27 JULY 2013 | FILM SCREENING | THE SATURDAY EVENING SHOW IN COLLABORATION WITH NAZARIYA

Chitrangada: The Crowning Wish is a film written and directed by Rituparno Ghosh.  The film tells the story of a choreographer named Rudra who is struggling with his gender identity. Rudra meets Partho who is a  percussionist. Soon, Rudra develops 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? It is loosely based on Rabindranath Tagore’s play Chitra; The story ends with the line “Be What You Wish To Be”.

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