Anil Bagchir Ekdin

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Anil Bagchir Ekdin
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Directed by Morshedul Islam
Written by Humayun Ahmed
Produced byBengal Creations
Starring
Music by Swani Zubayeer
Release date
  • December 11, 2015 (2015-12-11)
Running time
120 mins
CountryBangladesh
Language Bengali

Anil Bagchir Ekdin is a 2015 Bangladeshi drama film directed by Morshedul Islam. The film was based on Humayun Ahmed's novel of the same name. It won six awards, including the awards for Best Film and Best Director (both jointly with the film Bapjaner Bioscope ) at the 40th Bangladesh National Film Awards. [1]

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Cast

Guest appearance

Plot

Set during the turbulent days of 1971, the film follows Anil Bagchi, a timid young man in his mid-twenties who works at an insurance company in the capital. His father and sister remain in their village. One day, Anil receives a letter from a village school teacher informing him that his father has been killed by the Pakistani military. Anil sets out for the village but is captured by soldiers along the way. On a moonlit night, the soldiers take him to a riverbank to execute him. Calm and accepting of his fate, Anil quietly admires the moonlight in his final moments. [3]

Awards

2015 Bangladesh National Film Awards

Screenings

The film premiered at Star Cineplex in the capital on 13 November 2015. It has been screened at several international film festivals, including the World Film Festival in Bangkok and the Colombo International Film Festival 2015, where Anil Bagchir Ekdin had its world premiere. [3]

References

  1. Shah Alam Shazu (May 20, 2017). ""Bapjaner Bioscope" sweeps Nat'l Film Awards '15". The Daily Star. Retrieved May 31, 2017.
  2. Shazu, Shah Alam (18 December 2015). "'Today's generation wants to see films on Liberation War'". The Daily Star.
  3. 1 2 "'Anil Bagchir Ekdin' to hit screens Friday". The Daily Star. 2015-12-09. Archived from the original on 2024-12-11. Retrieved 2025-06-20.