1979 (MCMLXXIX) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1979th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 979th year of the 2nd millennium, the 79th year of the 20th century, and the 10th and last year of the 1970s decade.
Montazur Rahman Akbar is a Bangladeshi film director, screenwriter, producer, social activist and entrepreneur. He is known for his work in the Bengali-language film industry, which is centered in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Akbar also fought in the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War.
Masud Parvez is a Bangladeshi film actor, director and producer. At present, he is a presidium member of the Jatiya Party. He won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Actor for his role in the film Ojante (1996), the Best Supporting Actor award for Sahoshi Manush Chai (2003) and the Bangladesh National Film Award for Lifetime Achievement 2019.
Married With Zayed Khan 2011-2014 Sadika Parvin Popy known mononymously as Popy, is a leading Bangladeshi film actress. She won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Actress three times for the films Karagar (2003), Megher Koley Roud (2008) and Gangajatra (2009)
Shamsunnahar Smrity, known by her stage name Pori Moni, is a Bangladeshi film actress. She is considered one of the most popular and successful actresses in the Bangladeshi film industry. In 2020, She was listed in Forbes Asia’s "100 Digital Stars".
Gangajatra is a Bangladeshi film written and directed by Syed Wahiduzzaman Diamond. This film was shown at "Kolkata International Film Festival" in 2010.
Rokto is a 2016 Bangladeshi action film directed by Wajed Ali Sumon and produced by Abdul Aziz under the banner of Jaaz Multimedia. The film stars newcomer Ziaul Roshan and Pori Moni in lead roles. This film is a remake of 2013 Indian Tollywood (Telugu) film Chandee.
Coolie is a 1997 Bangladeshi Dhallywood action comedy film, directed by Montazur Rahman Akbar and written by Abdullah Zahir Babu. AK Siddique produced the films under the banner of Flamingo Movies. The film stars Omar Sani and Sadika Parvin Popy leading role with supporting roles played by Amin Khan, Dildar, Humayun Faridi, Dolly Johur and more. The film actress Sadika Parvin Popy started her career with the film. It is a remake of the 1993 Tamil film Chinna Mappillai.
Shabnam Parvin is a Bangladeshi actress, director, and producer.
Noor Jahaan is a 2018 Indo-Bangla joint production film directed by Abhimanyu Mukherjee and produced by Raj Chakraborty under the banners of Raj Chakraborty Production of India and Jaaz Multimedia of Bangladesh and co-produced by SVF Entertainment. The film features newcomer Adrit Roy and Puja Cherry in lead roles. It is remake of Marathi movie Sairat. It is shot in Krishnath College, Berhampore.
The Cage is a 2017 Bangladeshi drama film directed by Akram Khan. It was selected as the Bangladeshi entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.
Nagar Mastan is a 2015 Bangladeshi film directed by Rakibul Islam Rakib and starring Pori Moni, Zayed Khan and Shahriaz. The supporting cast includes Misha Saudagar, Ali Raj, and Titan Chowdhury, for whom it is her debut film. The film was criticised for vulgar scenes and it was locked by censor board two times and edited many times, until a third time it was released by censor board.
Bostir Rani Suriya is a Bangladeshi lady action based film, directed by Montazur Rahman Akbar Original Story and produced by Dipjol. Main role by national award-winning actress Sadika Parvin Popy. Film was declared super hit at box office but banned by the censor board in 2005.
Poush Maser Pirit is a Bengali romantic drama film directed by Nargis Akhter based on Narendranath Mitra's short story Rosh. This film was released on 2 September 2016 under the banner of Femcom Bangladesh in Bangladesh. In 1973, a Bollywood film Saudagar was made by Sudhendu Roy, based on the same story.
Sariful Razz is a Bangladeshi actor and model known for starring Poran, Hawa, Gunin, No Dorai, Damal and Networker Baire.
Bishwoshundori is a 2020 Bangladeshi romantic drama film. It is director Chayanika Chowdhury's debut film. The film is written by Rumman Rashid Khan, and stars Siam Ahmed, Pori Moni, Champa, Fazlur Rahman Babu & Alamgir. The film is produced by Sun Music & Motion Pictures Limited and distributed by Jaaz Multimedia. Masranga Television is the broadcast partner & owns the TV rights. The soundtracks of the film are composed by Imran, Pritom Hasan, Kona, Farid Ahmed and Pintu Ghosh.
