''Ontarjatra'' ( bn, অন্তর্যাত্রা; ''Homeland'') is a 2006
Bangladesh
Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mos ...
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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
Tareque Masud
Tareque Masud (6 December 1956 – 13 August 2011) was a Bangladeshi independent film director, film producer, screenwriter and lyricist. He first found success with the films ''Muktir Gaan'' (1995) and ''Matir Moina'' (2002), for which he won thr ...
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Catherine Masud
Catherine Masud ( bn, ক্যাথরিন মাসুদ) is an American-born filmmaker, residing in Bangladesh from 1995–2015. She now lives in the United States. She has collaborated with her husband & filmmaking partner Tareque Masud ...
. Upon its release on 2006, the film achieved critical and commercial success. It won for Best Direction at International Film Festival Bangladesh in 2006. Special Jury Award at
Osian's Cinefan Festival Delhi in 2006.
Synopsis
''Ontorjatra'' (literally meaning "inner journey") is a Bengali intimate exploration of the complex issues of dislocation and identity in a diasporic world. After 15 years in the UK, Shireen and her son Sohel return to their home in
Sylhet
Sylhet ( bn, সিলেট) is a metropolitan city in northeastern Bangladesh. It is the administrative seat of the Sylhet Division. Located on the north bank of the Surma River at the eastern tip of Bengal, Sylhet has a subtropical climate an ...
, Bangladesh for the funeral of Sohel's father. For Shireen the homecoming allows her to make peace with her ex-husband and his family, for Sohel, the journey allows him to connect with a family and a "homeland" he has never known.
Cast
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Sara Zaker
Sara Zaker is a Bangladeshi theatre and television actor, director, business entrepreneur and social activist. She was awarded Ekushey Padak by the Government of Bangladesh in 2017.
Early life and education
Zaker was born to Major Salauddin M ...
as Shireen
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Jayanto Chattopadhyay as Iqbal
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Rifaquat Rasheed as Sohail
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Abdul Momen Choudhury as Grandfather
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Rokeya Prachy
Rokeya Prachy is a Bangladeshi theater, television and film actress and director.
Career
Prachy got her acting breakthrough in Morshedul Islam's film ''Dukhai'' in 1997. Her first directorial work was a docufiction for Channel I in 2009. She late ...
as Salma
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Harold Rasheed as Khaled
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Nasrine R. Karim as Najma
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Raisa Nawar as Rini
* Lakkhan Das as Lakkhan
* Ria Ahmed as Bithi
Guest appearances
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Anusheh Anadil
Anusheh Anadil is a Bangladeshi musician, artist, cultural activist, and social entrepreneur. The band 'Bangla' was the first female lead band from Bangladesh that became iconically popular in both Bangladesh and West Bengal (India), for their fir ...
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References
Further reading
Lonely Planet BangladeshBangladeshby Mikey Leung, Belinda Meggitt
Osian's Cinemaya(Volume 1)
*Atlas del cine
Page 413
External links
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2006 films
2006 drama films
Bengali-language Bangladeshi films
Bangladeshi drama films
British Bangladeshi films
2000s English-language films
Films directed by Tareque Masud
Films directed by Catherine Masud
2000s Bengali-language films
2006 multilingual films
Bangladeshi multilingual films