''August 1975'' is 2021 Bangladeshi political drama film based on the immediate aftermath of

assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman The first president of Bangladesh, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, and most of his family were killed during the early hours of 15 August 1975 by a group of young Bangladesh Army personnel who invaded his Bangabandhu Memorial Museum, Dhanmondi 32 resi ...

. The film is produced by Selim Khan whose production company operates as Shapla Media International Ltd. Afsaruddin Bhuiyan, Kazi Mizanur Rahman and Nasuir Uddin also join the film as executive producers. Selim Khan directed the movie alongside

Shamim Ahamed Roni Shamim Ahamed Roni (; born 24 October 1986) is a Bangladeshi film director and screenwriter. Filmography The first film directed by Roni is Mental, which was released on 2016. In addition to directing the film, Roni wrote the screenplay. The ...

Masuma Rahman Nabila Masuma Rahman Nabila is a Bangladeshi television presenter, model and actress. She started her career in 2006 as a TV host. Early life Nabila was born in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Her father Lutfar Rahman was appointed as an auditing officer in ...

Tauquir Ahmed Tauquir Ahmed (born 5 March 1966) is a Bangladeshi architect and actor, turned director in both television and cinema. His films won many international and national awards including Bangladesh National Film Awards in the Bangladesh National Film ...

and

Shahiduzzaman Selim Shahiduzzaman Selim (born January 5) is a Bangladeshi theatre, television and film actor. He won the Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Actor in Negative Role for his performance in the film '' Chorabali'' (2012). He is currently the preside ...

have been cast in various leading roles. The film portrays history of the killing of Rahman on 15 August, till his burial on 16 August. Principal photography of this film begun on 10 July and ended on 29 July 2020. The film was released on Cinebaj on 15 August 2021, the

National Mourning Day National Mourning Day of Bangladesh is celebrated as a national day in Bangladesh. On 15th August of every year, the day is observed with mourning. The black flag is hoisted as well as the national flag is kept at half-mast. History On 15th Au ...

in Bangladesh.

Plot

The film portrays the initial events of the radical change in the political situation of Bangladesh after the assassination of Bangabandhu

Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Sheikh Mujibur Rahman ( bn, শেখ মুজিবুর রহমান; 17 March 1920 – 15 August 1975), often shortened as Sheikh Mujib or Mujib and widely known as Bangabandhu (meaning ''Friend of Bengal''), was a Bengalis, Beng ...

and his family on 15 August 1975. The political crisis made upon the killing and fate of four founding members of the Awami League, the first Prime Minister of Bangladesh Tajuddin Ahmed, former Prime Minister Mansur Ali, former Vice President Syed Nazrul Islam and former Home Minister AHM Kamaruzzaman after the assassination.

Cast

Anisur Rahman Milon Anisur Rahman Milon is a Bangladeshi actor. He is a co-president of the Actors Equity. Career Milon began his acting career at age 12 with ''Artonad Theater''. Then he acted in TV series "Ronger Manush", directed by Salauddin Lavlu. Tele-film "D ...

- A police officer. *

Tajuddin Ahmad Tajuddin Ahmad ( bn, তাজউদ্দীন আহমদ; ; 23 July 1925 – 3 November 1975) was a Bangladeshi politician and statesman. He led the Provisional Government of Bangladesh as its prime minister during the Bangladesh Liberatio ...

, one of four founding member of

Bangladesh Awami League 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 ...

. *

Taskeen Rahman Taskeen Rahman is a Bangladeshi actor. He made his debut in the 2017 released film '' Dhaka Attack.'' He played the role of an antagonist in the film. He was appreciated by critics for his performance in the film. Career Taskeen Rahman lived ...

