Chandramukhi is one of the those paintings that contains a rich history. It tells the story of a woman sought after by men and envied by women. By ending up in the hands of a king, she experiences an unfortunate fate. Most people who take a look at this painting fail to see that there’s more to this beautiful woman than meets the eye. This portrait ironically depicts Chandramukhi to the viewer as someone who is fully in control of her life even though history says the opposite. Thus, the portrait convincingly makes the viewer understand what life under tyrannical rule is like for a woman who blinds her audience with beauty while covering up the violent truth. This is a very powerful portrait in that a lot of what its creator was trying to relay to the audience through Chandramukhi is still applicable to people in today’s times.

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Looking at this painting, anyone can see that it’s a painting of a beautiful woman adorned in fancy clothing and jewelry, and they will also most likely proceed to make conclusions about who she was and what her lifestyle was. However, unlike their preconceptions about Chandramukhi, Chandramukhi’s true story is far from the truth. People familiar with Indian culture can see from first glance at Chandramukhi’s posture that she’s someone who has mastered the art of traditional Indian dance. Dancing has always been an integral part of Indian culture and a tradition that has been abided by women of “respectable” families. However, during the time period that this painting was made, a woman who danced outside of her private sphere was considered disreputable. Usually many such women were made into courtesans who resided at the king’s palace and danced for the purpose of pleasing royalty. Against her will, Chandramukhi became one of these women and was “owned” exclusively by the king. Seeing the treatment she was receiving, many of the court ladies envied her and seeing her beauty, many powerful men sought after her. As evident by the previous sentence, it’s an easy assumption to make that Chandramukhi was a woman who had everything that a woman of that time could’ve wished for. However, people fail to see that she had “everything” except for the things that actually mattered. By being caught up in a materialistic outlook on life, people become blind to the fact that although Chandramukhi had riches and social status, she was basically the king’s puppet. She had no power over the decisions in her life, hence she couldn’t mold her future into what she wanted it to be. When Chandramukhi’s life is analyzed in this manner, it can be seen that she not only was not safe under the king’s protection, but rather she was restricted by it.

For a woman who has had to lead a lifestyle in the way Chandramukhi has, her survival strategy becomes feigning power and confidence even when there is none in order to protect herself. This is why when people who are outsiders to Chandramukhi’s past look at Chandramukhi all they can see is a confident and pompous woman exuding power. The painter of Chandramukhi purposefully put effort into displaying this image of Chandramukhi to its audience. However, unlike the viewers of Chandramukhi, the painter knew the reality of Chandramukhi’s life, yet he chose to portray Chandramukhi in this manner. This was because his motive wasn’t to deceive the viewers but rather force them to open their eyes to the truth. The painter’s purpose wasn’t just to let people know about Chandramukhi’s ill-fated life, instead he wanted people to realize how easily they get blinded by outer appearances. As discussed in the paragraph above, those who’ve encountered the painting and also Chandramukhi in real life readily made assumptions and drew conclusions about her. Then when people learn the truth about Chandramukhi, they suddenly start feeling pity and even a hint of guiltiness. Through this guiltiness, the painter probably hoped that the audience would be forced to think deep about why they were feeling guilty. Then hopefully, people will come to the realization that not only were they quick to judge a person based on the preconceptions they formed, but they were also easily deceived by the painter’s clever sketch. Those who have fallen for such a trick once will be more careful not to make the same mistake again. Hence, people will be less inclined to be blinded to the truth by the next beauty they lay eyes on.

This is a huge reason why this painting is one that continues to be influential to this day. A person would assume that if you’re someone who has learnt the truth about Chandramukhi you wouldn’t be so quick to be deceived by one’s veneer but that’s not quite true. People who’ve heard the whole story know that once the king learned that Chandramukhi had secretly been in love with another man, he beheads her lover and burns her alive in front of his court. Because of this it’s believed by many people that Chandramukhi haunts the palace and the king after her death in order to seek revenge. For this reason, many people are scared of Chandramukhi and every time her name is brought up it contains a negative connotation to it. This is because people tend to forget that Chandramukhi was in fact the victim in the situation and also that she was just a woman who had an unfair ending. Some even go as far saying since she was so beautiful and arrogant and if they were the king they might’ve done the same thing. Although it may seem like this painting has made an impactful change in a lot of people’s life, there are still many who need to learn the true value of this painting. Through this painting, people should be focusing on learning that even women who may seem strong and confident may have harsh truth that they’re hiding in order to survive.

Chandramukhi is one of the pivotal characters in the 1917 Bengali novelDevdas by Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay. Her character was inspired by the Hindumystical singer Meera, who devoted her life to Lord Krishna; similarly Chandramukhi devoted her life to Devdas.^[1] Chandramukhi is portrayed as a hooker with a heart of gold in the novel and its film adaptations.^[2] Chandramukhi means 'moon faced' or 'as beautiful as the moon' in Sanskrit.^[3]

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What is the complete story of DD1 serial chandramukhi? Asked by Wiki User. Wiki User Answered. 2011-12-30 04:-12-30 04:32:24. Piku Sharma is an Indian television actress, who is known for her role in the television series called ‘Chandramukhi’ (2007), which was aired on DD channel. She was acclaimed a lot for the role of Chandramukhi, who was an Indian princess during the British Raj. She takes rebirth in the contemporary India & comes across her past life once again.

