Antarmahal

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Antarmahal
Directed by Rituparno Ghosh
Starring Jackie Shroff
Abhishek Bachchan
Soha Ali Khan
Release date(s) 2005
Language Bengali
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Antar Mahal (Bengali: অন্তরমহল ôntormohol) is a 2005 Bengali cinema directed by Rituparno Ghosh. Jackie Shroff plays the zamindar. Other lead roles include Rupa Ganguly and Soha Ali Khan. Abhishek Bachchan plays a supporting role in this Bengali film.

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The story takes place towards the end of the 19th century in Bengal Bhubaneswar Chowdhury (Jackie Shroff) is a rich and oppressive Zamindar. He is planning to please the British so that they bestow on him the Raibahadur title. There are quite a few contenders and so something unique has to be done. On the other hand he also wants an heir and since he blames the failure on wife Mahamaya (Rupa Ganguly) he marries again, the much younger Jashomati (Soha Ali Khan). Both the wives compete against each other in an ego struggle. Younger wife Jashomati in her traumatised and lonely state gets drawn towards young sculptor played by (Abhishek Bachchan) . [1].

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