Rajkahini: Directed by Srijit Mukherji. With Rituparna Sengupta, Lily Chakravarty, Parno Mittra, Jaya Ahsan. In August 1947, the British passed a bill regarding the partition of Bengal. Delving into the grim history of the Partition, Mukherjee’s movie Rajkahini is woven around a border between the two nations that runs through a brothel housing 11 women. Rajkahini is an Indian Bengali Drama film directed by Srijit Mukherji that can be best described as a partition period drama