Five Rituparno Ghosh Films That Challenged Gender and Patriarchy

Rituparno Ghosh made films about people whose lives did not fit traditional expectations.

Unishe April shows that a mother can love her child and still care deeply about her career.

Dahan shows how difficult life can become for a woman after she is assaulted.

It also shows how families and society may blame victims instead of supporting them.

Chokher Bali says that a widow can still want love and intimacy.

Antarmahal shows how powerful men can treat women’s bodies as tools for family status.

Chitrangada follows a person trying to understand their gender and decide who they want to be.

These films were unusual because they treated women and queer people as complicated human beings.