Chapal Rani, the Last Queen of Bengal

Chapal Bhaduri spent his career as a female impersonator in Bengali jatra theatre, playing goddesses and heroines at a time when women were not permitted on those stages, and lived long enough to see the tradition disappear. Sandip Roy assembles the life from extended interviews, moving from Chapal’s childhood and his mother through the fame, the decline, and the years of performing at village festivals for very little.