Set against the backdrop of 1940s Bengal, Qala Manjushree is a young playback singer raised under the stern shadow of her mother, Urmila, who never fully accepted her. Despite growing fame and recognition in the music world, Qala struggles with deep-seated guilt and unresolved trauma tied to her lat...
Set against the backdrop of 1940s Bengal, Qala Manjushree is a young playback singer raised under the stern shadow of her mother, Urmila, who never fully accepted her. Despite growing fame and recognition in the music world, Qala struggles with deep-seated guilt and unresolved trauma tied to her late foster brother Jagan, a singer who once threatened her position in her mother’s eyes. As Qala climbs the ladder of success, the haunting echoes of her past begin to blend into her present.
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Set in the 1940s, writer and director Anvitaa Dutt’s Qala revolves around Urmila Manjushree (Swastika Mukherjee) - an acclaimed classical singer with a patriarchal mindset - who trains her daughter Qala Manjushree (Triptii Dimri) in the art but is never completely satisfied with the latter’s efforts, skill and talent. She is soon distracted by Jagan Batwal (Babil Khan) - a local boy from Solan - who she discovers at a musical presentation, and takes him under her wings with big plans sketched out for her young protegee. This development makes Qala her second priority, and what follows will take you on a roller coaster of emotions and a few lessons too.
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