Madam Fuli

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Madam Fuli
Directed by Shahidul Islam Khokon
Screenplay by Shahidul Islam Khokon
Starring Alexander Bo
Shimla
Bobita
Humayun Faridi
CinematographyHasan Ahmed
Edited byChishti Kamal
Music by Alam Khan
Release date
  • 30 April 1999 (1999-04-30)
Country Bangladesh
Language Bengali

Madam Fuli is a 1999 Bangladeshi film directed by Shahidul Islam Khokon. It stars debutants Shimla and Alexander Bo in lead roles while Bobita and Humayun Faridi in supporting roles. [1] [2] . Shimla won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Actress for her portrayal of 'Fuli'. Upon doing so, she has become the only Bangladeshi actor, male or female, to win National Film Award for debut performance. [3] [4] ATM Shamsuzzaman won the Bangladesh National Film Awards for Best Comedian. [5] This film is a remake of the 1982 Tamil language film Gopurangal Saivathillai .

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Synopsis

Fuli (Simla) is an uneducated village girl. She lives in a village hut with her elderly mother. An influential person of the village was about to drown due to epilepsy and was about to drown. The influential man is very grateful to her and in return gives her in marriage to his son. However, his son Sohail (Alexander Bo) does not consider Phuli as his wife and he falls in love with another girl named Fancy. Fuli came to Dhaka to live with her husband after marriage. Sohail does not give her proper rights as a wife. It is ugly to look at and is insulted by friends for singing. He accidentally gets lost and is found by his mother Salma. Salma (Babita) teaches him to be modern and smart and come back. An illiterate rural girl makes herself modern and clever to get her husband's rights. Later, her husband became interested in getting her back.

Cast

Music

The film's songs have been composed by Alam Khan and penned by Milton Khondokar.

Awards

AwardCategoryResultReference(s)
Bangladesh National Film Awards Best Actress Shimla [5] [6]
Bangladesh National Film Awards Best Comedian ATM Shamsuzzaman [5]

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