Jaya's  ‘Jhora Palok’ to be screened at Dhaka International Film Festival 2023  

After enthralling the audience in Kolkata, popular actress Jaya Ahsan starrer "Jhora Palok" will be screened in Bangladesh at Dhaka International Film Festival 2023 in January. The film will be premiered for the first time in Bangladesh through this festival.

Dhaka International Film Festival will start on January 14, and continue till January 22.  

Directed by Sayantan Mukherjee, "Jhora Palok- The Epilogue", based on the life of eminent poet Jibanananda Das, was released on June 24 in Kolkata.

Jaya played the role of Labonno, the wife of Jibanananda Das. Bratya Basu and Rahul Banerjee portrayed the renowned poet at different points in his life. The film chronicles the Bengali literary world from the 1910s to the 1950s, with the greatest modern Bengali poet of all time.

Regarding the film being selected for the festival, Jaya told Times of India, "We are overwhelmed. It is a matter of great prestige and honour for us."

The film was inspired by the autobiographical novel "Malyaban", written by Jibanananda Das. This book focuses on the author's relationship with his wife, Labanya Das.