Discoveries from Bangladesh World Cinema

Using film footage shot by the Genevese film director, Fernand Reymond, in Bangladesh in 1972, this documentary film describes the cyclone prevention programme drawn up by the governmental authorities and the League of Red Cross Societies. It particularly depicts the cyclone warning system set up to protect the population. (League Film Library Catalogue Supplement No. 2, p. 39)

Indra attempts to rescue Anuradha, his best friend's sister, when she gets involved in an ongoing family feud, both of her brothers are killed and things take a turn for the worse.

A young police officer’s peaceful married life is shaken when a mysterious girl appears at his station, leading him toward hidden truths that change everything he believed.

'Poddapuran' is based on the life of a group of Bangladeshi human beings living by the mighty River Padma. The plot of 'Poddapuran' cinema revolves around a low-income community living on the bank of the once-mighty Padma River.

Khorshed chairman is an honest person and rules in favor of justice. Alamin is his dearest assistant who lives with his mother at Khorshe'd house. Alamin and Khorshed's daughter are in love. When Alamin's mother gets to know about this she wants to send her son away. Khorshed denies to leave Alamin but upon knowing about the relationship, he himself sends Alamin abroad. But tragedy follows Khorshed when he gets accused of murder. Some unexpected events start to unfold since then.

Story of a mute girl against the backdrop of the 1969 mass uprising.

A woman wants to divorce her husband, but is forced to live with him for six months first. Will she long to be with the one she loves, or will she learn to love the one she's with?

Jeet,with his parents and sister, comes to kolkata in their new residency as tenant.From that day they face a lot of difficulties such as wayward boys tease her sister, local goons harass common people.In his new collage the whole environment is controlled by Deva who is the younger brother of Vishnu,the don of kolkata.But jeet doesn't tolerate this and tries to make a revolution among the students,teaches them how to protest against injustice.However in some close encounters with Vishnu's gang,his sister gets molested,his father & friend get killed.Now nothing to lose & devastated he swears revenge on Vishnu & his henchmen.

Shuvo is content being single, even though his father wants him to marry. When his friend tells him about a girl and her father who are cheating naive men, he decides to teach them a lesson.

A huge fan of Amitabh Bachhan falls in love with a Colonel's daughter and tries to woo her. Later, he finds a mobile phone with a obscene video which belongs to a ruthless gangster and starts blackmailing him.

What is Bangla kalpavigyan? Is there such a thing as Bangla Science Fiction? Is there such a thing as Indian SF? This is our journey with the genre, captured and presented like never before in film. Beginning with the early work of writers such as Rokeya Sakhawat Hussain (Begum Rokeya) and the speculative mode in Bengal, and ending with the pioneering webzine Kalpabiswa, the film traces the historical arc of kalpavigyan over a century of the genre. From the genre magazines of the 1960s-80s and the writers and editors who ignited the movement by giving it shape and form, the film presents a series of conversations and critical reflections from researchers and scholars who have worked with the genre both in relation to Bengal and kalpavigyan as well as the wider phenomenon of SF.

Mirza-Chapter: Club 29

A ne'er-do-well must man up to confront his brother's tormentors, and wise up in order to fight for the love of the right woman.

Jiban Saikate is a 1972 Bengali film based on the novel The Citadel by A. J. Cronin. It was directed by Swadesh Sarkar and stars Soumitra Chatterjee, Aparna Sen and Dilip Roy.

A young couple of village fall in love. But separated when the girl is married to another, when the the boy goes to town to earn money. Can they reunite again now.

Sangam is a Pakistani Urdu film released in 1964, directed by Zahir Raihan starring Rosy Samad, Khalil, Haroon Rashid and Sumita Devi. This is the first full-length colour movie made in entire Pakistan. This was the fourth film by Zahir Raihan (1935-1972) who later went on to direct more films in Urdu and Bengali during the 1960s. Zahir Raihan became one of the most important filmmakers of East Pakistan, which later became Bangladesh in 1971. Although Sangam was an Urdu film, but most of the cast, playback artistes and crew were from the Bengali-speaking Eastern province.

The story revolves around three characters: Annapurna, her son Amulya, and Bindubashini, a woman desperate to become a mother. Annapurna's husband Jadab goes through much hardship to pay for his younger brother Madhab's education; years later, Madhab becomes an eminent lawyer. Madhab's wife Bindubashini comes from an affluent family and is strikingly beautiful. Bindu is childless and when she gets to take care of Amulya, her yearning to experience motherhood finds some fulfillment. Sisters-in-law Bindu and Annapurna share a bittersweet relationship. Bindu respects Annapurna and the latter reciprocates by showering a lot of affection on her. But they have frequent rows over household chores. One day, they have a major disagreement over Amulya's upbringing. The disagreement proves to be irreconcilable. As a result, the two families split. The after-effects of this disagreement reverberate between the two estranged families for a long time.

