''No Dorai'' ( bn, ন ডরাই) is a 2019 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

Taneem Rahman Angshu Taneem Rahman Angshu (born 14 July 1981) is a National Award winning Bangladeshi film director, screenwriter, editor and CGI Artist who largely works in Bengali Films and TV productions. His first feature film ''Shopner Ghor'' (2018), was a h ...

. Set in

Cox's Bazar Cox's Bazar (; bn, কক্সবাজার, Kôksbajar; ) is a city, fishing port, tourism centre, and district headquarters in Southeastern Bangladesh. It is located south of the city of Chittagong. Cox's Bazar is also known by the na ...

, the story of ''No Dorai'' is based on the life of a young Bangladeshi girl, who defies society's norms to follow her dream of becoming a surfer. It is the first Bangladeshi surfing film. No Dorai literally means "not afraid" in

Chittagonian dialect Chittagonian ( ''saṭgãia'' or ''siʈaiŋga'') is an Indo-Aryan language spoken in parts of the Chittagong Division in Bangladesh. Its speakers identify with Bengali culture and the Bengali language, but Chittagonian and Bengali are not m ...

. It features

Sunerah Binte Kamal Sunerah Binte Kamal (Bengali: সুনেরাহ বিনতে কামাল) is a Bangladeshi model, actress, and dancer. She won National Film Award for Best Actress for her debut film '' No Dorai'' (2019). Career Sunerah made her debut ...

and

Sariful Razz Sariful Razz (born 18 November 1991) is a Bangladeshi actor and model known for starring ''Poran'', ''Hawa'', '' No Dorai'', Damal and ''Networker Baire''. Early life Sariful Razz was born in Brahmanbaria, Bangladesh and but spent his childhood ...

in lead roles. The film is

Star Cineplex Star Cineplex is a Bangladeshi movie theater chain. It is owned by Show Motion Limited and the first of its type in Dhaka, Bangladesh. History Star Cineplex was founded on 9 October 2004, in Bashundhara City. In 2016, it opened its first theatre ...

’s first venture into film production. Prior to the release of the film, its soundtrack ''Jontrona'' sung by Mohon Sharif created hype about the film.

’s No Dorai and Faridur Reza Sagar's

Fagun Haway ''Fagun Haway'' ( bn, ফাগুন ‍হাওয়ায়, lit=In Spring breeze) is a Bangladeshi historical drama film based on the novel ''Bou Kotha Kou'' by Tito Rahman. This movie based on the Bengali language movement during 1952 i ...

have jointly won the

Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Film The Bangladesh National Award for Best Film (officially National Award Best Film bn, জাতীয় চলচ্চিত্র পুরস্কার শ্রেষ্ঠ চলচ্চিত্র) is one of the categories in the Nati ...

of 2019.

Cast

The film features mostly new actors and actresses. *

as Ayesha. *

as Sohel. * Sayed Babu as Amir. * Wasim Sitar as Liakot. * Josefine Lindegaard as Esther. * Tommy Hindley as Mark. *

Nasir Uddin Khan Nasir Uddin Khan (Bengali: নাসির উদ্দিন খান) is a Bangladeshi actor known for portraying Alen Shwapon in the television series '' Syndicate ''. He also acted in criticality acclaimed series like Mohanagar and Taqdeer. ...

as Ayesha's Husband * Lenka Vomocilova as Cynthia

Reception

Despite the hype created prior to its release, No Dorai received negative critical reception. The film has been praised for its beautiful visual of

and performance of newcomer cast. But the story has not been critically well received.

Awards

of 2019.

National Film Award for Best Actress The National Film Award for Best Actress (officially known as the Rajat Kamal Award for the Best Actress) is an honour presented annually at the National Film Awards of India since 1968 to an actress for the best performance in a leading role wit ...

of 2019 for Sunerah Binte Kamal.

References

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Review
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