i saw 2 hour version of choker bali . i can not say that be long . the movie have a certain natural pace to it and do not seem to lag at any time . the costume and the set be reminiscent of what we would see in old movie . aishwarya rai have do a good job of act . it be indeed a mature role with enough scope for act within the story . the script also support the story very well . aishwarys act a the unfortunate widow whose husband die in the first year of marriage . the movie be about the passion and desire of such a character and the conflict she face with the downtrodden condition of widow in those time . her best friend in this movie be play by raima sen have also be well handle . her innocence and her admiration of aishwarya capability to speak english and act educate have be do very well . these be indeed some of the prevail mindset of those time . we can see how far we have come from such an era . the movie speaks of womens liberation a subtle line of the story . i find the development of the story very similar to ghare bahire also write by tagore . it do rope in some action from the independence struggle and put in contrast the struggle for indian independence against the silent struggle for womens right . a well make movie definitely worth watch . aishwarya act represent par excellence . rituparna have handle the story with great care . yet another classic from rabindranath tagore .