Meghmallar
{{short description|2014 film}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2020}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Meghmallar
| native_name = {{Infobox name module|Bengali|মেঘমল্লার}}
| image = Meghmallar poster.jpg
| caption = Film poster
| director = Zahidur Rahim Anjan
| producer = Abul Khair
| story = Akhtaruzzaman Elias
| screenplay = Zahidur Rahim Anjan
| starring = {{Plainlist|
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| music = Abhijit Basu
| cinematography = Sudheer Palsane
| editing = Sameer Ahmed
| distributor = Bengal Entertainment Ltd.
| released = {{Film date|2014|12|12|df=yes}}
| runtime = 92 minutes
| country = Bangladesh
| language = Bengali
}}
Meghmallar ({{langx|bn|মেঘমল্লার}}, also known in English as Raincoat) is a 2014 Bangladeshi drama film directed by Zahidur Rahim Anjan.{{cite news |last=Chatak |first=Hasan Mansoor |date=12 December 2014 |title=Meghmallar to hit cinemas today |url=http://www.dhakatribune.com/entertainment/2014/dec/12/meghmallar-hit-cinemas-today |newspaper=Dhaka Tribune |accessdate=15 December 2014}} The film is an adaption of writer Akhtaruzzaman Elias's story titled "Raincoat".{{cite web |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/meghmallar-tiff-review-822596 |title=Meghmallar Review |accessdate=13 November 2015 |work=Hollywood Reporter|first=Todd|last=McCarthy}} It was screened in the Discovery section of the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival.{{cite web |url=http://tiff.net/festivals/festival15/discovery/meghmallar |title=Meghmallar |accessdate=13 November 2015 |work=TIFF}}{{cite web |url=http://www.bengalfoundation.org/?news=meghmallar-will-be-featured-at-the-tiff-2015|title=Meghmallar will be featured at the TIFF, 2015|accessdate=14 November 2015 |work=Bengal Foundation}} It was screened at 51st International Film Festival of India in January 2021 in the Country in Focus section.{{Cite news|url=http://ddnews.gov.in/international/bangladesh-be-country-focus-51st-international-film-festival-india|title=Bangladesh to be country of focus at 51st International Film Festival of India|author=Tushar Jadhav|date=11 January 2021|access-date=16 January 2021|website=DD News: GOI}}
Plot
An ordinary family of a chemistry teacher at a suburban government college, Nurul Huda, his wife Asma, daughter Sudha and Asma's brother Mintu goes through a life-altering experience during the Liberation War of Bangladesh in 1971. It happens when Mintu leaves to join the Freedom Fighters one morning. Asma secretly continues to correspond with her brother. One rainy day, Nurul goes to a school function wearing Mintu's raincoat to protect him from the ceaseless rains. Government forcefully arrests him on suspicion of being a rebel and takes him into custody. Nurul is then forced to make a decision that will affect both the destiny of his family and the whole country.
Cast
- Shahiduzzaman Selim as Nurul Huda, a chemistry teacher at a suburban government college
- Aparna Ghosh as Asma, Nurul Huda's wife
- Jayanta Chattopadhyay as Mintu, Asma's brother
- Marjan Hossain Zara as Sudha, Nurul Huda and Asma's daughter
- Mostafiz Shahin as Pakistani Military Personnel
- Adnan Sobhan Evan as Pakistani Military Personnel
Production
This film was made under the banner of Bengal Creations Ltd.{{cite news |title=Meghmallar to be screened in Chittagong |url=http://www.daily-sun.com/printversion/details/81369/Meghmallar-to-be-screened-in-Chittagong- |newspaper=Daily Sun |location=Dhaka |date=8 October 2015 |accessdate=14 November 2015}} The music for the film is directed by Abhijit Basu from Kolkata (India).{{cite news |title=Meghmallar - set for release |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/meghmallar-set-for-release-35379 |newspaper=The Daily Star |date=2 August 2014 |accessdate=14 November 2015}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|4971786|Meghmallar}}
- [http://www.bmdb.com.bd/movie/343/ Meghmallar] at the [http://www.bmdb.com.bd Bangla Movie Database]
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Category:2014 directorial debut films
Category:2010s Bengali-language films
Category:Bengali-language Bangladeshi films