''Aha!'' ( bn, আহা!) is a 2007 Bangladeshi film, directed and written by

Enamul Karim Nirjhar Enamul Karim Nirjhar (born 29 November 1962) is a Bangladeshi architect and filmmaker. Nirjhar is the founder and principal architect of System Architects. As one of the most prominent architectural studio practicing contemporary architecture ...

, produced by Faridur Reza Sagar, Impress Telefilm. It was the first film by Enamul Karim Nirjhar and he won the National Film Award 2007 as Best Director and three other categories for best cinematography, best editing and best song ''Lukochuri Lukochuri Golpo'' by

Fahmida Nabi Fahmida Nabi (born 4 January 1966) is a Bangladeshi singer. She usually vocalizes classical and modern-style songs. She also sang songs of Rabindra Sangeet and Nazrul Geeti genre. She won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Female Playback Si ...

. He worked with Impress Telefilm for first time.

Plot

Mr. Mallik lives in a house about a hundred years old, at the old part of Dhaka city. Real estate companies frequent around his house at

Old Dhaka Old Dhaka ( bn, পুরান ঢাকা, Puran Dhaka) is a term used to refer to the historic old city of Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. It was founded in 1608 as Jahangirabad or Jahangirnagar ( bn, জাহাঙ্গীরনগ� ...

as they construct multiple apartments. Mr. Malik is also provided with an offer, to have his house demolished and the companies would construct an apartment in its place. This brings Mr. Malik to a point of dilemma. Meanwhile, her daughter, Ruba returns from the United States with her six-year-old son, after being abused by her husband. Hearing about the offer of demolishing their house from her father, she opposes it. Ruba reminisces her memories around the house as she moves from one room to another. On a balcony, she comes across a man's red underwear owned by their next-door neighbor, Kislu, who wears a different color of underwear each day of the week. Ruba is amused by this and eventually bonds with Kislu. Soleman, who murdered someone earlier in his life, now works as a security guard at Mr. Mallik's house. He often has fights with the local goons. When Mr. Malik discovers about the relationship between Ruba and Kislu, he plans to separate them and rescue his daughter. When Kislu is murdered, the plot becomes more complicated.

Starring

Humayun Faridi Humayun Kamrul Islam (known as Humayun Faridi; 29 May 1952 – 13 February 2012) was a Bangladeshi actor and drama organiser. He worked in television dramas, movies and theatre plays. He won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Actor for his ...

as Kislu * Tariq Anam Khan as Mr. Mallik *

Fazlur Rahman Babu Fazlur Rahman Babu (born 22 August 1960) is a Bangladeshi actor and singer. He won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor 4 times for his roles in the films ''Shonkhonaad'' (2004), '' Meyeti Ekhon Kothay Jabe'' (2017), '' Fagun ...

as Soleman *

Shahidul Alam Sachchu Shahidul Alam Sachchu is a Bangladeshi film and television actor. He won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor ( bn, জাতীয় চলচ্চিত্র � ...

as Rafik *

Yasmin Bilkis Sathi Yasmin Bilkis Sathi is a Bangladeshi model, beauty pageant titleholder and actress who was crowned Miss Bangladesh 1995 and represented Bangladesh at Miss World 1995. She also received Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress i ...

* Ferdous (guest) * Pragya Labonii * Khaled Khan * Gazi Rakayet

Awards

''Aha!'' won National Film Award 2007 in six categories: * Best Director: Enamul Karim Nirjhar * Best Female Singer: Fahmida Nabi * Best Cinematography: Saiful Islam Badal * Best Editing: Arghakamal Mitra * Best Film: Impress Telefilm * Best Story: Enamul Karim Nirjhar ''Aha!'' was viewed in many international film festivals in Cairo, Dubai, Munich. It also got the National Nomination from

Bangladesh Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mos ...

for the

81st Academy Awards The 81st Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored the best films of 2008 and took place on February 22, 2009, at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles beginning at 5:30 ...

in the foreign language film category.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Aha! (Film) 2007 films 2007 drama films Bengali-language Bangladeshi films Bangladeshi drama films Films scored by Debojyoti Mishra 2000s Bengali-language films Impress Telefilm films