Joyjatra

{{Infobox film

| name = Joyjatra

| image = Joyjatra Poster.jpg

| caption =

| native_name = {{Infobox name module|language=bn|title=জয়যাত্রা}}

| director = Tauquir Ahmed

| producer = Nokkhotro Films and Impress Telefilm Limited

| writer = Amjad Hossain

| screenplay = Tauquir Ahmed

| starring = {{Plainlist|

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| music = Shujeo Shyam

| cinematography = Rafiqul Bari Chowdhury

| editing = Arghyakamal Mitra

| studio =

| distributor = Nokkhotro Films

| released = {{Film date|2004|11|15|df=y}}

| runtime = 119 minutes

| country = Bangladesh

| language = Bengali

| budget =

| gross =

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Joyjatra ({{langx|bn|জয়যাত্রা}}) is a Bangladeshi film directed by Tauquir Ahmed{{cite news|url=http://www.banglanews24.com/fullnews/bn/348031.html|script-title=bn:‘জয়যাত্রা’র এক দশক|newspaper=banglanews24.com|date=2014-12-10|language=bn|access-date=October 25, 2015|archive-date=2016-03-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305012638/http://www.banglanews24.com/fullnews/bn/348031.html|url-status=dead}} and produced by Azam Faruk, featuring Mahfuz Ahmed, Bipasha Hayat, Azizul Hakim, Ahsan Habib Nasim, and others.{{cite web|url=http://amaderkotha.com.bd/2012/12/01/inspiring-liberation-war-movies-to-watch/|title=Inspiring Liberation War movies to watch|publisher=Amader Kotha|date=December 1, 2012|first=Farah|last=Subhan|access-date=September 22, 2015}}{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} The film is set in the period of the Bangladesh Liberation War.{{Cite news |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/joyjatra-is-the-image-of-the-liberation-war-in-my-mind-tauquir-ahmed-55670|title=Joyjatra is the image of the Liberation War in my mind … Tauquir Ahmed|date=2014-12-17|work=The Daily Star|language=en|access-date=2019-10-04}}

Plot

Joyjatra takes place during the liberation war of Bangladesh. Many people from various villages and ethnic backgrounds attempt to flee to India after the Pakistan Army launched an attack on them. For days, the refugees have been stuck on a boat on a journey to India, but eventually, some of them were killed by the army.

Cast

Mahfuz Ahmed as Baidhan
Azizul Hakim as Adam
Bipasha Hayat as Hawa
Abul Hayat as Ramkrisna
Humayun Faridi as Panchanand Saha
Tariq Anam Khan as Tarafdar
Chadni as Marium
Intekhab Dinar as Johnson
Rumana as Sokhina
Shahed Sharif Khan as Kashem
Shams Sumon as Jashimuddin
Farhana Rahman as Jashimuddin's wife
Shuvra as Fatema
Ahsan Habib Nasim as Ali
Nazma Anwar as Grandmother
Saleh Ahmed as Imam
Jayanta Chattopadhyay as Dr. Kalikingkor
Mosharraf Karim (credited as Mosharraf Hossain) as Foni, who later converts to Islam and changes his name to Farid Ali.

Soundtrack

The songs of this film were composed by Sujey Shyam and the lyrics by Mosharraf Hossain.

Awards and nominations

This film won several awards including

Bangladesh National Film Awards

Category	Awardee	Result
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Best Film	Tauquir Ahmed	{{won}}
Best Director	Tauquir Ahmed	{{won}}
Best Actress in Supporting Role	Mehbooba Mahnoor Chandni	{{won}}
Best Music Director	Shujeo Shyam	{{won}}
Best Story	Amjad Hossain	{{won}}
Best screenplay	Tauquir Ahmed	{{won}}
Best Cinematography	Rafiqul Bari Chowdhury	{{won}}