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Aishwarya Rai, Prasenjit Chatterjee, Raima Sen

Based on Rabindranath Tagore`s novel of the same name, Choker Bali is a psychological study of relationships between the sexes in a landed family, of shifting eternal triangles, complex motivations, a...( read more  read more... ) subtle play of emotions; all of which have interesting parallels as well as contrasts to our times. The story of the film is about the relationships between four young people, two men and two women. Mahendra (Prosenjit), is a spoilt young dandy, the pride and despair of his widowed mother Rajlakshmi (Lily Chakraborty). Behari (Tota Roychowdhury), his closest friend is almost like another son to Rajlakshmi. Like all doting mothers Rajlakshmi wants to see her son happily married and she would like to see Behari settled as well. She has a girl in mind for Mahendra, the daughter of a friend of hers. Binodini (Aishwarya Rai) is beautiful and accomplished, but the whimsical Mahendra chooses to refuse her as a wife, having seen only her photograph. So does Behari. Binodini, therefore, finds another husband, only to be widowed within a year. Mahendra finally settles down with Ashalata (Raima Sen), a girl who was originally engaged to Behari. Rajlakshmi meets Binodini in her childhood home and impulsively brings her back to Calcutta with her. In Calcutta, Binodini meets the two young men who she might have married. She is also keenly aware of the life she has lost and resents the fact that the naïve Ashalata has what she cannot. She begins to manipulate Ashalata so as to get closer to the young men. Ashalata, on the other hand, is delighted to have someone else to confide in. She gives Binodini a pet name, Chokher Bali literally meaning sand in the eye. Binodini uses her intellect to intrigue Mahendra and Behari. She embarks on an affair with Mahendra. However, the affair does not stay a secret for long. Rajlakshmi,wise to Binodinis intrigues,insults her and forces her to leave the house...

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Release Date: January 1, 2004

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  • ileo
    May 19, 2008
    ileo
    An interesting movie! Intriguing story plot. Aishwarya Rai stars.
    Very good if you like drama. A must-see!
  • samirstm
    February 1, 2007
    samirstm
    Passion Play indeed........ A touching tale of human instincts and emotions.
  • midwifewithwoman
    November 8, 2006
    midwifewithwoman
    Very good! No song & dance, but a great story about love and widows in early 20th century India. Aishwarya Rai does another great performance, and her hair is gorgeous! I think I like her much better when she's performing in her native language. Her English roles seem a bit m...( read more)elodramatic.
  • Sherazade
    June 29, 2006
    Sherazade
    Ash was awesome in this one too!

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