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Shawkat Akbar
Shawkat Akbar ( bn, শওকত আকবর) was a Bangladeshi film actor. His career in the Bengali film industry began in 1964 with the film ''Eito Jibon''. He is considered one of the best co-stars of the film industry of Bangladesh. From 1963 to 1995, Shawkat Akbar performed over 250 films including Bengali and Urdu language films. Filmography Bengali films * ''Notun Sur'' (1962) * ''Eito Jibon'' (1964) * ''Megh Bannga Rodh'' (1965) * ''Milan'' (1964) * ''Janajani'' (1965) * ''Sat Rang'' (1965) * ''Apon Dulal'' (1966) * ''Bhawal Sanyasi'' (1966) * ''Agun Niye Khela'' (1967) * ''Janglee Phool'' (1968) * ''Alor Pipasha'' (1969), director * ''Momeir Alo'' (1969) * '' Jibon Theke Neya'' (1970) * Abuj Mon (1972) * Chhutir Ghonta (1980) * Mahanayak * Beder Meye Josna (1989) * Beder Meye Josna (Kolkata) * Hangor Nodi Grenade ''Hangor Nodi Grenade'' is a 1997 film directed by Chashi Nazrul Islam. The story is based on the novel of the same name by Selina Hossain. That film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kolkata
Kolkata (, or , ; also known as Calcutta , the official name until 2001) is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal, on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary business, commercial, and financial hub of Eastern India and the main port of communication for North-East India. According to the 2011 Indian census, Kolkata is the seventh-most populous city in India, with a population of 45 lakh (4.5 million) residents within the city limits, and a population of over 1.41 crore (14.1 million) residents in the Kolkata Metropolitan Area. It is the third-most populous metropolitan area in India. In 2021, the Kolkata metropolitan area crossed 1.5 crore (15 million) registered voters. The Port of Kolkata is India's oldest operating port and its sole major riverine port. Kolkata is regarded as the cultural capital of India. Kolkata is the second largest Bengali-speaking city after Dhaka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British India
The provinces of India, earlier presidencies of British India and still earlier, presidency towns, were the administrative divisions of British governance on the Indian subcontinent. Collectively, they have been called British India. In one form or another, they existed between 1612 and 1947, conventionally divided into three historical periods: *Between 1612 and 1757 the East India Company set up Factory (trading post), factories (trading posts) in several locations, mostly in coastal India, with the consent of the Mughal emperors, Maratha Empire or local rulers. Its rivals were the merchant trading companies of Portugal, Denmark, the Netherlands, and France. By the mid-18th century, three ''presidency towns'': Madras, Bombay and Calcutta, had grown in size. *During the period of Company rule in India (1757–1858), the company gradually acquired sovereignty over large parts of India, now called "presidencies". However, it also increasingly came under British government over ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
London
London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a major settlement for two millennia. The City of London, its ancient core and financial centre, was founded by the Romans as '' Londinium'' and retains its medieval boundaries.See also: Independent city § National capitals The City of Westminster, to the west of the City of London, has for centuries hosted the national government and parliament. Since the 19th century, the name "London" has also referred to the metropolis around this core, historically split between the counties of Middlesex, Essex, Surrey, Kent, and Hertfordshire, which largely comprises Greater London, governed by the Greater London Authority.The Greater London Authority consists of the Mayor of London and the London Assembly. The London Mayor is distinguished fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe by the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south. The country covers five-eighths of the island of Great Britain, which lies in the North Atlantic, and includes over 100 smaller islands, such as the Isles of Scilly and the Isle of Wight. The area now called England was first inhabited by modern humans during the Upper Paleolithic period, but takes its name from the Angles, a Germanic tribe deriving its name from the Anglia peninsula, who settled during the 5th and 6th centuries. England became a unified state in the 10th century and has had a significant cultural and legal impact on the wider world since the Age of Discovery, which began during the 15th century. The English language, the Anglican Church, and Engli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cinema Of Bangladesh
The Bangladeshi Cinema, better known as Dhallywood ( bn, ঢালিউড), is the Bengali-language film industry based in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It has often been a significant film industry since the early 1970s. The dominant style of Bangladeshi cinema is melodramatic cinema, which developed from 1947 to 1990 and characterizes most films to this day. Cinema was introduced in Bangladesh in 1898 by the Bradford Bioscope Company, credited to have arranged the first film release in Bangladesh. Between 1913 and 1914, the first production company, Picture House, was opened. A 1928 short silent film titled ''Sukumari'' () was the first Bengali-produced film in the region. The first full-length film, ''The Last Kiss (1931 film), The Last Kiss'', was released in 1931. Following the separation of Bangladesh from Pakistan, Dhaka became the center of the Bangladeshi film industry, and has generated the majority share of revenue, production and audiences for Dhallywood films. ''Mukh O Mu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agun Niye Khela
''Agun Niye Khela'' is a 1967 Bangladeshi film directed by Nurul Haque Bachchu and Amjad Hossain and stars Razzak and Sujata. Music It is the debut film of veteran singer Sabina Yasmin Sabina Yasmin (born 4 September 1953) is a Bangladeshi singer. She is best known as a playback singer in Bengali cinema. She has won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer a record 14 times. She has recorded more than 1 .... Composer Altaf Mahmud gave her a chance to sing the song "Modhu Jochnar Dipaboli". Several days went by, the singer feared that her song may be cut of the film. But the music director then gave her another song "Ekti Pakhi Dupure Rode Shongihara Eka" with then established singer Mahmudun Nabi. References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Agun Niye Khela 1967 films Bengali-language Pakistani films Bangladeshi drama films Films scored by Altaf Mahmud 1960s Bengali-language films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jibon Theke Neya