- Colonel Kazi Haider, who was assigned to bury Rahman's body at his village home. *

- Baby Moudud, former Bangladeshi politician, writer and journalist, close ally of

Sheikh Hasina Sheikh Hasina Wazed (''née'' Sheikh Hasina ; ; bn, শেখ হাসিনা ওয়াজেদ, Shēkh Hasinā, , born 28 September 1947) is a Bangladeshi politician who has served as the Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Prime Minister ...

. *

- Khondaker Moshtaq Ahmed, who served as the president of Bangladesh unofficially, just after the assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. * Ashraful Ashish -

Ziaur Rahman Lt. General Ziaur Rahman (19 January 1936 – 30 May 1981), was a Bangladeshi military officer and politician who served as the President of Bangladesh from 1977 to 1981. He was assassinated on 30 May 1981 in Chittagong in an army coup d' ...

, Contemporary Deputy Chief of Army staff. Ensamble cast also includes Arman Parvez Murad, Jayanta Chattopadyay,

Dilara Zaman Dilara Zaman (born 19 June 1943) is a Bangladeshi film and television actress. She was awarded Ekushey Padak in 1993 and Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress in 2008. Early life and education Dilara Zaman was born on 19 Ju ...

, Tanvin Sweety in some notable roles in this film.

Production

The film was scripted by the

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, ''1975 – An Untold Story. The story is based on the events after assassination of Bangabandhu, therefore non of his family members is not included in screenplay.'' The title later changed to ''August 1975'' before releasing official poster and teaser. Tauqir, Nabila and Selim's name surfaced as the cast members after the shooting has begun for ten days. Shapla Media also offered significant roles for

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and

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 ...

, both of them denied. Babu later lend his voice for a song used in this film.

Jayanta Chattopadhyay Jayanto Chattopadhyay (born 28 July 1946) is a Bangladeshi actor and reciter. He studied in English literature from Calcutta University. He portrayed the famous character Misir Ali in a television drama named ''Trishna''. Works Films * '' Ada ...

, Tanvin Sweety, Maznun Mizan and rest of the cast has been shown in teaser confirming their castings. ''August 1975'' was filmed within a 14 day schedule. The film was secretly shot at

Bangladesh Film Development Corporation Bangladesh Film Development Corporation or BFDC, is a government owned and operated corporation in Tejgaon, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Nuzhat Yeasmin is the managing director of the corporation. History The organization was founded in 1959 as the East P ...

from 10 July 2020 and finished shooting on 29 July 2020. A new period set has been built for entire principal photography.

Bappa Mazumder Shubhashish Mazumder Bappa (born 5 February 1972), commonly known as Bappa Mazumder, is a Bangladeshi singer, lyricist and national film award winner composer. He is the lead singer of the rock band Dalchhut. Bappa is famous for his Bengali rom ...

has recorded a song named 'Prahashan' for the film, composed by

Emon Saha Emon Saha is a Bangladeshi composer, musician and singer. He earned 7 Bangladesh National Film Awards for his music composition and direction in the films Chandragrohon (2008), Kusum Kusum Prem (2011), Ghetuputra Komola (2012), Pita (2012), ...

. Another song named "Mujib" is composed by Suman Kalyan and sung by Fazlur Rahman Babu. Sudip Kuman Dip penned "Mujib" based on the notable events from the life of Rahman.

Release

''August 1975'' was initially scheduled to release on 15 August 2020 to coincide with the

national day of mourning A national day of mourning is a day or days marked by mourning and memorial activities observed among the majority of a country's populace. They are designated by the national government. Such days include those marking the death or funeral of ...

for Rahman. However, the film was postponed due to the

COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh The COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh is part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 () caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (). The virus was confirmed to have spread to Bangladesh in March 2020. The first ...

. The filmmakers have indicated the film will seek a theatrical release. Due to Coronavirus, the film released on the app Cinebaj on the National Mourning Day, 15 August 2021.

Accolades

References

External links

* {{Ziaur Rahman Bengali-language Bangladeshi films Films postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic Films directed by Shamim Ahamed Roni Films about Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Shapla Media films