''Sob Charitro Kalponik'', ( bn, সব চরিত্র কাল্পনিক, "All Characters are Imaginary," also known as ''Afterword'') is a 2009 Bengali film by

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starring

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and

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. It was selected for the 30th

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and won

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2009. It was screened in the

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section of the

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Plot

Non-resident Bengali Radhika (

) marries the thespian poet Indranil Mitra (

) to settle in Kolkata. While Indranil continues his surveillance of the surreal world of words, rhythms, rhymes, and imaginations Radhika single-handedly pulls out the private and public aspects of conjugal life. Radhika gets wholesome support from their housemaid Priyobala Das (also called Nondor ma). While the apparently irresponsible and introverted Indranil does one menace after other (like quitting his job after getting an award), Radhika stands like a rock to make the family financially sound. All the reluctance and indifference from Indranil makes Radhika's heart oscillate towards Shekhar, her office colleague and Indranil's biggest admirer. Radhika becomes attracted to Shekhar (

) but cannot abandon the unpredictability and histrionics of her spouse.

Cast

as Indranil Mitra *

as Radhika Mitra *

as Shekhar *

Paoli Dam Paoli Dam (born 1980) is an Indian actress who started her career with the Bengali television serial ''Jibon Niye Khela'' (2003). She then worked in Bengali television serials such as ''Tithir Atithi'' and ''Sonar Harin''; the former ran for ...

as Kajori Roy *

Sohag Sen Sohag Sen (Bengali: সোহাগ সেন) is a Bengali theater actress, director and casting director. Career Sohag Sen is on the visiting faculty of Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute and Rabindra Bharati University, and is the H ...

as Priyobala Das aka Nondor Maa

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sob Charitro Kalponik 2009 films Bengali-language Indian films Films set in Kolkata Films directed by Rituparno Ghosh Best Bengali Feature Film National Film Award winners 2000s Bengali-language films Films scored by Raja Narayan Deb Reliance Entertainment films