Rabindranath Tagore

This film revolves around the era of 1947 and explores the consequences of partition of India. Delving into the grim history of the partition, Mukherjee`s movie Rajkahini is weaved around a border between the two nations that runs through a brothel housing eleven women.

Nayika is the story of Gracy, who was a leading star until she suddenly disappeared from the silver screen. Now, Aleena has come to make a documentary on her life. Aleena unravels the mystery surrounding Gracy`s life and her sudden disappearance from the silver screen.

Set in the early 1900s, Chaturanga is based on Rabindranath Tagore's novel, and revolves around a man's quest for the truth, and borders on issues of morality. Sachish is in a quest to find the meaning of life. However, his search leads him to more disillusion, until he can take it no more. The presence of two women in his life make his journey difficult, since he believes that he is responsible for their wellbeing.

Binodini is a young widow who lives with a woman and her son, Mahendra, who had once refused to marry her. Their lives are thrown into disarray when there is deceit and adultery between Binodini, Mahendra, his wife and his friend. The book, Binodini, is the story of a young woman, who is left to her own devices when her sickly husband dies soon after they are married. She returns to her village and lives there for a couple of months until she sees one of her relations passing by there on her way to somewhere else. Binodini hails the woman and the two soon agree that it would be best if Binodini came to live with the woman and her son, Mahendra (who, by the way, was one of the first to see Binodini's photo when she was unwed and up for grabs yet refused her on account of his being "unready for marriage"). Now, when the two arrive the woman's son and his new bride are in the throes of passion, constantly sneaking off to be alone together; this infatuation does not last long, however, when Mahendra begins to see that his wife's friend, Binodini, is more his type. The story details the lives of these three and Mahendra's best friend as they deal with certain issues as distrust, adultery, lies, and numerous fallings-out between them. The movie correctly depicts what Tagore so skillfully wrote and is a sad, stirring tale of the deceit and sorrow that come from being unsatisfied and unhappy. —gavin (gunmasterM@hotmail.com) Mahendra is a doctor circa British rule in India, who lives a comfortable life in a city in Bengal (India). He is friendly with a young man, a bachelor named Behari. Both Mahendra and Behari are of marriage age, and do get a lot of proposals. One day they receive a proposal of a young woman named Binodini along with a photograph. Neither of them shows any interest nor even take a look at the photograph. They get news that Binodini has got married. Shortly thereafter, they receive another proposal without a photograph, for a young woman named Ashalata. Behari is asked to check her out for Mahendra - he ends up consenting to marry her, but subsequently let's Mahendra be the groom. A few months later Ashalata gets pregnant, and the family gets the news that Binodini has been widowed only after a year's marriage. Then things get complicated when Ashalata befriends Binodini - and both Mahendra and Behari get attracted to her - so much so that Mahendra is considering separating from his bride - and Behari separating from his bachelorhood - but both in quandary over the social taboo of marrying a widow - and of the present agitation aimed against the British to quit India. —rAjOo (gunwanti@hotmail.com)

1) Koni is a young girl from a poor family; Khsitish Sinha is an experienced swimming coach. One day Khsitish sees Koni swimming and thinks she can be an excellent swimmer. Koni does not have the money to hire a coach. Khsitish decides to coach her for free but because his family is also not rich, he adopts her and puts her to work in a tailor shop. After struggling to learn how to properly swim competitively, Koni makes it onto the Bengal national swimming team. She is not selected to compete in any events until a team member is injured. Koni takes first place in the swimming competition, Kony is a great inspiration for children and adults 2) I opine that this book is the best Indian sports novel. The sports journalist - Moti Nandi has creatively brought up the fact of hidden talent. There are many people out there who in spite of having a talent can't excel in their domain due to lack of economy and resources. The main themes of this book revolves around love for sports, hard work, dedication and the role of a teacher in the course of a student's success. Koni with all her power and hard work fights against all the obstacles and made the whole of Bengal proud whereas the character of Khitish Singha as her trainer showed the role of a perfect teacher 3) The inspiring story of Hima Das led us to Koni, Bengali writer Moti Nandy's heartwarming tale of a young girl who fights social prejudices and material challenges to emerge as a champion swimmer------The reed-thin teenager is spotted first during her skirmishes in the Ganges by coach Sinha who again bumps into her during a non-stop walking contest she entered to earn money for her family. The temperamental coach, who has been forced out of his club of three decades, is looking for a charge he can shape into a future champion. Thus starts the unlikely association between an unwilling but stubborn swimmer and an indomitable coach who is convinced of the potential of the starving girl he bullies into learning the proper technique of swimming. In many ways, Koni is a story that will inspire even the most cynical of us as the underdog battles poverty and the web of petty politics that are the bane of sports bodies. Mukherjee keeps the tale moving in a simple narrative that captures well the frustration of defeat as well as the subdued elation of winning. Having been denied the chance to swim for her state, abused by team mates and summarily left to thaw on the stands at a national meet, Koni's fight back to glory is a feel-good "grit and determination always wins" tale, that Nandy is known for scripting. The book will appeal to a teenage audience with its easy language and inspiring story of a girl who refused to make poverty an excuse to achieve her potential. -------THANK YOU------- -SB