''Jibon Theke Neya'' () is a 1970 Bengali-language Pakistani film directed by Zahir Raihan. The film is a political satire based on the Bengali Language Movement under the rule of Pakistan metaphorically, where an autocratic woman in one family symbolizes the political dictatorship of Ayub Khan in East Pakistan, and stars Shuchanda, Razzak, Rosy Samad and Shawkat Akbar. It is the first political film of Bangladesh. According to Ahmad Ishtiaq, writing in ''The Daily Star'', the film is considered to be Zahur Raihan's best. ''Jibon Theke Neya'' has been described as an example of "national cinema", using discrete local traditions to build a representation of the Bangladeshi national identity. It is considered a milestone for Bangladeshi cinema and also a classic. Plot The story of the film is based on a very ordinary family of Bengal. In one family there are two brothers, Anis (Shawkat Akbar) and Farooq (Razzak), the elder sister Raushan Jamil and the sister's husband Khan Ataur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chhutir Ghonta
''Chhutir Ghonta'' ( bn, ছুটির ঘণ্টা '' When The Bell Rang'') is a 1980 Bangladeshi drama film written and directed by Azizur Rahman. It stars Razzak, Shabana, Sujata and Sumon in the lead. It is based on the true story of a twelve-year-old school boy named Khokon in Bangladesh, who starved to death after the washroom he was in was mistakenly closed by the caretaker the day before the Muslim vacation Eid-ul-Azha started. The boy was found dead after the vacation was over. Plot The film opens up at a mental asylum. At the beginning of the day, a man starts ringing a bell which infuriates one of the patients Abbas Mia. After he gets injured by a guard for yelling(in an effort to stop the ringing), he gets healed by a doctor who asks him why he yells every time the bell rings. After which, Abbas Mia starts to tell him a story. Many years ago, when Abbas Mia was the caretaker of a school (known as "Nilgiri Multipurpose High School) There was a boy name Khokon. W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mahanayak (film)
''Mahanayak'' is a 1985 drama film written and directed by Alamgir Kabir. The film is based on the love story of an unemployed youth. Bulbul Ahmed played the main character. Other characters include Kajori, Julia, Rina Khan, Shawkat Akbar, Ahmed Sharif and others. Plot Unemployed Rana is not getting a job. He stays in the same room with his friend Dildar. Dildar takes him to his master. With the permission of Ustad Kalu Khan, he started stealing people's wallets. Dildar trained him in the pickpocketing. But after he is caught, he goes to Peter Saxena. Peter invites him to join his smuggling. Rana responds and goes to see Peter in his office. But Kalu's man sees it and informs Kalu. Kalu threatens Rana. Rana conspires with Peter and calls Kalu to a garden house and kills him. Peter introduces him to the buyers of his diamond business and sends him to Thailand. In Thailand, Peter's men welcomed him. There he met a semi-Bengali semi-Thai Linda. Linda shows him around Thailand. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beder Meye Josna
''Beder Meye Josna'' () is a 1989 Bangladeshi film directed by Tojammel Haque Bokul. The film stars Ilias Kanchan and Anju Ghosh in the lead roles. This story was taken from a very old rural Bengali play of the same name. The tune of the title song, "Beder meye Jyotsna amay katha diyeche," was adopted from the song "Ek pardesi mera dil le gaya" from the film ''Phagun'' (1958). Plot In Bengal, Bede means a caste or group of people who make their living by catching snakes and entertaining people by making the snakes dance to the tune of there flutes. Josna is a girl from this community. One day a poisonous snake bites the foot of a local prince. A bede is called to cure the prince. He sees the wound and declares that only Josna can extract the poison from the prince's blood. The king calls Josna and asks her to save his son, in exchange for which he agrees to give her anything she wants. Josna cures the prince but becomes ill in the process. After her mother and the queen pray for he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hangor Nodi Grenade
''Hangor Nodi Grenade'' is a 1997 film directed by Chashi Nazrul Islam. The story is based on the novel of the same name by Selina Hossain. That film won ''Bangladesh National Film Award'' in three categories including Best Director, Best Story and Best Actress. Cast * Suchorita * Sohel Rana as Gofur Mia * Aruna Biswas as Nita * Chashi Nazrul Islam Chashi Nazrul Islam (11 October 1941 – 11 January 2015) was a Bangladeshi film director and producer. He won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Director twice for the films Shuvoda (1986) and Hangor Nodi Grenade (1997). He was awarded Eku ... as Ramiza's father References External links * 1994 films 1994 drama films 1990s war drama films Bangladeshi war drama films Bengali-language Bangladeshi films Bangladesh Liberation War Films based on the Bangladesh Liberation War Films set in the 1970s 1990s Bengali-language films Films directed by Chashi Nazrul Islam 1997 drama films 1997 films {{war-drama-fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bangladesh National Film Award For Lifetime Achievement
The Bangladesh National Film Award for Lifetime Achievement ( bn, বাংলাদেশ জাতীয় চলচ্চিত্র পুরস্কার আজীবন সম্মাননা) is one of the most prestigious film awards given in Bangladesh. Since 2009, awards have been given in the category. List of winners References Sources * * * * * * {{Bangladesh National Film Awards Awards established in 2009 Lifetime Achievement Lifetime achievement awards are awarded by various organizations, to recognize contributions over the whole of a career, rather than or in addition to single contributions. Such awards, and organizations presenting them, include: A * A.C. ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
