Meghla Akash
{{short description|Bangladeshi film}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2025}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Meghla Akash
| image = Meghla Akash.jpg
| caption = VCD cover
| director = Nargis Akhtar
| producer = Nargis Akhtar
| writer = Masum Reza
| starring = {{Plainlist|
- Moushumi
- Ayub Khan
- Shakil Khan
- Purnima
- Amit Hasan
- Neelam Sing
- Rajib
- Ferdousi Mazumder
- Shahidul Alam Shachhu
- Dildar
}}
| distributor =
| cinematography = Mahfuzur Rahman Khan
| editing = Mujibur Rahman Dulu
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2002|ref1=Published: The Daily Star, 2006 [http://www.thedailystar.net/suppliments/2006/15thanniv/celebrating_bd/celeb_bd21.htm Meghla Akash (2002)] Shameem Alam Dipen, accessed: 19 May 2011}}
| runtime = 137 minutes
| country = Bangladesh
| language = Bengali
| music = Alauddin Ali
| budget =
| gross =
}}
Meghla Akash also ({{langx|bn|মেঘলা আকাশ}} meaning of {{langx|en| The Cloudy Sky }}) is a Bangladeshi Bengali language film. The film was directed by Bangladeshi filmmaker Nargis Akter as her first directed film.Published: The Daily Star, 8 March 2006 [http://www.thedailystar.net/2006/03/08/d603081402109.htm Celebrating International Women's Day Nargis Akhter Empathy with women] Khalid-Bin-Habib, accessed: 18 May 2011 It was released in 2002 all over Bangladesh. This thought has brought forward Nargis Akhter's first feature film Meghla Akash that deals with the issue of HIV/AIDS prevention and control.Published: The Daily Star, 2 July 2010 [http://www.thedailystar.net/magazine/2010/07/01/profile.htm Making Movies for a Cause] Tamanna Khan, accessed: 18 May 2011 It stars Moushumi, Ayub Khan, Amit Hasan, Shakil Khan, Purnima, Wasimul Bari Rajib, Shahidul Alam Sachchu, Ferdousi Mojimder, Pijush Bandhopadhya and many more. Public consciousness based the films special appearance Indian actress Shabana AzmiPublished: The Daily Star, 19 December 2005 [http://www.thedailystar.net/2005/12/19/d512191404101.htm Azmi to star in Nargis' Megher Koley Roud’] Culture, accessed: 19 May 2011 The film was appreciated by film critics and film viewers and won the National Film Award of Bangladesh as best director Nargis Akter of the year 2002, with won a total of six categories.Published: The Daily Star, 9 July 2007 [http://www.thedailystar.net/2007/07/09/d707091402129.htm Nargis Akhter talks about her latest film "Abujh Bou"] Jamil Mahmud, accessed: 19 May 2011
Synopsis
'Meghla', (Moushumi) a beautiful girl, loves with 'Moni' (Amit Hasan). Mohit's father rejects Meghla because her uncle cannot provide dowry. Meghla leaves her village with a broken heart. Khoybor, an evil person, provokes her and tells her that he will find a job for her. Then he sells her in the market for prostitution. This is how the story begins.
Cast
{{cast listing|
- Moushumi as Meghla
- Ayub Khan as Jabed Ahmed
- Shakil Khan as Tingku
- Purnima as Rimi
- Amit Hasan as Moni
- Neelam Sing as Jabed's girl friend
- Rajib as Hawlader
- Ferdousi Mazumder as prostitution leader
- Shahidul Alam Shachhu as Koybar Molla
- Dildar as police constable
- Syed Hasan Imam
- Dolly Zahur as Meghla's aunt
- Amol Bose as Moni's father
- Jahanara Bhuiyan
- Probir Mitra as Dr. Mitra
- Pijush Bandyopadhyay as Baker Shakib
- Sirajul Islam
- Anis as Kazi
- Shabana Azmi as virology doctor (special appearance)
}}
Awards and achievement
=National Film Awards=
Meghla Akash won the National Film Awards total six categories in the year of 2002.Published: The Daily Star, 8 November 2010 [http://www.thedailystar.net/2003/09/10/d30910012121.htm PM to distribute film awards today] BSS, Dhaka, accessed: 19 May 2011
- Winner Best screenplay : 'Nargis Aktar' 2002
- Winner Best Actress: 'Moushumi ' 2002
Music
The music was arranged and conducted by Bangladeshi music director Alauddin Ali;{{fact|date=February 2025}} lyrics were provided by Mohammad Rafiquzzaman.{{fact|date=February 2025}} Playback singers were as follows:
- Mitali Mukharjee
- Protik Dey
- Khalid Hasan Milu
- Ragob Chowdhury.
References
{{Reflist}}
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Category:2002 romantic drama films
Category:Bengali-language Bangladeshi films
Category:Bangladeshi romantic drama films
Category:Films scored by Alauddin Ali
Category:Films directed by Nargis Akhter
Category:2000s Bengali-language films
Category:2002 directorial debut films
Category:Films whose writer won the Best Screenplay National Film Award (Bangladesh)