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The Eunuch and the Flute Player

  • 2017
  • 1h 55m
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Ritwick Chakraborty and Riddhi Sen in The Eunuch and the Flute Player (2017)
Nagarkirtan is a Bengali movie. The movie is directed by Kaushik Ganguly and featured Ritwick Chakraborty and Riddhi Sen as lead characters.
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The film stars Riddhi Sen as Parimal, a trans woman from rural Bengal, and Ritwick Chakraborty as Madhu, a flute player from the Kirtaniya town of Nabadwip.The film stars Riddhi Sen as Parimal, a trans woman from rural Bengal, and Ritwick Chakraborty as Madhu, a flute player from the Kirtaniya town of Nabadwip.The film stars Riddhi Sen as Parimal, a trans woman from rural Bengal, and Ritwick Chakraborty as Madhu, a flute player from the Kirtaniya town of Nabadwip.

  • Director
    • Kaushik Ganguly
  • Writer
    • Kaushik Ganguly
  • Stars
    • Riddhi Sen
    • Ritwick Chakraborty
    • Bidipta Chakraborty
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    8.5/10
    996
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Kaushik Ganguly
    • Writer
      • Kaushik Ganguly
    • Stars
      • Riddhi Sen
      • Ritwick Chakraborty
      • Bidipta Chakraborty
    • 20User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 18 wins & 4 nominations total

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    Riddhi Sen
    Riddhi Sen
    • Puti
    Ritwick Chakraborty
    Ritwick Chakraborty
    • Madhu
    Bidipta Chakraborty
    Kaushik Ganguly
    Kaushik Ganguly
    • Cameo
    Arun Guhatharkurta
    • Madhu's Father
    Shankari Mahato
    • Arati
    Sujan Mukherjee
    Sujan Mukherjee
    Manjula Poley
    • Madhu's Mother
    Indrasish Roy
    Indrasish Roy
    Kundan Saha
    • Gokul
    • Director
      • Kaushik Ganguly
    • Writer
      • Kaushik Ganguly
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    8Vask-gs

    Masterpiece

    This movie indeed deserves international awards. The way riddhi sen acted, i cannot Imagine better acting than this.
    10rickpaul-30970

    Miss at your own Risk

    In the world full of cliché love stories, Kaushik Ganguly delivers a love story which doesn't remain an ordinary love story. I haven't seen such a movie in a decade or two. Ritwik Chakraborty and Riddhi Sen, who plays a transgender have put up a show which is beyond imagination. They have outdone their roles with so much ease. Every frame, every moment, every scene is directed so beautifully by Kaushik Ganguly. This will surely create a benchmark in the history of Indian cinema.

    In one word it's a Masterpiece. A movie which is beyond reviews and awards. If you haven't watched it yet, please do catch this movie ASAP, for Madhu and Puti will stay with you even after you've left the theatres.
    10kumarsusanta

    Don't read any further

    Just leave now from here and watch it If I say anything then it will be spoiler
    10tuhinind

    'Nagarkirtan' (Eunuch & The Flue Player). A masterly crafted tale of two souls bound by love.

    A tale of true magic of love... that draws our attention about the social prejudices & persecution...which acts as an eternal curse for those who are in love.

    With 'kirtan' (devotional songs reciting about the love affair of Krishna & Radha) this film poetically depicts the passionate romance between (Krishna-Radha) Madhu-Punti in three phases 'pronoy', 'abhisar' & 'biroho'.

    SCREENPLAY: Three timelines were overlapping with each other & running at a pace of perfect brilliance. So, when it approaches the climax the audience will surely feel the ache of 'Punti' that echoes with the cry of 'Radha'.

    ACTING : Director 'Ray' had his 'Soumitra'. 'Kaushik Ganguly' has 'Ritwik'. 'Riddhi Sen' played the perfect female lead...As 'Aparna' for 'Apu'...(As when Sharmila Tagore paired with Soumitra Chatterjee in silver screen for Ray's Apur Sangsar/The World of Apu).

    SOUND DESIGNING: Quintessentially appropriate. Communicates every deep emotions of this cinema.

    EDITING : Played the most vital part to carry out the tone of this cinema from different timelines into a perfect continuum.

    DIRECTION : After 'Cinemawala', 'Shabdo', 'Arekti Premer Golpo' & 'Chhotoder chhobi ', this film is another big contribution to world cinema from the director.

    STORYLINE / PLOT : A simple love story which we were denied for 100 years of Indian cinema . India loves cinema & mainly cinema with love stories...no doubt all those thousands of love stories in Indian cinema created us , as who we are. The "story" of this cinema historically is a turning point for Indian cinema which provides us with the magic of love in it's truest sense.

    It also removes the blindfold of illusion & lies which was created around love for last 100 years by Indian Cinema.

    At the end of the whole journey ... With this spiritual upliftment, you as a person will surely be much more pervious to love & understand LOVE for what is.

    A Must watch film...hopefully will be released in netflix for cinephiles around the globe.
    10debjyoti197

    Maybe the best creation of Kaushik Ganguly

    The way such a delicate issue was handled and compared with the element of prayers to God - immense thought process needed. Accompanying this was excellent effort from the entire crew. Indeed, this deserved National Awards.

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    • Release date
      • January 1, 2017 (India)
    • Country of origin
      • India
    • Official site
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    • Language
      • Bengali
    • Also known as
      • Nagarkirtan
    • Production companies
      • Acropolis Entertainment
      • Acropolis Entertainment
      • Mojo Productions
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      • 1h 55m(115 min)
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