''Ananta Bhalobasha'' ( bn, অনন্ত ভালবাসা; ; ) is a 1999 Bangladeshi

romantic action Romance films or movies involve romantic love stories recorded in visual media for broadcast in theatres or on television that focus on passion, emotion, and the affectionate romantic involvement of the main characters. Typically their journey ...

film. The film directed and screenplay by

Sohanur Rahman Sohan Suhanur Rahman Sami is a Bangladeshi film director and screenwriter, who is best known as the first director of Bangladeshi superstar Shakib Khan. He started his film career as an assistant of director Shibli Sadik. His first film was ''Biswas Ab ...

and Produced by Kuddusur Rahman under the banner of SP Production. The story and dialogues of the film are written by Abu Saeed Khan and Henry Amin respectively. The film stars

Shakib Khan Masud Rana ( bn, মাসুদ রানা), better known by the name Shakib Khan ( bn, শাকিব খান) born 28 March 1979) is a Bangladeshi actor, producer, occasional singer, film organiser, and media personality who works in B ...

and

Erin Zaman Erin Zaman is a Bangladeshi actress, singer and television anchor. Biography Erin Zaman is Moushumi's younger sister. She made her debut in Dhallywood with '' অনন্ত ভালোবাসা (Everlasting Love)'', where Shakib Khan was h ...

played the lead roles in the film. It also feature

Abul Hayat Abul Hayat (born 7 September 1944) is a Bangladeshi actor. He is also a writer, civil engineer and director. He earned Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor for the film Daruchini Dwip (2007) and was awarded Ekushey Padak for h ...

Wasimul Bari Rajib Wasimul Bari Rajib (known as Rajib; 1 January 1952 – 14 November 2004) was a Bangladeshi actor. He served as the managing director of the Bangladesh Film Development Corporation (FDC). He acted in more than 400 films. He won Bangladesh National ...

Dolly Johur Dolly Zohur (born 17 July 1953) is a Bangladeshi film, television and stage actress. She received Bangladesh National Film Awards 2 times - as the Best Actress and the Best Supporting Actress for her roles in the films '' Shonkhonil Karagar'' ...

and

Misha Sawdagor Shahid Hasan (born 4 January 1966), known by professionally as Misha Sawdagor, is a Bangladeshi film actor known for playing villains. As of 2020, he has performed in more than 700 films. He won Bangladesh National Film Awards 3 times for his ...

also played various important roles. The film mark as the on-screen debut Shakib Khan and Erin Zaman.

Plot

Cast

as Moshal *

as Jyoti *

as Ashraf Chowdhury *

as Afzal Chowdhury *

Nasir Khan Nasir Khan may refer to: *Nasir Khan (actor), Indian film actor *Nasir Khan (Afghan cricketer), born 1998, Afghan cricketer *Nasir Khan (Pakistani cricketer), born 1975, Pakistani cricketer *Nasir Khan (FATA politician), Pakistani politician *Nasir ...

Akram Chowdhury *

as Nazma *

Rina Khan Rina Khan is a Bangladeshi film actress. She is known for acting in negative roles. She appeared in about 600 movies. Biography Khan's real name is Selima Sultana. She made her debut in Dhallywood with ''Sohag Milon'' which was released in 1982 ...

as Wife of Ashfaque Chowdhury * Anwar Hossain as Rahim Miah *

as Rana *

Afzal Sharif Afzal Sharif is a Bangladeshi television and film actor. He acts mostly in comic roles. He won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Actor in Comic Role in 2010 for his role in '' Nissash Amar Tumi''. Career Sharif started his acting career a ...

as Boltu

Casting

The film protagonist Shakib Khan's on-camera debut 1998 romantic drama film ''Sobaito Shuki Hote Chay'' directed by Aftab Khan Tulu, which was delayed being release. Although the film later released in the following year. At that time, director

was looking for a new hero due to a dispute with actor

Shakil Khan Shakil Khan, known professionally as Shakil Khan, is a Bangladeshi actor who was active from 1997 to 2010. Politics When Talukder Abdul Khaleque, Member of Parliament for Bagerhat-3, resigned from parliament in April 2018 to run for mayor of Kh ...

. In two deferent interviews with ''

Kaler Kantho ''Kaler Kantho'' ( bn, কালের কণ্ঠ, translit=Daily Voice of Time) is one of the most popular Bengali newspapers in Bangladesh. It is an enterprise of East-West Media Group, a sister concern of Bangladesh's leading business cong ...

'' and ''Chiti'' one of Khan's mentor Aziz Reza, who is the renowned choreographer, said that, he very much requested Sohanur Rahman Sohan to give a chance Shakib Khan in his film. Sohan agreed to his request and asked to bring Khan to their office. Sohan then gave him a chance as a lead actor for the film. Shakib Khan was paid-up only 5,000 for the film. Shakib Khan said about acting in the film,

Soundtrack

The film soundtrack composed and written by

Ahmed Imtiaz Bulbul Ahmed Imtiaz Bulbul (1 January 1956 – 22 January 2019) was a Bangladeshi lyricist, composer and music director, active since the late 1970s. He was a freedom fighter who joined the Bangladesh Liberation War at the age of 15. He won Ekushey Pada ...

. Also one song is composed by Alam Khan and one song is written by Milton Khandkar. All the songs are sung by

Andrew Kishore Andrew Kishore Kumar Baroi (widely known as Andrew Kishore, 4 November 1955 – 6 July 2020) was a Bangladeshi playback singer. He is considered as the "Playback King" of Bangladesh music industry who sang more than 15 thousands songs. He sang ...

Runa Laila Runa Laila ( bn, রুনা লায়লা, ur, ; born 17 November 1952) is a Bangladeshi playback singer and composer. She started her career in Pakistan film industry in the late 1960s. Her style of singing is inspired by Pakistani p ...

Kanak Chapa Kanak Chapa (; born 11 September 1969) is a Bangladeshi singer. She received the Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer three times, for her performance in the films ''Love Story'' (1995), '' Premer Taj Mahal'' (2001) a ...

, and

Dolly Sayontoni Dolly Sayontoni is a Bangladeshi playback singer and businesswoman. She releases solo, duet, and mixed albums and also songs for Bangladeshi cinema. She released 15 solo albums, over 100 duet songs and mixed albums and also sings in over 700 Be ...

Legacy

Through the film, director

changed the birth name of the protagonist

from Masud Rana to his stage name "Shakib Khan". After the news of Sohanur Rahman Sohan's death in 2023, Shakib Khan also said in an interview with ''The Daily Star'' that his stage name "Shakib Khan" was given by him. Shakib Khan's debut with the film is regarded as a turning point for

Bangladeshi cinema 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 Bangl ...

References

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* * {{Portal bar, Bangladesh, Film 1999 romance films 1999 action films 1990s romantic action films 1990s Bengali-language films Bengali-language Bangladeshi films Bangladeshi romantic action films Films shot in Dhaka Films set in Dhaka Films scored by Ahmed Imtiaz Bulbul Censored films Films directed by Sohanur Rahman Sohan