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title: 'Chitrangada: The Crowning Wish (2012)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Rituparno Ghosh'
released: '2012-05-25'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'India'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/chitrangada-the-crowning-wish-2012'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2480566/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Chitrangada: The Crowning Wish (2012)

2012 · Drama · India


## Synopsis

Chitrangada: The Crowning Wish is a 2012 Bengali-language film written and directed by Rituparno Ghosh. The film premiered on 25 May 2012 at the New York Indian Film Festival. The film tells the story of a choreographer who is struggling with his gender identity. It is loosely based on Rabindranath Tagore's play Chitra; which is Tagore's take on the story of Chitrāngadā, a character from the Mahābhārata.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Rituparno Ghosh](https://cinepixo.com/people/rituparno-ghosh)
- **Screenplay:** [Rituparno Ghosh](https://cinepixo.com/people/rituparno-ghosh)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Debojyoti Mishra](https://cinepixo.com/people/debojyoti-mishra)
- **Director of Photography:** [Abhik Mukhopadhyay](https://cinepixo.com/people/abhik-mukhopadhyay)

## Cast

- [Jisshu Sengupta](https://cinepixo.com/people/jisshu-sengupta)

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