''Dhire Bohe Meghna'' ( bn, ধীরে বহে মেঘনা; Literary Meaning Quiet Flows the Meghna) is a 1973

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war film War film is a film genre concerned with warfare, typically about naval, air, or land battles, with combat scenes central to the drama. It has been strongly associated with the 20th century. The fateful nature of battle scenes means that war fi ...

based on the events of the

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. The film is written and directed by Alamgir Kabir and it was his first

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Background

Initially

Zahir Raihan Mohammad Zahirullah (19 August 1935 – disappeared 30 January 1972), known as Zahir Raihan, was a Bangladeshi novelist, writer and filmmaker. He is most notable for his documentary ''Stop Genocide'' (1971), made during the Bangladesh Liberation ...

was the original planner of the movie ''Dhire Bohe Meghna''.

Plot

Cast

Bobita Farida Akhtar Poppy, known by her stage name Babita, is a Bangladeshi film actress. She is a popular actress in Bangladeshi films of the 1970s. She is best known for her performance in Satyajit Ray's '' Distant Thunder'', a novel adaptation abou ...

* Hasu Banerjee * Ajmal Huda *

Golam Mustafa Golam Mustafa (2 March 1935 – 20 February 2003) was a Bangladeshi actor. Early life and career Mustafa first acted in a play named ''Pallimangal'' in Barisal in 1945. Filmography * ''Chanda'' - 1962 * ''Binimoy'' - 1970 * '' Dhire Bohe ...

* Anwar Hossain *

Khalil Ullah Khan Khalil Ullah Khan (known as Khalil; 2 February 1934 – 7 December 2014) was a Bangladeshi film and television actor. He earned Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in ''Gunda'' in 1976. Early life and career K ...

Music

The film's song was written by Mohammad Monirujjaman, composed by Samar Das and background music by Sataya Saha.

Hemanta Mukherjee Hemanta Mukhopadhyay (16 June 1920 – 26 September 1989), known professionally as Hemant Kumar and Hemanta Mukherjee, was a legendary Indian music composer and playback singer who primarily sang in Bengali and Hindi, as well as other Indian ...

and

Sandhya Mukhopadhyay Geetashree Sandhya Mukherjee (also spelled Mukhopadhyay; 4 October 1931 – 15 February 2022) was an Indian playback singer and musician, specialising in Bengali music. She received Banga Bibhushan, the highest civilian honour of the Indian sta ...

gave voice for the two songs.

Reception

In 2002, the British Film Institute's list of South Asian films, ''Dhire Bohe Meghna'' was ranked in No. 8 of the top 10 ranked movies.

References

External links

* * 1973 films Bengali-language Bangladeshi films Bangladeshi war drama films Films based on the Bangladesh Liberation War Films set in the 1970s Films scored by Satya Saha 1970s Bengali-language films Films directed by Alamgir Kabir {{Bangladesh-film-stub