''Kings of Devon'' is a 2010

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film written, produced, and directed by Rahsaan Noor. Noor also stars in the film, which was made for charity. It was released in the United States on 17 September 2010.

Plot

In 1982, Bengali people ruled the streets of Chicago. Arif Choudhury comes to Chicago at the request of his uncle but gets caught in the middle of a bitter rivalry between the two biggest gangs in the Devon area of the city, Apon Desh and BD-Chicago. Accused of murder and on the run from the authorities, Arif befriends Johnny - who pledges to help Arif and get revenge on Sikander Saab. Did Arif commit murder or is he being framed? Will they get revenge on Sikander Saab? Who will climb the mountain and become the king of Devon...?

Cast

* Rahsaan Noor as Johnny * Bakhtiar Hafeez as Sikandar Saab * Tamim Chowdhury as Arif Chowdhury * Trishna Murad as Tasfia

Release

''Kings of Devon'' was released throughout the

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in association with BIG Cinemas. The film also featured music from

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and

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. The film ran successfully in various cities throughout the United States. Islam was interviewed on

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through the lead-up to the release of the film.

Charitable cause

The box office revenues from ''Kings of Devon'' went to raise money for ''Shishu Bikash Kendra'', a school for underprivileged children in the

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district of

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. Home media DVDs were also made available to raise money for the charity. ''Shishu Bikash Kendra'' is a part of

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Soundtrack

The soundtrack of ''Kings of Devon'' was licensed from ''Times Music'' and ''Sa Re Ga Ma HMV''.

Notes

External links

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