In the novel[edit]

Chandramukhi is a courtesan who lives in Calcutta also known as Kolkata. She is considered the most beautiful and richest prostitute in the area of Chitpur.^[4] She is first introduced to Devdas by Chunnilal, who returns to Calcutta heartbroken after the marriage of Parvathi 'Paro'. Devdas, disgusted over Chandramukhi's profession insults her and leaves her kotha. Chandramukhi, impressed by Devdas's attitude, later falls in love with him after realizing his steadfast love for Paro. She leaves her profession for Devdas and convinces him to marry her; he, however, has to reluctantly reject her offer as he has devoted his life to Paro. In return, Chandramukhi does not force him to be with her but waits patiently for him. Subsequently, she also moves to Ashthajhari village, where she lives in a muddy house located at the bank of a river and helps the needy. After some struggle, she meets with Devdas again, who now accepts her love.

In the film[edit]

In most of the film adaptations of Devdas, the story of Chandramukhi is similar to the novel. However, in most of the films her humanitarian work in helping the needy is not depicted. Unlike in the novel, a scene in which Chandramukhi and Parvathi meet was added in Bimal Roy's 1955 version when Paro, played by Suchitra Sen riding in a human rickshaw, comes across Chandramukhi, played by Vyjayanthimala, who just stares at Paro without a single word being exchanged between them.^[5] The meeting scene of Paro and Chandramukhi in the 1955 version was still regarded as one of the memorable scene in Bollywood with the background music adding the impact to the scene.^[6] In the 2002 version, the director, Sanjay Leela Bhansali, extended the interaction between Paro and Chandramukhi, also showing them dancing together to the hit song 'Dola Re Dola'.^[7]

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Performers[edit]

Social impact[edit]

Chandramukhi is one of the first characters in an Indian novel to deal with prostitution.^[9] She was often depicted as a prostitute with a heart of gold.^[10] The character of Chandramukhi had paved the way for other portrayals of prostitutes in films like Sadhna, Pyaasa and Pakeezah.^[11] Actresses such as Nargis, Suraiya and Bina Rai refused to enact the role of a prostitute in the 1955 film of Devdas, which later went to Vyjayanthimala.^[12]

Legacy[edit]

Chandramukhi was well-received in India by critics. In 2006, Rediff listed Chandramukhi in their list of 'Bollywood's Best Tawaif'.^[13]Nikhat Kazmi of The Times of India also ranked Chandramukhi at #5 in his list 'Tart with a heart', saying that 'The egotistical Paro may have given her boy friend the goby, but self-sacricficing Chandramukhi was willing to put everything on hold — her livelihood too — for her lover'.^[14]

Awards[edit]

There are many actresses who have portrayed Chandramukhi in film adaptations of Devdas. The first notable award was won by Vyjayanthimala in 1956 when she won the Filmfare Awards, known as Bollywood's Oscar,^[15] in the Supporting Actress category. However, she was also the first person to decline the award, as she thought that her role was not a supporting one but was of equal importance and parallel to that of Parvathy in the 1955 version.^[16] Other actresses who played Chandramukhi in Hindi versions of the novel have also won this award.^[13]

The following are awards and nominations received by actresses who have played the role of Chandramukhi in film:

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See also[edit]

• Chandramukhi (2005) Tamil film

References[edit]

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10. ^Sumita S. Chakravarty (1993). National identity in Indian popular cinema, 1947-1987. Harward Academic Publication. p. 271. ISBN978-0-292-71156-3. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
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12. ^Lata Khubchandani (5 Jul 2002). ''I did not approve of Vyjayanthimala as Chandramukhi''. Rediff. Retrieved 18 Feb 2012.
13. ^ ^abDinesh Raheja (30 Oct 2006). 'Bollywood's top tawaifs'. Rediff. Retrieved 18 Feb 2012.
14. ^Nikhat Kazmi (16 January 2006). 'Tart with a heart'. The Times of India. Retrieved 20 March 2011.
15. ^Mishra, Vijay, Bollywood Cinema: A Critical Genealogy(PDF), Victoria University of Wellington, p. 9, archived from the original(PDF) on 2012-09-24, retrieved 2012-02-18
16. ^Sheela Bhatt (22 Jun 2012). 'A star spangled evening'. Mumbai, Maharashtra: Rediff. Retrieved 18 Feb 2012.
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18. ^'The Winners – 1956'. Indiatimes. Archived from the original on 2012-07-14. Retrieved 2012-02-16.
19. ^Subhash K. Jha (2003-02-22). 'Shah Rukh, Ash, Ajay Devgan's rich haul'. Rediff. Retrieved 2012-02-16.
20. ^Raymond Ronamai. 'The winners of the 55th Filmfare Awards are...'Oneindia.in. Retrieved 2012-02-16.
21. ^Bollywood Hungama News Network (2010-01-16). 'Nominations for Max Stardust Awards 2010'. Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 2012-02-16.^{[permanent dead link]}
22. ^'মেরিল—প্রথম আলো পুরস্কার ২০১৩' [Meril Prothom Alo Award, 2013]. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). April 17, 2014.

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