Chokher Bali is a Bengali film based on the novel Chokher Bali by Rabindranath Tagore. It was directed by Rituparno Ghosh in 2003 and stars Prasenjit as Mahendra, Aishwarya Rai as Binodini and Raima Sen as Ashalata. Ashalata and Binodini refer to each other as Chokher Bali. The other major characters are played by Lily Chakravarty and Tota Roy Chowdhury . The film was later dubbed into Hindi and was released internationally under that language. Upon release, the film met with positive critical and box office reception. The film won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Bengali... and was nominated for the Golden Leopard award at the Locarno International Film Festival in 2003. The film screened at the 34th International Film Festival of India on October 19.
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| Release date: | August 9, 2003 |
| Directed by: | Rituparno Ghosh |
| Runtime: | 167 Minutes |
| Producer: | Shrikant Mohta, Mahendra Soni |
| Editor: | Arghyakamal Mitra |
| Music by: | Debojyoti Mishra |
| Cinematography: | Aveek Mukhopadhyay |
| Screenplay by: | Rituparno Ghosh, Rabindranath Tagore |
| Adapted from: | Chokher Bali |