Golapi Ekhon Traine

{{Infobox film

| name = Golapi Ekhon Traine

| native_name = গোলাপী এখন ট্রেনে

| image = Golapi Ekhon Traine.jpg

| caption = Golapi Ekhon Traine Poster

| director = Amjad Hossain

| producer = Amjad Hossain

| writer = Amjad Hossain

| starring = {{Plainlist|

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| music = Alauddin Ali

| cinematography = Rafiqul Bari Chowdhury

| editing = Enamul Haque

| distributor = Shukla Films

| released = {{Film date|1978|09|05}}

| runtime = 114 min

| country = Bangladesh

| language = Bengali

| budget = {{Estimation}} ৳5 lakh

| gross = {{Estimation}}{{BDTConvert|1|c|year=1978}}

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Golapi Ekhon Traine ({{langx|bn|গোলাপী এখন ট্রেনে|Gōlāpī Ekhon Trēnē|Golapi is now on a train}} - English name: The Endless Trail) is a Bangladeshi drama film based on the novel of Amjad Hossain Droupodi Ekhon Traine and directed by himself.{{cite web|url=http://www.rongdhong.com/article/160|script-title=bn:গোলাপী এখন ট্রেনে|publisher=Rong Dhong |language=bn |accessdate=September 30, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151001133829/http://www.rongdhong.com/article/160|archive-date=October 1, 2015|url-status=dead}} The film is one of his "Golapi" film series.{{cite news|url=https://www.kalerkantho.com/print-edition/ronger-mela/2020/04/02/893728|title=গোলাপী এখন ট্রেনে|language=bn|date=2 April 2020|newspaper=Kaler Kantho}} This film was released on September 5, 1978 and became popular and had positive critical receptions.

Plot

Mondol (A.T.M. Shamsuzzaman) is an influential person in the village. His son, Milon (Farooque), likes the daughter of a street singer (Anwar Hossain) Golapi (Bobita). Mondol brings a marriage proposal for Golapi but the groom's family demand dowry in the form of a bicycle. Golapi's father cannot afford it so Milon pays for the cycle. The marriage does not take place, unfortunately, and Golapi's father commits suicide. As a result, Golapi's family fall further into poverty and she starts to work various jobs on the trains. The people from the village do not take this positively and try to stop her from working on the trains.

Cast

Bobita - Golapi
Farooque - Milon
Anwar Hossain - Golapi's Father
Rosy Samad - Golapi's Mother
Anwara - Moina
Tarana Halim - Alapi
Rawshan Jamil - Buri
A.T.M. Shamsuzzaman - Mondol
Abdullah al Mamun - Manik
Teli Samad - Bonga

Soundtrack

The music of this film was directed by Alauddin Ali and lyrics were penned by Tahera Haque, Moniruzzaman Monir, Mohammad Moniruzzaman, Gazi Mazharul Anwar and Amjad Hossain. Syed Abdul Hadi, Sabina Yasmin and other popular singers sang in this film.{{cite web |url=http://saatdin.com/Details/4870 |script-title=bn:চলচ্চিত্র' গোলাপী এখন ট্রেনে |trans-title=Film Golapi Ekhon Traine |website=Saat Din |language=bn |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150318162205/http://saatdin.com/Details/4870 |archive-date=March 18, 2015 |accessdate=September 30, 2015}}

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! Track !! Singer(s) !! Lyrics !! Music Director

Achen Amar Muktar

Syed Abdul Hadi

Gazi Mazharul Anwar and Amjad Hossain

Alauddin Ali

Hayre Kopal Mondo

Sabina Yasmin

Tahera Haque, Moniruzzaman Monir, Mohammad Moniruzzaman, Gazi Mazharul Anwar and Amjad Hossain

Alauddin Ali

Awards

National Film Awards

Golapi Ekhon Traine made history winning 9 awards out of 16 including Best Film, Best Director, Best Music Director, Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Best Actress in a Supporting Role, Best Lyrics, Best Male Playback Singer, Best Screenplay and Best Cinematography (Color).
Amjad Hossain made a unique record of achieving 4 National Awards in the same year including Best Film (Producer), Best Director, Best Screenplay and Best Lyricist.