Decoding the Costumes of Devi Chowdhurani — Bandit Queen of Bengal

Filmmaker Subhrajit Mitra, who won the National Award for Avijatrik, is preparing to direct Devi Chowdhurani — Bandit Queen of Bengal, his next historical drama that tells the story of a poor country girl who grows up to become the first Indian woman liberation warrior. The main characters in the ADited Motion Pictures film are decoded by Subhrajit.

As Devi Chowdhurani, Srabanti

Every piece of the outfit is hand-woven and naturally colored. The main colors are various tones of brown and red. Devi Chowdhurani was accepted into the Sanyasi bandit group under the guidance of Bhavani Pathak, a member of the Dashnami sect. They practiced occultism and worshiped Shiva and the mother goddess. They thus had to have worn a lot of rudrakshas and mostly donned red clothing. Devi Chowdhurani's forehead tilak is composed of Haridra, Swet Chandan, and Rakta Chandan as per these sects' customs. She is holding a quiver, arrows, and a tribal bow constructed of the abundant bamboo and jute found in Barendrabhumi. While women were not allowed to wear shoes and Hindu monks did not wear leather, she is wearing bespoke shoes and leg guards made of jute and tree bark because the Sanyasi bandits needed to protect their feet on their raids across the hills and woods. She also has two daggers and a huge Indian sword (talwar) in her possession, which are obviously stolen from any Indian zamindar, albeit the gleaming scabbards are disguised by jute. She wears her sari in a manner that makes it simpler for her to leap or ride a horse. She is dressed in an Angrakha made of cotton that was most likely taken from the team's previous plunder. In addition, she is dressed in sindoor, pola, noa, and shakha.

As Profullo, Srabanti

Profullo's bridal gown. The full gold jewelry set was created in keeping with that era's style. In addition, the Benarasi sari is handwoven. Another glimpse of Profullo after her in-laws' abandonment. This occurred at some point after the 1770 Great Bengal Famine. Her clothing is blatantly showing signs of poverty.

Zamindar Haraballav Roy, played by Sabyasachi Chakrabarty

Benuda took his style cues from Raja Rammohon Roy. The attire worn by Bengali aristocracy in those days. It is largely influenced by the Mughals and Nawabi. Cotton, silk, and muslin make up the materials. Handwoven, naturally colored, and meticulously embroidered. Due to Haraballav's somber nature, the color scheme mostly consists of gray, brown, and dark chocolate.

As Nishi, Bibriti Chatterjee

She was accepted into the squad as a tribal warrior. ruthless and fierce. She has jute body armor beneath her hand-woven cotton sari. She has green eyes. She is fully equipped as well.

As Rangaraj, Arjun Chakrabarty

Rangaraj is an armed monk from the Dashnami order who is a fearsome fighter. For ease of mobility, he wears a short dhoti and is mostly nude. His attire also prominently displays other traditional markers of his religion. His left shoulder has an ancient, severe wound from one of his previous fights.

Brojeswar Roy, played by Kinjal Nanda

He is dressed in hand-loomed and embroidered genuine Bengal silk. It's a ceremonial outfit. Head coverings were traditionally worn by Bengali aristocracy at formal or ceremonial occasions. A hint of North Indian and Mughal influences. Many jewelry pieces used as accessories. Because Brojeswar is a pure spirit, his clothes are mainly colored in variations of white, cream, and yellow. Red gives it a royal feel.

Sagar (Darshana Banik)

Her handwoven Baluchori sari has gold embroidered scenes of Geet Govindam all over it. She is also wearing gold jewelry from that period as well as specially designed joroa. Yellow, the palest color on the color wheel, is the basic color and represents optimism, pleasure, and happiness.

Styled by Somnath Kundu

Poulami Gupta designed the costumes.