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''Ghetuputra Komola'' ( bn, ঘেটুপুত্র কমলা, ''Gheṭuputro Kômola'', Pleasure Boy Komola) is a 2012 Bangladeshi
musical film Musical film is a film genre in which songs by the characters are interwoven into the narrative, sometimes accompanied by dancing. The songs usually advance the plot or develop the film's characters, but in some cases, they serve merely as breaks ...
written and directed by Humayun Ahmed and produced by Impress Telefilm. The film is Humayan Ahmed's last film before his death. The film was selected as the Bangladeshi entry for the Best Foreign Language Oscar at the 85th Academy Awards, but it did not make the final shortlist.


Plot

The story takes place 150 years ago during the colonial era in a village called Jalshuka, in Habibganj. During that time a musical group was created called Ghetugaan where young boys danced in female clothing; those dancers were called " Ghetu". Soon they became famous among people but the landlords wanted them for sexual desires and gradually elite pederasty became recognized in the contemporary local society. The Ghetus used to get hired for the flood season. The story is about a teenage boy who is hired by a colonial era landlord to entertain his sexual desires until the annual flood is over. The movie starts with a young boy and his family, who are looking for work as they cannot work during the floods. The young boy and his father join a musical group, where the boy (komola) works as the Ghetu. The landlord sexually molests the young boy after the first dance performance. This pattern keeps repeating throughout the whole time that the musical group stays there. The landlord's wife becomes insecure after noticing his increasing obsession with komola. The landlord suggests keeping komola even after the floods end which angers his wife. She secretly orders her maid to push komola off the railings on the balcony where he usually likes to walk with his eyes closed. The maid, after one unsuccessful attempt, pushes the boy off and he dies.


Cast


Soundtrack

The film is scored by
Maksud Jamil Mintu Samiul Mintu is a Bangladeshi music composer and director. He won the Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Music Director for the song "Ekta Chilo Sonar Konya" in the film ''Srabon Megher Din'' (1999). Early life and career Mintoo first played ...
and several artists have rendered the songs.


Awards

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National Film Awards The National Film Awards is the most prominent film award ceremony in India. Established in 1954, it has been administered, along with the International Film Festival of India and the Indian Panorama, by the Indian government's Directorat ...
- Best Film * National Film Awards - Best child artist-( Mamun) * National Film Awards - Best screenwriter-( Humayun Ahmed) * National Film Awards - Best Dialogue * National Film Awards - Best Costume Design * Meril Prothom Alo Awards - Best Film * Meril Prothom Alo Awards - Best Director * Meril Prothom Alo Awards - Best Screenplay


See also

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List of submissions to the 85th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film This is a list of submissions to the 85th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) has invited the film industries of various countries to submit their best film for the Academy Awar ...
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List of Bangladeshi submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film Bangladesh has submitted films for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film since 2002. The award is handed out annually by the United States Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to a feature-length motion picture produced ou ...


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ghetuputra Komola 2012 films 2012 drama films 2010s Bengali-language films 2010s musical drama films Bengali-language Bangladeshi films Bangladeshi musical drama films Films scored by Maksud Jamil Mintu Films scored by S I Tutul Films directed by Humayun Ahmed Films whose writer won the Best Screenplay National Film Award (Bangladesh) Impress Telefilm films