''Moner Moto Manush Pailam Na'' ( bn, মনের মতো মানুষ পাইলাম না) is a 2019

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drama film written and directed by

Jakir Hossain Raju Zakir Hossain Raju is a Bangladeshi film director. Besides film-making, he is also a story writer, screenplay and dialogue writer. He won three National Film Awards for the films '' Bhalobaslei Ghor Bandha Jay Na'' (2010) and ''Moner Moto Manush ...

. It features

Shakib Khan Masud Rana ( bn, মাসুদ রানা), better known by the name Shakib Khan ( bn, শাকিব খান) born 28 March 1979) is a Bangladeshi actor, producer, occasional singer, film organiser, and media personality who works in B ...

and

Shabnom Bubly Shobnom Bubly is a Bangladeshi film actress and news anchor who started her career as a television news presenter. She made her acting debut in the film ''Bossgiri'' with Shakib Khan, and since then the two have collaborated multiple times. Ear ...

in the lead roles.

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, Fakhrul Bashar Masum,

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, Don and others played supporting roles. It is produced by Enamul Haque Arman under the banner of Desh Bangla Multimedia. The film soundtrack is composed by

Shafiq Tuhin A K M Shafiqur Rahman (known as Shafiq Tuhin; born 27 September 1975) is a Bangladeshi lyricist, music director and singer. As of 2012, he wrote about 1,000 songs. He earned the Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Lyrics for the song ''Choto ...

Principal photography Principal photography is the phase of producing a film or television show in which the bulk of shooting takes place, as distinct from the phases of pre-production and post-production. Personnel Besides the main film personnel, such as actor ...

began on June 15, 2019, and wrapped up July 24. It was released on August 12, 2019 in Bangladesh on the occasion of

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. The film won several

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at the

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including Jakir Hossain Raju's Best Dialogue Award.

Plot

Cast

as Shadhin Chowdhury, a barrister *

as Sultana Haque Arpita, president of Alo Shamajik O Sangsrikitik Sangathan *

as Syed Ehsan

Production

In 2013, the director of the film

announced to making the film with Shakib Khan and

Apu Biswas Abonti Biswas (born 11 October 1989) known by her stage name as Apu Biswas, is a Bangladeshi film actress, model and the former wife of notable Bangladeshi actor Shakib Khan. Biswas made her debut in the film industry with the film ''Kal Shokale' ...

. Then the Muharat of the film was also held with them. After that, filming started to be delayed. In 2019, Jakir Hossain Raju changed the cast and story of the film and added

to the list of actors instead of Apu Biswas.

Filming

After the filming of three songs from the film ''

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'' ended in

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in May 2019, two songs from the film ''Moner Moto Manush Pailam Na'' were filmed. The

principal photography Principal photography is the phase of producing a film or television show in which the bulk of shooting takes place, as distinct from the phases of pre-production and post-production. Personnel Besides the main film personnel, such as actor ...

of the film began on June 15, 2019. Then on June 17 the Muhurat of the film was held for the second time at

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in Dhaka. The lead actress of the film Shabnom Bubly was injured during the shooting of the film on June 25. She later received first aid and took part in the shooting of the film from June 26. The filming was completed on July 24, 2019.

Soundtrack

The film soundtrack composed by

. The first song of the film is "Koto Bhalobashi Tore" was released on

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on 28 July 2019 as a promotional single track. The track is written by Shafiq Tuhin himself and sung by

Imran Mahmudul Md. Mahmudul Haque Imran (born 5 September 1991), also known as Imran Mahmudul or Imran, is a Bangladeshi music composer and playback singer whose songs has been featured in different albums and movies. He was the first runner-up of ''Channel i Se ...

and Swaralipi. Then the second track of the film "Pran Juriye Jay" released on August 6. The track is written by director

and sung by Mahtim Sakib and Kheya. Mahtim Shakib made his debut as a playback singer through the song. The title track "Moner Moto Manush Pailam Na" released on August 8, 2019 and written by Jakir Hossain Raju and sung by Jahangir Sayeed. Its fourth and last track "E Khancha Vangte Hobe" was released on August 9, 2019. The track is written by Shafiq Tuhin and sung by Lemis. All of songs of the film was released on Khan's YouTube channel SK Films.

Marketing and release

The film official first look poster revealed on August 1, 2019. After that, Its official trailer released on YouTube on August 7, 2019. On July 30, 2019, the film received clearance from the Censor Board without any cuts.

Release

The film was released on 15 August 2019 in 154 theaters in Bangladesh on the occasion of

Eid al-adha Eid al-Adha () is the second and the larger of the two main holidays celebrated in Islam (the other being Eid al-Fitr). It honours the willingness of Ibrahim (Abraham) to sacrifice his son Ismail (Ishmael) as an act of obedience to Allah's co ...

Reception

Critical response

Rumman Rashid Khan on Bangla Movie Database praised the performance of the lead characters of the film but criticized it for the success of the name. He wrote, "The director could have make a smart film in a modern screenplay with this story with more care by editing, working with the camera or taking time off."

Awards and nominations

Home video

The film revealed on online streaming platform

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on the occasion on New Year of 2021 on 31 December 2020.

References

External links

* * {{BMDb title, 1160 Bengali-language Bangladeshi films 2010s Bengali-language films Films about social issues in Bangladesh