Goynar Baksho

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Goynar Baksho is a Bengali film directed by Aparna Sen that blends dark comedy and social commentary to explore the changing roles of women across generations in a traditional family.

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instanceOf Bengali-language film
film
awardReceived National Film Award for Best Bengali Feature Film NERFINISHED
basedOn Goynar Baksho (novel) NERFINISHED
basedOnWorkBy Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay NERFINISHED
castMember Kaushik Sen NERFINISHED
Konkona Sen Sharma NERFINISHED
Manoj Mitra NERFINISHED
Moushumi Chatterjee NERFINISHED
Paran Bandopadhyay NERFINISHED
Saswata Chatterjee NERFINISHED
Srabanti Chatterjee NERFINISHED
cinematographyBy Soumik Haldar NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin India
director Aparna Sen NERFINISHED
discusses dowry and women’s property rights
distributor Shree Venkatesh Films NERFINISHED
editedBy Rabi Ranjan Moitra NERFINISHED
filmFestivalScreening London Indian Film Festival NERFINISHED
New York Indian Film Festival NERFINISHED
genre dark comedy
drama film
fantasy film
social commentary film
hasGhostCharacter Pishima
hasTagline A tale of jewels, ghosts and women’s destinies
languageOfWorkOrName Bengali
mainCharacter Chaitali NERFINISHED
Pishima NERFINISHED
Somlata NERFINISHED
musicBy Debojyoti Mishra NERFINISHED
narrativeElement ghost of an aunt guarding her jewelry box
narrativeFocus changing roles of women across generations
notableFor blending dark comedy with feminist social critique
originalLanguage Bengali
producer Mahendra Soni NERFINISHED
Shrikant Mohta NERFINISHED
productionCompany Shree Venkatesh Films NERFINISHED
releaseDate 2013-04-12
releaseYear 2013
runtimeMinutes 132
screenwriter Aparna Sen NERFINISHED
setting Bengal NERFINISHED
theme partition of India and its aftermath
patriarchy
social change
women’s empowerment
timeSpanOfStory three generations

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Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay notableWork Goynar Baksho
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this entity surface form: Goynar Baksho (film)