Masud Rana (film)

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Masud Rana
Poster of Masud Rana film (1974).jpg
Directed by Masud Parvez
Screenplay by Qazi Anwar Hussain
Based onBismoron
by Qazi Anwar Hussain
Produced byMasud Parvez
Starring
Narrated by Masud Rana
CinematographyAbdul Latif Bacchu
Edited byBashir Hossain
Music by Azad Rahman
Distributed byParvez Films
Release date
  • 24 May 1974 (1974-05-24)
Running time
143 mins
Country Bangladesh
Language Bengali

Masud Rana is a Bangladeshi crime action film released in 1974. [1] Masud Rana is a fictional character created by Qazi Anwar Hussain and published under the banner of Sheba Prokashoni. Since 1966, it has published over 400 books on this character. It was based on the story of Bismoron (lit. Amnesia), a novel of Masud Rana series, [2] [3] which in turn is based on Strictly for Cash.. by James Hadley Chase. This is the debut film of Sohel Rana. [4]

Contents

The film stars Sohel Rana in the role of Masud Rana, Olivia and Kabori, Golam Mostafa, Khalil, Fateh Lohani and Razzak as a guest actor.

Plot

Masud Rana, who was visiting Sri Lanka, gets into trouble. While fleeing with helper Rita and her husband Kumar, they get involved in a road accident, where Rana loses his memory. Rita, a newly widowed woman, conspires with Rana to illegally occupy her husband's property.

Cast

Production

Development

In 1973, the plan to making a film based on Masud Rana novel was made by Sohel Rana. [7] For that purpose, an advertisement was published in newspaper for main character of the film. A character election committee was made. Members of the committee were Ahmed Zaman Chowdhury S.M Shafi, Sumita Devi and producer Sohel Rana. After some days Ahmed Zaman Chowdhury of the committee, who was film journalist of that time suggested that Sohel Rana should be Masud Rana of the film. In that time he acted as actor, producer and director of the film. [8]

Filming

The story set in Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. Most of the scenes of the film are shot in Cox's Bazar, especially for Sri Lankan parts. Remaining scenes of the film are shot in TSC, DU and Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission, Dhaka.[ citation needed ]

Music

Masud Rana
Soundtrack album by
Sabina Yasmin, Anjuman Ara Begum, Khurshid Alam, Selina Azad
Released1974
Genre Film music
LanguageBengali
Producer Azad Rahman

Azad Rahman has directed [9] and composed the music for Masud Rana. Sabina Yasmin, Anjuman Ara Begum, Khurshid Alam and Selina Azad sang the songs of the film.

Masud Rana Soundtrack – Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSingersLength
1."O Darling"Azad RahmanSabina Yasmin 
2."Monero ronge rangabo (Female) [10] "Azad RahmanSelina Azad [11] 4:34
3."O Rana Ogo Shona [6] "Ahmed Zaman ChowdhuryAnjuman Ara Begum3:40
4."Loke bole bhalobesona"Azad RahmanSabina Yasmin 
5."Monero ronge rangabo (Male)"Azad RahmanKhurshid Alam 

Awards

Award TitleCategoryAwardeeResultRef
Bachsas Awards Best screenplay writer Qazi Anwar Hussain Won [12]
Best dialogue

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