Dahan

A story about social injustice & feudal mentality in so called educated and cultured bengali society. Sexual intercourse without the consent of the partner is no less than a Rape!

in dahan, crossfire, rituporno ghosh weaves a brilliant movie with a screenplay that is as good as any that ive seen. the movie's premise is evocative - a bunch of ruffians try to molest a newly wed woman, while amny pass by one offer to help, until a brave young teacher infuriated by what she sees, turns on the men and saves the girl. all this happens in the first 20 minutes of the film, the next 2 hours is about how various people react to the incident and the scandal it brings to the family reputation, the newly-wed, her husband, her in-laws, her parents. the brave young teacher, her parent, her grandmopther with whom she shares a special bond, her brother who idolizes her.

this multitude of characters each add depth to the screenplay that is a brilliant insight into indian middle moralities and what is justice, bravery, right and wrong, morals, crime, punishment and so on. while all this might have been too much in the hands of weaker men, the director thanks to the excellent screenplay manages to make sure there is enough on the plate without it brimming over. a deeply moving film, with sparks of bright wit, intelligence and underlayed realism that shines like a beacon.

it is movies like these from india that should be showcased on the global scene. not nonsense like devdas(2002).

Really it shows how we prioritize society guidance over anything even losing to ourselves. Also it's shown why film came as a art form it's also revolution from movie maker the tiny things we basically let it go but it isn't though tiny. This flim ask a deep question to society as we are capable of being called true human society.

Why should we a watch a film? For entertainment purposes or for obtaining something that we are lacking.

In our case both. But 2nd point is most appropriate. This film 'Dahan' is all about the unhealthy side of our culture as well as our society. Here you will come to know about a married lady named 'Romita' who was getting sexually assaulted by some thugs in the middle of the road. A lot of people from different races of the society witnessed it and did Noting as it might involve them with serious proby. Then a brave young girl came to rescue her. After that the story continues just in the usual way it should be. We all know what will happen next. The victim will file a case resulting a judgement in court where the accused will get bail easily. Everything will happen because nobody has the guts to break the unhealthy system of the society where there honour or respect is more important than the justice they deserve.

This film will make us realise that we shouldn't choose what society is forcing us to choose. Rather we should follow our heart to protect our loving one.

The strongest of his all works. He took the concept of two woman struggling against the corrupt and chauvinistic society from Suchitra Bhattachrya's highly praised novel of the same name. She was, if not one of, the biggest feminist author of our time. And the same theme and context is dripping from every scenes of the film itself. Even the treatment of editing was so cool and ahead of its time. This also serves as the first attempt of Ghosh's incredible dubbing which, I think, he was the best in the world.