Rituparno Ghosh’s ‘Chitrangada’ first India premier at Osian's 12 Cinefan Film Festival 2012
Rituparno Ghosh’s ‘Chitrangada’ first India premier at Osian's 12 Cinefan Film Festival 2012 Festival to focus on Indian Arab and Asian movies Osian's 12th Cinefan Film Festival is all set to expand its wing with the inclusion of acclaimed Bengali Filmmaker - Rituparno Ghosh, whose much awaited contentious film 'Chitrangada' will have its first India premier under the 'Freedom of expression' section of the festival. The film is one of the most radical explorations in Indian film, about the freedom to choose one’s gender and sexual orientation. The sharpness of Ghosh’s portrayal of the Third Sex cultural position comes from his own path-breaking insistence over the past decade in exerting his right to make choices when it comes to sex and gender. 'Chitrangada' is a contemporary reworking of Tagore’s famous dance drama of the same name which depicts the love story of Arjuna and the warrior-princess of Manipur, Chitrangada. Ghosh pl...