Nobel Prize winner Rabindranath Tagore is known for his poetic writings. He was known for raising social issues through his stories. The composer of India's national anthem 'Jana Gana Mana', brought glory to the country with his talent in many fields including poetry, literature, drama and music.
A glimpse of Rabindranath Tagore's strong writing can also be seen in Indian films. Many films and TV serials in Indian cinema are based on his stories. These stories shown on the silver screen also received a lot of love from the audience.
So on the occasion of Rabindranath Tagore's death anniversary, let's have a look at films based on his writing. Rituparno Ghosh made a film based on Rabindranath Tagore's short story. The name of this film released in the year 2003 is 'Choker Bali'.
Aishwarya Rai and Raima Sen appeared in lead roles in this film. Radhika Apte also played an important role. Aishwarya's character was named Binodini.
Aishwarya Rai, who appeared in the role of a young widow, was well-liked and this film also received many big awards. You can watch this film on Amazon Prime Videos. The film 'Uphaar' was released in the year 1971.
This film was based on the famous story 'Sampati' written by Rabindranath Tagore. This film was directed by Roy Sudhendu. Jaya Bachchan played the lead actress in the film.
Both her simplicity and acting were well-liked in this film. The beauty and depth of the relationship were emphasised in the film. Jaya's character's name in the film was M.