Top 10 Bengali Films About The Life Of Women

Bengali films have been creating several genres of films. One such is focusing on the lives of women. Women are a part of the society. Without them, we are nothing. Here is a list of Bengali films about the life of the women.

1. Parama

The film Parama is about the life of a woman named Paroma. She is married. She is a 40-year-old woman. She wants to pose for a magazine photo shoot. Rahul is a foreign photojournalist. He finds her photos. Now her life is forever changed. Her husband rejects her because of Rahul's dishonesty. Then she becomes mentally ill. Her family forgives her. Still, she does not want her previous life. The family agrees to let her return. This happens when a doctor asks for psychiatric therapy for her. She finally remembers the name of a flower that she had previously forgotten. This means she is recovering.

2. Chokher Bali

The film Chokher Bali is about the life of two women. It is based on the story written by Rabindranath Tagore of the name Chokher Bali. Binodini is a young woman. Her husband dies when she gets married. Now she is a widow. She goes back to her village and stays with her aunt. Her aunt, Mahindra, and his wife, Ashalata live together. Mahindra becomes close to Binodini. They have an affair. Then Ashalata leaves and goes to Kashi. Binodini leaves and asks Behari to marry her. Behari is Mahindra’s friend. Behari rejects her because of his morals. But Binodini disappears after Behari agrees to marry her.

3. Unishe April

The film Unishe April is about Sarojini. She is a famous dancer. She is very successful professionally but not at home. Manish is her husband. He does not like her. He argues with her. Sarojini is artistic in nature. Her mother dies. Now she has to send her daughter, Aditi, to the hostel. Aditi returns home. She wants to become a doctor. The film shows the conflict between mother and daughter. Aditi was about to marry Prosenjit Chatterjee The only son of Biswajit Ranjitkumar Chatterjee wa >> Read More... . But he rejects her due to some misunderstandings. She attempts suicide after her heartbreak. Later she and her mother have face-to-face conversations about what both want.

4. Dahan

The film Dahan is about a newly married couple. They are Romita and Palash. They are assaulted and abused by attackers. They are helped by a schoolteacher named Jhinuk. They consider him as a hero. Palash beats his wife. She leaves her family. Then she goes to Canada. But she faces legal problems. She is again attacked. Jhinuk wants to save her. He wants to punish them. The offenders are freed. Now the two characters lose the case. As Romi and Jhinuk gets stronger. Jhinuk is so determined to bring the attackers to justice that the victim's family rejects him. He is now disappointed.

5. Titli

The film Titli is about a life of a girl named Titli. She is seventeen years old. She is from Duars, North Bengal. She is a crazy fan of a Bollywood superstar named Rohit Roy Born on 5th April, 1968, Rohit Roy is an extremely >> Read More... . She wants to marry him. Urmila is her mother. She is shocked to find out about her wish. He is more than twice her age. They take a jeep to meet Rohit's father. He is a huge Harry Potter fan. He also has a collection of Khushwant Singh jokes. They meet his ex-wife. They ask his wife and daughter to stay in touch. Titli fights her mother's conflict and suffering. Rohit then writes a letter to Urmila. There he says about the details of his engagement to another woman. In the end, the film documents ‘Bangali Babur biye’. It means ‘Bengali man marries’.

6. Dosar

The film Dosar is about an extra-marital affair. Kaushik and Kaberi are happy couple. But he has a secret mistress named Mita. Kaushik and Mita were driving. They meet with an accident. She dies, and he is injured. Now he is admitted to a hospital. Then Kaberi comes to know about them. She is sad and upset. Now she wants to mend their broken relationship. And he also moves on with his life. He should get back his wife's trust now. Another couple, Brinda and Bobby, are shown in the film. They are involved in a non-monogamy relationship. Bobby is unsure about Brinda's child’s father when she becomes pregnant. But he supports Brinda in her problems.

7. Ghare Baire

The film Ghare Baire is about the life of a woman and two men. Nikhilesh is a member of the Swadeshi movement and a Bengali nobleman. He stays in Sukhsayar with his wife, Bimala, and his in-law. A man named Sandip arrives to persuade Nikhilesh and the locals to give up imported items in favor of Swadeshi ones. Bimala is asked to develop and explore her passion, Nikhilesh. He is a man who gives importance to calmness. Hindus and Muslims fight. This results from Sandip's idea to smuggle foreign products and bribe the administrator to sink boats carrying them in Sukhsayar. There are fights between Muslims and Hindus. Bimala becomes a widow when Nikhilesh decides to leave on his own to end the battle.

8. Mahanagar

The film Mahanagar is about the life of a working woman. Satyajit Ray Biographies reveal bare details about the maverick >> Read More... was the director of this film. In the 1950s, in Calcutta, Arati is a middle-class woman. She lives with his husband, son, mother-in-law, and father-in-law. They face a financial crisis. Her husband is the only working man. Now, she has to take up a job to support her family. She joins a company. She becomes a saleswoman. Arati succeeds and enjoys independence. But her father-in-law criticizes her. Her husband, Subrata becomes insecure. Now he asks her to leave her job. She becomes friends with an Anglo-Indian coworker Edith. Suddenly he loses his job. Now she is the only one working. Edith is fired. For this, Arati confronts Himangshu. He is the boss. Then she leaves her position. Arati apologizes to Subrata for leaving her job. He respects Arati's bravery. Now they are both searching for employment.

9. Goynar Baksho

The film Goynar Baksho is about a woman who is a ghost. The film shows the lives and the social roles of three generations of women. The main character of this film is a widow. She hides her wedding jewelry. Her family loses ancestral lands. Now they have shifted to India. When her niece-in-law pawns the diamonds for her husband's business, the ghost of the widow visits her. She brings the second niece-in-law and her boyfriend together. The spirit also finally involves her daughter in politics. The 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War and the Mukti Bahini insurgents' fight for independence are also shown in this film.

10. Durga Sohay

The film Durga Sohay is about a young nurse named Durga. She visits the North Kolkata home of the Basak family to take care of an older man. The film shots in between Mahalaya and Dashami. She is a thief. She is caught by Manasi. Later she becomes a good person. Now everyone trusts her. She was sent by her husband to steal. He is a dacoit. He enters their house on the last day to steal. But the police catch them with Durga’s help.