Antarjali Jatra

Antarjali Jatra (The Ultimate Journey, Bengali: অন্তর্জলী যাত্রা), also known as Antarjali Yatra, is a 1987 film directed by Kolkata-based Indian film director Goutam Ghose based on a novel, Mahayatra, by Kamal Kumar Majumdar.

The film opens with Seetaram, a rich Kulin Brahmin, being brought to the bank of the Ganga for a virtuous death in contact with the holy river's waters (called Antarjali in Bengali), as suggested by his family priest.

An old Brahmin takes this opportunity to get rid of the burden of his young daughter Yashobati, without dowry, knowing that Seetaram is on his deathbed.

Baiju, a kind-hearted chandala (an untouchable Hindu caste traditionally employed as crematorium workers) tried to reason with Yashobati, a newlywed, to run away.

He narrates his inability to be a part of sin by making a funeral pyre for the newlywed and burning a young widow.