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Shyamol Chhaya (Bengali: শ্যামল ছায়া; English: The Green Shade) is a 2004 Bangladeshi Bengali-language film. It was written and directed by Humayun Ahmed. Stars Humayun Faridi, Challenger, Riaz, Monir Khan Shimul, Ahmed Rubel, Tania Ahmed, Meher Afroz Shaon, Dr.Ezazul Islam, Faruque Ahmed, Shadhin Khosru, Shamima Nazneen, Hosne Ara Putul, Rahmat Ali and many more. It reflects a story of the Bangladesh War of Independence, 1971.
Shyamol Chhaya was Bangladesh's submission to the 78th Academy Awards in the 'Foreign Language Film' category. It was not nominated.
This is the story of a group of people leaving their homes to escape the tyrannical Pakistani military during the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation war. The story focuses on the diverse group of characters as they make their way by boat, with the shadow of war constantly present in the background. As the journey progresses alongside the war, we see the character development of the passengers, as the war and their journey pushes them to their most extreme selves.
Cast
Humayun Faridi as the Commander of the Freedom Fighters
Challenger
Riaz as Maulana
Monir Khan Shimul as a Bengali-German engineer
Tania Ahmed as Ratri
Meher Afroz Shaon as Ashalata
Ahmed Rubel as Pitamber
Dr.Ezazul Islam as a boatman addressed as Ustad by Kallu
Faruque Ahmed as Kallu, Ustad's sidekick and assistant boatman
Shadhin Khosru as Gaurango, Ashalata's husband
Shamima Nazneen
Hosne Ara Putul as Putul
Rahmat Ali
Syed Akhtar Ali
Jasmine Parvez
Zahid Hossain Shovon as Ratri's Husband
Release
= Festivals
=6th Bangladesh Film Festival 2005. London
11th Kolkata Film Festival 2005. India
International Palm Spring Film Festival 2006. USA
The 32nd Seattle International Film Festival 2006. USA
FIBOFEST Film Festival, Prague, 2006. Czech Republic
East End Film Festival 2006. London
East London Film Festival 2006. London
South Asian Film Festival 2009. GOA, India.
Film Festival Featuring Liberation War Kolkata 2010. India
= Critical response
=Robert Koehler of Variety gave the film a negative review, calling it "symbolic to a fault", and saying Humayun Ahmed didn't have the directorial skills to enliven the story.
Awards and achievement
The Bangladesh Federation of Film Societies (BFFS) chose Shyamol Chhaya as the Bangladeshi submission to the 78th Academy Awards in the 'Foreign Language Film' category. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences did not select it as one of the five nominees in 2006.
= 6th Bangladesh Film Festival
=Winner Best Contemporary Film - 2005. London
= Bachosach Film Awards
=Winner Best supporting Actress - Tania Ahmed
Home media
Shyamol Chhaya film's VCD and DVD copy rights were taken by Channel i and G-Series.
References
External links
Shyamol Chhaya at IMDb
Shyamol Chhaya at The Rotten Tomatoes
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Shyamol Chhaya
- Humayun Ahmed
- Meher Afroz Shaon
- Cinema of Bangladesh
- Ahmed Rubel
- Shamima Nazneen
- Tania Ahmed
- Humayun Faridi
- Riaz filmography
- Challenger (actor)
