Rituparna turns cabaret singer

Actress Rituparna Sengupta will play the lead role in an upcoming biopic of famous cabaret dancer of the 70s in Kolkata, Miss Shefali. Titled, 'Tadonto', the movie will be directed by Bollywood art director-turned-filmmaker Nitish Roy. 'The movie is based on the life of Miss Shefali who kept to her profession surviving through exploitation and betrayal of a society in which women play secondary role. It is true in every age,' Rituparna told media persons on the film's set.