''Ami Shudhu Cheyechi Tomay'' is a 2014

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-language

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film directed by

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and

Anonno Mamun Anonno Mamun is a Bangladeshi film director and screenwriter. His works include ''Most Welcome'', ''Ami Shudhu Cheyechi Tomay'', ''Ostitto'', '' Ami Tomar Hote Chai'', ''Nabab LLB'', ''Makeup'', ''Koshai'' and '' Amanush''. Career Anonno Mamun ...

and produced by

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under the banner of

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. The film was co-produced by Action Cut Entertainment. The film features Bengali actors

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Subhashree Ganguly Subhashree Ganguly (born 3 November 1990) is an Indian actress, model and the winner of Anandalok Nayikar Khonje 2006. She is the highest paid actress of Bengali cinema. She made her acting debut in 2008 with the Odia comedy drama film '' Mat ...

and

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in the lead roles. A co-production of India and Bangladesh and it is an official remake of the 2009

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-language film ''

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''. The music for the film was composed by

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and

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. This is the fourth collaboration between Ankush and Eskay Movies, after ''Idiot'', ''Kanamachi'', and ''Khiladi''. This is the third collaboration between Subhasree and Eskay Movies, after ''

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'' and ''

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''. This is also Ankush and Subhasree's first Indo-Bangladeshi joint venture film.

Plot

The film follows Abhijeet, played by

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, who is lonely college student who craves friendship. After meeting Bhoomi, played by

, Abhijeet seeks her friendship.

Cast

as Abhijeet / Abhi ** Rafin Iqbal Kaif as Little Abhijeet *

as Bhoomi ** Shrosta Sarkar Sithi as Little Bhoomi *

as Joy *

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as Pratap Chowdhury, Bhoomi's father *

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as Talukdar *

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as college principal *

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* Maliha Nusrat as Imonrag/ Imon / Joy's Girlfriend * Meghla Mukta * Mahamuh Alam Kochi * Pijush Bandopadhyay * Sanjit Mahato * Naznin Alam * Pathorokhi Chakraborty * Rahmat Ali

Production

The film is an international co-production between India's

and Bangladesh's Action Cut Entertainment. This began a trend of new Indo-Bangladeshi joint ventures in film, many of which were also produced by Eskay Movies.

Development

The filming of ''Ami Shudhu Cheyechi Tomay'' began on 26 September 2013. According to the director, apart from being a typical romantic

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, ''Ami Shudhu Cheyechi Tomay'' also has a social message for its viewers. Initially, the leading role was offered to Tollywood star Dev, but due to scheduling problems he rejected the offer. Ashok Pati's next choice was

, who accepted the role. And for the role of 'Joy' co-director Anonno Mamun approached

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actor Symon Sadik. But, after getting the story line Symon rejected the project. A major portion of the film was shot in Pubail (

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, with the remaining portions filmed in India and Thailand. The title song was shot in Kutch, Gujarat. Actor

and newcomer Meghla have played important roles in the film.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack of the film was composed

and Akassh Sen from India and

from Bangladesh. The soundtrack was released in India on 1 January 2014 and in Bangladesh on 20 April 2015. Both the India and Bangladesh releases of the soundtrack contain the same songs, but the order of the tracks differs. The song "Obujh Bhalobasha" by Hridoy Khan is a new version of the song of the same name from Khan's 2009 album ''Bolna''.

Track listing

India

Bangladesh

Reception

A review by ''

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'' praised the soundtrack and the composers,

and Akassh Sen, for the foot-tapping numbers. However, the film also noted that film's placement of certain songs in the film were "out of nowhere", specifically "Calling Bell" and "Tumi Jodi", the latter of which was listed in the soundtrack as "Obujh Bhalobasha".

Release

The film released on 16 May 2014.

Critical reception

''The Times of India'' praised director Ashok Pati for being visually treat and keeping the story together, but also criticized some scenes in the middle for being mindless and yawning. Calling the film and out-and-out entertainer, the review gave the film 3/5 stars.

References

External links

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