Contemporary Bengali Movies To Watch For Emotional Growth

From Rabindranath Thakur and Satyajit Ray to Srijit Mukherjee and Rituparno Ghosh, Bengali stories and films have always contributed greatly to the world of culture and art. Films that originally originated to educate the masses and had lost their essence, have now gained back their pace as few Bengali directors have created some fascinating movies that can cater to your emotional growth.

1. ‘Sweater’

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All those people who tend to undermine themselves and self-sabotage their value in everyone’s life, ‘Sweater’ is the right pick for you. This is an honest journey of a girl who falls in love with herself with every thread of sweater that she weaves. Don't watch, but experience the movie and amplify your value in your own life.

2. ‘Belaseshe’

A saga of an old married couple who are heading for a divorce, ‘Belaseshe’ makes you realise the true meaning of love does not lie in the riches of life but the wildernesses and the ordinary. This Bengali film is a quest of a couple who learn to love each other through their senility and realise their value in each other’s lives.

3. ‘Praktan’

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For all those who have been through a breakup or a divorce, ‘Praktan’ can be a major stepping stone in the journey of your emotional growth. The beautifully crafted film is a journey that you embark on to enlighten yourself on how to accept that the ending of a relationship does not have to be tragic. It is about understanding how you and your former partner wanted to walk on separate paths and moving on with your lives is for the best.

4. ‘Ekannoborti’

Yet another story that revolves around a divorce, ‘Ekkanoborti’ is a journey about finding yourself. A woman who stays tied in a loveless relationship with an apathetic partner, chooses to leave it. She visits her mother during the celebrations of Durga Puja and what happens next makes it worth a watch.

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5. ‘Cheeni’

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A bittersweet representation of a mother-daughter duo, ‘Cheeni’ is one of the most relatable movies. We all have rifts with our parents due to us being imperfect beings, sometimes it's us who create an issue, the other times it's our parents. Watch the movie to understand that even our parents are imperfect but all that matters is that they try to be better.

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