''Meghmallar'' ( bn, মেঘমল্লার, also known in English as Raincoat) is a 2014 Bangladeshi

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...

directed by

Zahidur Rahim Anjan Zahidur Rahman Anjan is a Bangladeshi film director. He won a Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Director for his direction of the film ''Meghmallar'' (2014). References External links

* Living people Bangladeshi film director ...

. The film is an adaption of writer

Akhtaruzzaman Elias Akhteruzzaman Elias (12 February 1943 – 4 January 1997) (Bengali: আখতারুজ্জামান ইলিয়াস) was a Bangladeshi novelist and short story writer. Despite writing only two novels, critics place Elias "in the pant ...

's story titled "Raincoat". It was screened in the Discovery section of the

2015 Toronto International Film Festival The 40th annual Toronto International Film Festival was held from 10 to 20 September 2015. On 28 July 2015 the first wave of films to be screened at the Festival was announced. Jean-Marc Vallée's ''Demolition'' starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Naom ...

. It was screened at

51st International Film Festival of India The 51st International Film Festival of India was held from 16 to 24 January 2021 in Goa. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the festival went hybrid, there was physical and virtual screening of 50 films out of 224 films across various categories. B ...

in January 2021 in the Country in Focus section.

Plot

An ordinary family of a chemistry teacher at a suburban government college Nurul Huda, his wife Asma, daughter Sudha and Asma's brother Mintu goes through a life-altering experience during Liberation War of Bangladesh in 1971. It happens when Mintu leaves to join the Freedom Fighters one morning. Asma secretly continues to correspond with her brother not sharing this. One rainy day, Nurul goes to a school function wearing Mintu's raincoat to protect him from the ceaseless rains. Government forces arrest him on suspicion of being a revel and took him into custody. Nurul is then forced to make a decision that affect both the destiny of his family and whole country.

Cast

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 ...

as Nurul Huda, a chemistry teacher at a suburban government college *

Aparna Ghosh Aparna Ghosh is a Bangladeshi actress, theater artist and model. She won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress twice for her roles in the films ''Mrittika Maya'' (2013) and '' Gondi'' (2020). Career Ghosh debuted in the film ...

as Asma, Nurul Huda's wife *

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 ...

as Mintu, Asma's brother * Marjan Hossain Zara as Sudha, Nurul Huda and Asma's daughter *

Mosharraf Karim K M Mosharraf Hossain (born 22 August 1971), known by his stage-name Mosharraf Karim ( bn, মোশাররফ করিম), is a Bangladeshi actor, works both in films and television. He began working as a theater artist in late the 1980s wi ...

as * Mostafiz Shahin as Pakistani Military Personnel * Adnan Sobhan Evan as Pakistani Military Personnel

Production

This film was made under the banner of Bengal Creations Ltd. The music for the film is directed by Abhijit Basu from Kolkata (India).

References

External links

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Bangla Movie Database
{{DEFAULTSORT:Meghmallar 2014 films 2014 drama films 2014 directorial debut films 2010s Bengali-language films Bengali-language Bangladeshi films Bangladeshi drama films Films based on the Bangladesh Liberation War