6.0Performing the Goddess · 1999
Performing the Goddess (1999) is a Documentary film directed by Naveen Kishore, starring Chapal Bhaduri.
Documentary
6.0Overview
"Chapal Bhaduri, a leading lady of Bengal’s traditional folk traveling theatre-in-the-round, the Jatra, spent his life playing women. This film is an intimate biography that brings you face to face with this unique individual, sharing what it means to him to become a woman night after night, talking of the woman inside his body, of troubled sexuality, of a long partnership with his older lover, of the loneliness of living on the edges of conventional society–and showing how he metamorphoses into the goddess to perform her story." - The Bangalore International Centre
Cast
Chapal Bhaduri
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What is "Performing the Goddess" about?
"Chapal Bhaduri, a leading lady of Bengal’s traditional folk traveling theatre-in-the-round, the Jatra, spent his life playing women. This film is an intimate biography that brings you face to face with this unique individual, sharing what it means to him to become a woman night after night, talking of the woman inside his body, of troubled sexuality, of a long partnership with his older lover, of the loneliness of living on the edges of conventional society–and showing how he metamorphoses into the goddess to perform her story." - The Bangalore International Centre
When was "Performing the Goddess" released?
Performing the Goddess was released in 1999.
Who stars in "Performing the Goddess"?
The cast includes Chapal Bhaduri.
