Ora 7 Jon
{{Infobox film
| name = Ora 7 Jon
| image = Ora 7 Jon.png
| caption = First Poster
| director = Khijir Hayat Khan
| writer = Khijir Hayat Khan
| producer = Khijir Hayat Khan
Bashir Ahmed
Humanyun Kabir
Mohammad Jahangir Alam
| starring = Intekhab Dinar
Zakir Bari Momo
Khijir Hayat Khan
| cinematography = Mohammad Arifuzzaman
| editing = Salahuddin Ahmed babu
| music = Nazmul abedin
Rajib Hossain
| studio = KHK Productions
| distributor = Western Engineering Pvt.Ltd Presents
| released = {{Film date|2023|03|03}}
| country = Bangladesh
| language = Bengali
| budget = ৳2.5 Crore
}}
Ora 7 Jon ({{langx|bn|ওরা ৭ জন}}) ({{langx|en|They are Seven people}}) also known as The 7 is a 2023 Bangladeshi action-war film based on the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War between Pakistan (The then West Pakistan) and Bangladesh (The then East Pakistan). The film is directed and written by Khijir Hayat Khan. The film was officially released on March 3, 2023.{{Cite web |date=2023-03-03 |title=Ora 7 Jon releasing in theaters today |url=https://www.tbsnews.net/splash/ora-7-jon-releasing-theaters-today-593734 |access-date=2023-03-04 |website=The Business Standard |language=en}}
Plot
The story follows 7 brave freedom fighters heroism journey during the 1971 Liberation war, as they are on a mission to rescue a Bangladeshi doctor in the battleground of Victory.{{Cite web |last=Joya |first=Sharmin |date=2021-09-19 |title=Khijir Hayat Khan's 'Ora 7 Jon' to tell the tale of seven brave freedom fighters |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/entertainment/tv-film/news/khijir-hayat-khans-ora-7-jon-tell-the-tale-seven-brave-freedom-fighters-2179251 |access-date=2023-03-04 |website=The Daily Star |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=প্রতিবেদক |first=বিনোদন |title=রণাঙ্গনের গল্পে 'ওরা ৭ জন' |url=https://www.prothomalo.com/entertainment/dhallywood/83hj8j1u4t |access-date=2023-03-25 |website=Prothomalo |date=3 March 2023 |language=bn}}
Cast
- Khijir Hayat Khan as Major Luthfur
- Zakia Bari Momo as Aporna
- Nazia Haque orsha as Aporazita
- Shahriar Ferdous Sazeed as Sergent Muktadir
- Hamidur Rahman as Major Shahriar
- Imtiaz Borshon as Solaiman Kazi
- Khalid Manhub Turjo as Nazrul
- Joy raj as Awal Chaiman
- Amjad hossain as Amjad
- Intekhab Dinar as Doctor saab
- Nafis Ahmed
- Shiba Shamu
- Azam Khan
Production
= Development =
In March 2021 while Khijir Hayat khan was found positive in COVID-19. He had an idea of making a new adaptation on the 1971 Bangladeshi Liberation war, as soon as he recovered, he started to work on the film. Khijir Hayat did both directing, writing and screenplay for the film. He wrote the story based on the experience he gathered from his maternal uncle who fought for Mukti Bahini during the Bangladesh Liberation War.
= Filming =
The film started filming on September 27, 2021, at Jayantapur, Sylhet. The Whole film was done in Sylhet. Not Only did KHK Productions team worked on the project but director Khijir Hayat also used the village peoples and hired them to do mirror role, making him to help the film more quickly and better. All Costumes of the film were designed by Eimon Khandakar and Makeup were done by Ratan Sarkar{{Citation |title=Making of Ora 7 Jon {{!}} KHK Productions |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDsUS-LaZdI |access-date=2023-03-04 |language=en}}
Music
The Songs and music for Ora 7 Jon were done by Nazmul Abedin and Rajib Hossain.
| class="wikitable"
|+Songs ! colspan="4" |No. ! colspan="4" |Title ! colspan="4" |Singer(s) ! colspan="4" |Length |
| colspan="4" |1
| colspan="4" |Mon Noukate | colspan="4" |Rajib Hossain | colspan="4" |4:35 |
| colspan="4" |2
| colspan="4" |Jao Dilam Jete | colspan="4" |Nazmul Abedin | colspan="4" |5:09 |
Release
The film had an official theaters release at March 3, 2023 in 26 Cinema halls over the whole country{{Cite web |last=প্রতিবেদক |first=বিনোদন |title=রণাঙ্গনের গল্পে 'ওরা ৭ জন' |url=https://www.prothomalo.com/entertainment/dhallywood/83hj8j1u4t |access-date=2023-03-04 |website=Prothomalo |date=3 March 2023 |language=bn}}{{Cite web |title=Welcome to Blockbuster Cinemas |url=https://blockbusterbd.com/movie-details/00650/ora-7-jon |access-date=2023-03-27 |website=blockbusterbd.com}}
Reception
= Critical response =
Bangla Movie database reviewed the movie and admired Ora 7 Jon as a "surprisingly good" film.{{Cite web |date=12 March 2023 |title=সুনির্মিত 'ওরা ৭ জন' - বাংলা মুভি ডেটাবেজ |url=https://bmdb.co/%e0%a6%b8%e0%a7%81%e0%a6%a8%e0%a6%bf%e0%a6%b0%e0%a7%8d%e0%a6%ae%e0%a6%bf%e0%a6%a4-%e0%a6%93%e0%a6%b0%e0%a6%be-%e0%a7%ad-%e0%a6%9c%e0%a6%a8/ |access-date=2023-03-25 |language=bn-BD}}
References
External links
- {{IMDb title |16162830}}
- [https://letterboxd.com/film/ora-7-jon-the-7/ Ora 7 Jon] at Letterboxd
Category:2020s Bengali-language films
Category:Bengali-language Bangladeshi films
Category:Bangladeshi war drama films
Category:Bangladeshi action films