Alta Banu

{{Infobox film

| name = Alta Banu

| image = Alta Banu film poster.jpg

| alt =

| caption = release poster

| native_name = {{Infobox name module|bn|আলতা বানু}}

| director = Arun Chowdhury

| screenplay = Brindaban Das

| based_on = {{Based on|Alta Banu|Faridur Reza Sagar}}

| starring = {{plainlist|

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| editing = Srimanta Dolui

| studio = Impress Telefilm

| distributor =

| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2018|04|20|Bangladesh}}

| runtime = 130 Minutes

| country = Bangladesh

| language = Bengali

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Alta Banu ({{langx|bn|আলতা বানু}}) is a 2018 Bangladeshi romantic drama film directed by Arun Chowdhury and starring Zakia Bari Momo, Anisur Rahman Milon and Farzana Rikta.{{cite news |title='Alta Banu' begins promotional campaign |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/arts-entertainment/dhallywood/alta-banu-begins-promotional-campaign-1552453 |newspaper=The Daily Star |date=24 March 2018}} The screenplay, by Brindaban Das, is based on a story of the same name by Faridur Reza Sagar.{{cite news |title='Alta Banu' selected for Toronto film fest |url=https://en.prothomalo.com/entertainment/news/172838/%E2%80%98Alta-Banu%E2%80%99-selected-for-Toronto-film-fest |newspaper=Prothom Alo |date=21 March 2018}}

Alta Banu was filmed on the banks of the Kaliganga River in Ghior Upazila starting in July 2017, and later on the banks of the Gomati River in Comilla. It was released on 20 April 2018, at five cinema halls in Bangladesh.{{cite news |script-title=bn:পাঁচ প্রেক্ষাগৃহে ‘আলতা বানু’ |trans-title=Five of the theaters are 'Alta Banu' |url=http://www.banglanews24.com/entertainment/news/bd/649073.details |newspaper=Banglanews24.com |date=20 April 2018 |language=bn}} The film was premiered at Toronto International Film Festival, Pyongyang International Film Festival, Dhaka International Film Festival and Delhi International Film Festival.{{Cite web|script-title=bn:আন্তর্জাতিক চলচ্চিত্র উৎসবের শেষ দিনে ‘আলতা বানু’|url=https://m.daily-bangladesh.com/আন্তর্জাতিক-চলচ্চিত্র-উৎসবের-শেষ-দিনে-আলতা-বানু/77216|last=বাংলাদেশ|first=Daily Bangladesh :: ডেইলি|website=Daily Bangladesh|language=bn|access-date=2020-05-11}}

Cast

Zakia Bari Momo as Alta{{cite news |title=Many happy returns to Mamo |url=http://www.theindependentbd.com/arcprint/details/128747/2017-12-19 |newspaper=The Independent |location=Dhaka |date=19 December 2017}}
Anisur Rahman Milon as Sohel Rana, Alta's fiancé{{cite web |url=https://www.iffsatoronto.com/movie/alta-banu/ |title=Alta Banu |website=International Film Festival of South Asia, Toronto |access-date=2018-08-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180822045954/https://www.iffsatoronto.com/movie/alta-banu/ |archive-date=2018-08-22 |url-status=dead }}
Farzana Rikta as Banu, Alta's younger sister{{cite news |title=Farzana Rikta wants to act in films regularly |url=http://www.theindependentbd.com/post/147402 |newspaper=The Independent |location=Dhaka |date=26 April 2018}}
Raisul Islam Asad as Alta's father{{cite news |script-title=bn:মমর প্রেমিকের কারণে... |trans-title=Due to the lover of Momo ... |url=http://mzamin.com/article.php?mzamin=129340 |newspaper=Manab Zaman |date=6 August 2018 |language=bn}}
Dilara Zaman
Shamima Nazneen
Mamunur Rashid

Reception

=Critical response=

Swapan Mullick of The Statesman wrote that the film had "a restrained tone that revealed a distinct effort to reach out to a serious audience".{{cite news |title=From Dhaka, with a flow of new ideas |url=https://www.thestatesman.com/supplements/marquee/dhaka-flow-new-ideas-1502658162.html |newspaper=The Statesman |date=7 July 2018}} Film director Dipankar Dipon praised Arun Chowdhury's direction & Momo's performance after watching the film.{{Cite web|script-title=bn:আলতা বানু আজকের দিনের শেষের কবিতা : দীপংকর দীপন|url=http://m.poriborton.com/dhallywood/118171|website=m.poriborton.com|language=bn|access-date=2020-05-11|archive-date=2019-04-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190413111045/http://m.poriborton.com/dhallywood/118171|url-status=dead}}

References

External links

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Category:2018 films

Category:2010s Bengali-language films

Category:Bengali-language Bangladeshi films

Category:Films directed by Arun Chowdhuri