Film 'Emperor vs Sarat Chandra' Explores 1926 Novel Ban and Intellectual Debate
The upcoming film 'Emperor vs Sarat Chandra,' directed by Srijit Mukherji and releasing on October 15, explores the 1926 controversy surrounding Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay's novel 'Pather Dabi,' which was banned by the British colonial government for its revolutionary themes. The film depicts Sarat Chandra's appeal to Rabindranath Tagore against the ban and the intellectual debate between them. Featuring Tota Roy Choudhury as Sarat Chandra and Abir Chatterjee as Sabyasachi, the movie highlights the political and literary tensions of colonial India.
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thetelegraph broke this story on 2 Oct, 05:05 am. Other outlets followed.