| Baghini | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Nehal Dutta |
| Produced by | Pinky Paul |
| Starring | Ruma Chakraborty, Falguni Chaterjee, Pradeep Dhar, Partha Chakraborty, Shuvomoy Chaterjee, Subrata Guho Roy, Rahul Chakraborty, Anjan Paul, Ananya Guho |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Bangla |
Baghini (English: The Tigress) is an Indian Bangla film which is based on the life of the Chief Minister of West Bengal Mamata Banerjee. The release of the film was postponed several times, with the final release date set for 24 May 2019.
Cast
- Ruma Chakraborty - Indira Banarjee
- Falguni Chaterjee
- Pradeep Dhar
- Partha Chakraborty
- Shuvomoy Chaterjee
- Subrata Guho Roy
- Rahul Chakraborty
- Anjan Paul
- Ananya Guho
Production
In 2016, Nehal Dutt announced that he would direct a film based on the life of Mamata Banarjee. It was also announced that Ruma Chakraborty would act as the main character, called Indira Banerjee. A trailer was released in April 2019, and the director stated that the film would open in early May of the same year, a date that was postponed to 24 May due to the general elections in West Bengal. The original release had been planned for 2016.
References
- ^ "After Narendra Modi, Baghini: Bengal Tigress evokes Mamata Banerjee". Cinestaan. Archived from the original on 15 April 2019. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
- ^ "Mamata Banerjee's life inspires Bengali film Baghini" (Press release). Press Trust of India. 29 February 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
- ^ "আসছে 'বাঘিনী' মমতা" (in Bengali). Samakal. 3 May 2019. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
- ^ "Mamata in making on big screen". The Telegraph. 7 April 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
- "বায়োপিকে জানা যাবে মমতা কেন অবিবাহিত" (in Bengali). Ekushey TV.
- "ভোটের মরশুমে পারদ চড়াল মমতার বায়োপিক, মুক্তি পেল 'বাঘিনী'র ট্রেলার" (Press release) (in Bengali). sangbadpratidin.in. 19 April 2019. Retrieved 3 June 2024.