Dahan (1997) is an award-winning India

India

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n Bengali

Bengali cinema

Bengali cinema refers to the Bengali language filmmaking industries in the Bengal region of South Asia. There are two major film-making hubs in the region: one in Kolkata, West Bengal, India and the other in Dhaka, Bangladesh .The history of cinema in Bengal dates back to the 1890s, when the first...

 feature film directed by Rituparno Ghosh

Rituparno Ghosh

Rituparno Ghosh is a Bengali film director. He has won 8 National Film Awards in India and several awards at international film festivals abroad.- Early life and background :...

. The film is based on Suchitra Bhattacharya

Suchitra Bhattacharya

Suchitra Bhattacharya is an Indian novelist.-Early life and education:Suchitra Bhattacharya was interested in writing from her childhood....

's story of the same name.

Cast

• Indrani Halder as Srobona Sarkar,Jhinuk
• Abhishek Chatterjee
  Abhishek Chatterjee
  - Filmography :*Alo *Bariwali .... Abhijeet... aka The Lady of the House*Dahan .... Palash ... aka Crossfire*Pathbhola .... Gupi-External links:...
  
   as Polash Chaudhury
• Rituparna Sengupta
  Rituparna Sengupta
  Rituparna Sengupta is an Indian actress. She is the leading actress in Bengali Cinema for the last decade in India, and is also currently performing in critically acclaimed Hindi Cinema.- Early life and education :...
  
   as Romita Chaudhury
• Suchitra Mitra
  Suchitra Mitra
  Suchitra Mitra was an Indian singer and composer, as well as a well-respected exponent of Rabindra Sangeet or the songs of Bengal's poet laureate Rabindranath Tagore. As an academic she remained a Professor and the Head of 'Rabindra Sangeet Department' at the Rabindra Bharati University for many...
  
   as Jhinuk's thammi
• Subhendu Chatterjee
  Subhendu Chatterjee
  Subhendu Chatterjee was an Indian actor of television and films in Bengali.-Career:He started his film career with Mrinal Sen's Akash Kusum in 1965. He was appreciated for his restrained portrayal of the honest friend who would fail to prevent his go-getting friend from the path of corruption and...
  
   as Romita's father
• Mamata Shankar
  Mamata Shankar
  Mamata Shankar is an actress in the Bengali language film industry of India. She has acted in films by renowned film directors including, Satyajit Ray, Mrinal Sen, Rituparno Ghosh, Buddhadev Dasgupta and Gautam Ghosh...
  
   as Romita's sister-in-law

Plot

A newly wed couple Romita (Rituparna Sengupta

Rituparna Sengupta

Rituparna Sengupta is an Indian actress. She is the leading actress in Bengali Cinema for the last decade in India, and is also currently performing in critically acclaimed Hindi Cinema.- Early life and education :...

) and Palash (Abhishek Chatterjee) were attacked on the open road. The goons molested Romita, but nobody came forward to help. However, one lone schoolteacher, Jhinuk (Indrani Halder), rushed to the spot to help. She was later hailed a heroine by the press.

Jhinuk was determined to punish the assailants, and helped police. However, the experience of Jhinuk turned out to be a frustrating experience for her when even the victims and their family decided to back out.

Awards

Rituparna Sengupta and Indrani Halder shared the National Film Award for Best Actress

National Film Award for Best Actress

The National Film Award for Best Actress is an honor presented annually at the National Film Awards of India to an actress who has delivered the best performance in a leading role within the Indian film industry...

 in 1998 for the film. Ghosh won National Film Award for Best Screenplay

National Film Award for Best Screenplay

The National Film Award for Best Screenplay winners:-References:...

.