

A scorned wife builds an empire on airwaves — your grandma's revenge fantasy just got a mic.
After her husband's abandonment, Bela Dey reinvents herself and creates the empowering radio show Mohila Mahal, which impacts millions of women.
Acting
Rituparna Sengupta's eyes do three acts of dialogue alone.
Production
Period radio station detail — you can almost smell the tube amps.
Writing
Mohila Mahal segments feel pulled from real 90s Bengal airwaves.
Director
Anilava Chatterjee
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Radio shows like Mohila Mahal actually transformed rural Bengal in the 1990s, with female hosts becoming unlikely celebrities in patriarchal households.
Rituparna Sengupta reportedly recorded actual radio segments in character for a month to nail the vocal cadence — some were accidentally broadcast on a test frequency.