Gangajatra
{{infobox film
| name = Gangajatra
| image = Gangajatra movie.jpeg
| caption = Movie poster
| native_name = গঙ্গাযাত্রা
| director = Syed Wahiduzzaman Diamond
| producer = Impress Telefilm Limited
| writer = Syed Wahiduzzaman Diamond
| starring = {{plainlist|
- Ferdous Ahmed
- Sadika Parvin Popy
- Shimla
- Shahidul Islam Sacchu
- Syeda Wahida Sabrina
}}
| screenplay = Syed Wahiduzzaman Diamond
| cinematography = Hasan Ahmed
| music = Emon Saha
| editing = Shahidul Haque
| distributor = Impress Telefilm Limited
| released = {{Film date|2009|11|28}}
| country = Bangladesh
| language = Bengali
| runtime = 105 minutes
| budget =
| gross =
}}
Gangajatra ({{langx|bn|গঙ্গাযাত্রা}}; also known in English as The Journey) is a Bangladeshi film written and directed by Syed Wahiduzzaman Diamond. This film was shown at "Kolkata International Film Festival" in 2010.{{cite news |script-title=bn:কলকাতা উৎসবে 'গঙ্গাযাত্রা' |url=http://www.kalerkantho.com/print_edition/?view=details&type=gold&data=news&pub_no=316&cat_id=1&menu_id=54&news_type_id=1&index=2&archiev=yes&arch_date=19-10-2010#.Vh1pCfmqqko |newspaper=Kaler Kantho |date=2010-10-19 |language=bn |access-date=October 14, 2015 |archive-date=2015-11-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117014849/http://www.kalerkantho.com/print_edition/?view=details&type=gold&data=news&pub_no=316&cat_id=1&menu_id=54&news_type_id=1&index=2&archiev=yes&arch_date=19-10-2010#.Vh1pCfmqqko |url-status=dead }}{{cite news |script-title=bn:কলকাতা উৎসবে বাংলাদেশের ছবি |url=http://archive.prothom-alo.com/detail/date/2010-10-07/news/106734 |newspaper=Prothom Alo |date=2010-11-05 |language=bn |access-date=October 14, 2015 |archive-date=2019-07-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190717182718/http://archive.prothom-alo.com/detail/date/2010-10-07/news/106734 |url-status=dead }}
Plot
Rupa's (Shimla) husband sells her and her daughter Nipa (Sabrina) to a whore house for money. There Rupa wants to get back her usual life and believed her client Ratan (Sacchu) but he betrayed with her. Meantime, the whore house owner insists she serves the clients in front of her child. As a result, she gets frustrated with her life and commits suicide along with her child. Prokash (Ferdous) and Sudhamoni (Popy) carried these two dead body for burial but people of the society impede them; even those two corpse do not get any government land. Now, it's time for Prokash and Sudhamoni to make a proper funeral for them.{{cite news |script-title=bn:সিনেমা: গঙ্গাযাত্রা - ১৭ জানুয়ারি দুপুর ১টা চ্যানেল আই |url=http://saatdin.com/Details/4612 |newspaper=Saatdin |language=bn |access-date=October 14, 2015}}
Cast
- Ferdous Ahmed - Prokash
- Sadika Parvin Popy - Sudhamoni
- Shimla - Rupa
- Shahidul Islam Sacchu - Ratan
- Syeda Wahida Sabrina - Nipa
Soundtrack
The music of this film was directed by Emon Saha and lyrics were penned by Mohammad Hossain Jemmy and Syed Wahiduzzaman Diamond.
- Jeona Jeona Shyam - Kanak Chapa
- Uira Uira Jaay - Kanak Chapa
Awards
This film won National Film Awards in eight categories{{cite news |author=Nur A Sadia |script-title=bn:জাতীয় চলচ্চিত্র পুরস্কার ২০০৯ |newspaper=The Daily Janakantha |date=2011-07-28 |url=http://oldsite.dailyjanakantha.com/news_view.php?nc=20&dd=2011-07-28&ni=66201 |language=bn |access-date=October 1, 2015 |archive-date=2015-10-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151003030447/http://oldsite.dailyjanakantha.com/news_view.php?nc=20&dd=2011-07-28&ni=66201 |url-status=dead }}{{cite news |title=National Film Awards 2009 : "Ganga Jatra" and "Monpura" shine |newspaper=Priyo News |date=2011-07-25|url=http://news.priyo.com/film/2011/07/25/national-film-awards-2009-gang-32729.html |language=bn |access-date=October 18, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151125073451/http://news.priyo.com/film/2011/07/25/national-film-awards-2009-gang-32729.html|archive-date=November 25, 2015}} and Bachsas Awards in seven categories{{cite web |script-title=bn:বাচসাস পুরস্কার (২০০৯-১৩) পাচ্ছেন যারা|url=http://www.deshebideshe.com/news/details/44897/320|website=deshebideshe |language=bn |access-date=October 14, 2015}}
| class="wikitable"
! Award Title !! Category !! Awardee !! Result | |||
| rowspan="8"| National Film Awards | Best Director | Syed Wahiduzzaman Diamond | {{won}} |
| Best Actor | Ferdous Ahmed | {{won}} | |
| Best Actress | Sadika Parvin Popy | {{won}} | |
| Best Child Artist | Syeda Wahida Sabrina | {{won}} | |
| Best Story | Syed Wahiduzzaman Diamond | {{won}} | |
| Best Art Director | Mohammad Kalantor | {{won}} | |
| Best Costume Design | Dilip Singh | {{won}} | |
| Best Makeup | Khalilur Rahman | {{won}} | |
| rowspan="7"| Bachsas Awards | Best Actor | Ferdous Ahmed | {{won}} |
| Best Actress | Sadika Parvin Popy | {{won}} | |
| Best Supporting Actor | Shahidul Islma Sacchu | {{won}} | |
| Best Supporting Actress | Shimla | {{won}} | |
| Best Music Director | Emon Saha | {{won}} | |
| Best Female Playback Singer | Kanak Chapa | {{won}} | |
| Best Art Director | Mohammad Kalantor | {{won}} |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.bmdb.com.bd/movie/257/ Gangajatra] at the [http://www.bmdb.com.bd Bangla Movie Database]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20111118105405/http://proteep.blog.com/2011/08/18/57/ Gangajatra] at the Proteep Blog
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Category:Bengali-language Bangladeshi films
Category:Films scored by Emon Saha
Category:2000s Bengali-language films