Chokher Bali

Mahendra is besotted with his wife Ashalata. Binodini, a young widow of exquisite beauty and sparkling mind, comes to live in his house. The intense love between Mahendra and his wife inflames Binodini's repressed sexuality. She manages to captivate Mahendra. At another level, the story is an interplay between three women, Mahendra's mother Rajalakshmi, Ashalata and Binodini.

Rabindranath Tagore (1861–1941) was an Indian poet, novelist, playwright, composer, philosopher, and educator. He was the first non-European to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature, winning the award in 1913 for his collection of poems Gitanjali. His literary works, songs, and ideas had a profound influence on Indian literature, music, art, and education.