712796111.html}}</ref>

==Plot==
Rudra Chatterjee ([[Rituparno Ghosh]]) 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 [[Rabindranath Tagore|Tagore]]'s ''[[Chitrāngadā#In fiction|Chitrangada]]'', he meets Partho ([[Jisshu Sengupta]]) 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? The story ends with the line "Be What You Wish To Be".

==Cast==
*[[Rituparno Ghosh]] as Rudra "Khokon" Chatterjee
*[[Jisshu Sengupta]]<ref>{{cite news|title='Chitrangada' Indian premier at Osian festival|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/chitrangadas-indian-premier-at-osian-festival/274972-8-66.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120730022705/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/chitrangadas-indian-premier-at-osian-festival/274972-8-66.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=30 July 2012|access-date=5 August 2012|newspaper=IBN Live|date=26 July 2012}}</ref> as Partho, the percussionist
*[[Anjan Dutt]] as Subho
*[[Anashua Majumdar]] as Rudra's mother
*[[Deepankar De]] as Rudra's father
*[[Raima Sen]] as Kasturi
*[[Kaushik Banerjee]] as Manish
*[[Sanjoy Nag]] (cameo appearance) as Rahul (Rudra's ex-boyfriend)

==Awards==
[[Special Jury Award]] at the [[60th National Film Awards]]<ref name="60thaward">{{cite press release|title=60th National Film Awards Announced|url=http://pib.nic.in/archieve/others/2013/mar/d2013031801.pdf|publisher=Press Information Bureau (PIB), India|access-date=18 March 2013}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|2480566}}

{{Rituparno Ghosh|state=expanded}}
{{Works based on the Mahabharata}}
{{LGBT in India}}

[[Category:2012 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Bengali-language films]]
[[Category:Indian drama films]]
[[Category:Films based on the Mahabharata]]
[[Category:Indian LGBT-related films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Rituparno Ghosh]]
[[Category:2010s Bengali-language films]]
[[Category:Transgender-related films]]
[[Category:2012 LGBT-related films]]
[[Category:2012 drama films]]