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A list of Bangladeshi films released in 1996.
A list of Bangladeshi films released in 1996.
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes | Release date | Ref. |
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| Poka Makorer Ghor Bosoti | Mohammad Akhtaruzzaman | Bobita, Alamgir, Khaled Khan | Drama | 1 November | ||
| Ajante | Dilip Biswas | Alamgir, Shabana, Sohel Rana, Suchorita, Riaz, Sonia, ATM Shamsuzzaman | Romance | 2 August | ||
| Dipu Number Two | Morshedul Islam | Bulbul Ahmed, Bobita, Arun Saha, Shubhashish, Abul Khair, Golam Mostafa, Dolly Zahur | Adventure, Thriller, Family | Children's film | [1] [2] | |
| Nirmom | Shabana, Alamgir, Shabnaz, | [3] | ||||
| Bichar Hobe | Shah Alam Kiran | Salman Shah, Shabnur, Dolly Zahur, Anwar Hossain, Humayun Faridi, Dildar | Drama, Romance | 21 February | [4] | |
| Ei Ghor Ei Songsar | Malek Afsary | Salman Shah, Bristi, Bulbul Ahmed, Rosy Afsari, Ali Raz | Drama | 5 April | ||
| Priyojon | Rana Naser | Salman Shah, Shilpi, Riaz, Dolly Zahur, Sadek Bacchu, Prabir Mitra, Dildar, Nasrin | Romance | 14 June | [5] | |
| Tomake Chai | Motin Rahman | Salman Shah, Shabnur, Khalil, Sharmili Ahmed, Ariful Haque | Romance | 21 June | [6] | |
| The Unknown Bird - Achin Pakhi | Tanvir Mokammel | Documentary | A documentary film on the Bauls | [7] | ||
| Shopner Prithibi | Badol Khondokar | Salman Shah, Shabnur, Bobita, Rajib, Dildar, Amal Bose | Romance | 12 July | ||
| Sotter Mrittu Nei | Chotku Ahmed | Salman Shah, Shahnaz, Shabana, Alamgir, Rajib, Raisul Islam Asad | Romance, Drama | 13 September | ||
| Swapnar School - A School for Swapna | Tanvir Mokammel | Documentary | A documentary on the alternative schools for the poor adults | [8] | ||
| Jibon Songshar | Jakir Hossain Raju | Salman Shah, Shabnur, Faruq, Bobita, Misha Sawdagor | Drama, Romance | 18 October | ||
| Mayer Odhikar | Shibly Sadik | Salman Shah, Shabnaz, Alamgir, Bobita, Ferdousi Mazumder, Humayun Faridi, Nasir Khan | Drama | 6 December | ||
| Chaowa Theke Paowa | M M Sarker | Salman Shah, Shabnur, Dolly Zahur, Prabir Mitra, Dildar, Ahmed Sharif | 20 December | |||
| Bachar Lorai | Syed Harun | Ilias Kanchan, Diti, Riaz, Sonia, Prabir Mitra, Sharmili Ahmed,Mizu Ahmed | Action | |||
| Mithyar Mrityu | Chotku Ahmed | Shabana, Alamgir, Riaz, Sonia | Drama, Action | |||
| Durjoy | Malek Afsary | Shabana, Alamgir, Humayun Faridi, Ilias Kanchan, Diti, Rajib | Action | 6 December | ||
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Rabeya, also known by its English title, The Sister, is a 2008 Bangladeshi Bengali-language war film written and directed by Tanvir Mokammel, with permit from the Government of Bangladesh. The film is set during the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971, and stars Aly Zaker, Bonna Mirza, Jyotika Jyoti, and Tauquir Ahmed in lead roles. According to Mokammel, Rabeya is a "deconstruction" of the Sophocles play, Antigone, and was premiered on December 6, 2008.
Rupsha Nodir Banke is a 2020 Bangladeshi biographical full-length film. This Bangladesh government-funded film is written and directed by Ekushey Padak-winning filmmaker Tanvir Mokammel. The main thrust of the film is the involvement of events in the historical life of a supporter of left-wing politics at different ages. In the political biography of the main character of the film called Manabratan Mukhopadhyay, various historical events that happened in Bangladesh from 1930 to 1971 are presented. Khairul Alam Sabuj, Tawsif Saadman Turjo and Zahid Hasan Sobhan have acted according to the age of Manabratan Mukhopadhyay.
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