Lathial (Bengali: লাঠিয়াল) is a Bangladeshi film directed by Narayan Ghosh Mita. The film is the first recipient of National Film Awards. This film was awarded with 6 different categories including Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Art Director.

Two people stuck in a abandoned warehouse. A renowned politician and just an ordinary girl. Why are they stuck here? Is it their destiny or a result of a conspiracy? Or is it just an exchange of their fates, powers and life?

A woman fishing in turbid waters, a suffering nature, the broken chant of the muezzin, all linked by a thin black line.

An unprecedented terrorist attack takes place in a peaceful café in the center of Dhaka, capital of Bangladesh, on a nice Saturday afternoon. The terrorists use religion to divide and to kill people, while the surviving hostages, all of them also Muslims, try to defend their own humanistic values. The film unravels the clashes and contradictions of religion, ideology, and civilizations through a terror drama shot in a single take.

Emil came to Dhaka from Khulna to receive the prize of essay competition titled 'Don't Capture Free Birds'. On the way back, he lost 500 taka on the train. The money was given by his mother to his grandmother. Then the rescue operation started. He finds a group of local children in Dhaka as his companions.

Shongram (struggle) is a romantic drama set during the 1971 liberation struggle of Bangladesh. A British Bengali on his death bed is interviewed by a daring London reporter, where four decades later, Karim is able to recall and finally share his past. We are transported to 1971, when Bangladesh was still East Pakistan and a young Karim (a Muslim) is in love with a beautiful Asha (a Hindu). The peaceful village life is suddenly interrupted by war and Karim must grow up fast to survive in an era where mass killings and abduction was common. He must also carry out his duty and revenge before he can finally search for Asha.

When Mr. Mitra, a successful lawyer, crosses paths with Ms. Sen, a complex woman, it marks the beginning of a unique relationship. What starts off as a professional association between a lawyer and a client soon evolves into a great friendship, and over time, something even more meaningful blossoms between the two. An astute examination of the intricacies of a relationship, Drishtikone is the story of a romance unlike any other.

Kabita, a middle-class working woman, looks after and tries to financially support her family. Soon, she sacrifices the love of her life for her widowed sister.

Shakib Khan's upcoming film where he plays the role of an Army personnel. Plot TBA.

Taan is a women centric film centered on the water prostitutes or Jal Baishya who live in the remote areas of underbans and are abducted and exploited by traffickers living along those ...

Bijoy moves to Kolkata with his younger brother, Raju, and starts leading a simple life. However, Bijoy is compelled to battle two anti-socials, when they kill Raju to win the elections.

Located in a futuristic Dhaka City from the 2100s. We follow Zayn Khan our protagonist, a genius engineer trying to fulfill his father's dream. However, he gets intertwined with a street racing gang named 'The Hawks', lead by Alvan Haque.

Abhirup is a typical Bengali guy who has a happy family but he doesn't know how to protest. Everything was going very good but suddenly from his office to his personal life so many problems accrued in his life due to his scaredy attitude. Then his imaginary childhood friend Anjan comes into his life and changes his life completely.

A playful clash of personalities turns into unexpected romance when two young people discover love beyond trends and appearances in Hashtag Love.

Four friends goes on a tour. They face a sudden incident and while running away they seek help from another place where they meet another lady, a man and a child. From here the plot twists and all of them comes to a version of themselves which other peoples are unaware about.

The movie consists of two Feluda stories by Satyajit Ray, Samaddar-er-Chabi and Golokdham Rahashya, shown on either half of the film. It was a tribute to the 50-year anniversary of Feluda and a sequel to Royal Bengal Rahashya (2011).

Indranath is a leader of a group which is fighting for Indian independence. Ela is the teacher of the group. Ela is caught in a dilemma between her love for Atindra and her commitment towards her country.

The story of a self motivated gangstar under a political God Father and a young lady who is the prisoner of the same politician as his paramour, both fall in love and want to escape from their intolerable situation.

When Shaan, Bijoy and Joy go to Bangkok in the midst of an ongoing wedding and do some crazy things to attract the attention of the girls they like, it lands them in trouble.

During Bangladesh’s 2024 student uprising, Scarlet Echoes merges real protest footage with fiction, following Adnan, a photojournalist and father, as he navigates a city in turmoil. His final image turns witness into absence, leaving behind a silence that lingers.

This is the story of chirpy Charki, an 8-year-old girl from a middle-class business family. Her father, Rajesh, is a jeweler and also deals in gemstones. However, the shop runs mostly on credit. Charki is Rajesh's daughter from his second marriage. He married his sister-in-law Saraswati after his beloved first wife, Lakshmi, passed away. Saraswati, incidentally, ran away with a local guy leaving baby Charki with Rajesh. Since then, Rajesh's only focus became his business and lived a mundane life governed by rituals and spiritual practices.

An author’s life changes completely after two sisters come to work for him. Is this a sinister war of love and identity?

A professor mysteriously vanishes, leaving behind a host of suspects, a shadowy history and a clue: the anonymous birthday gift of a Bengali classic.

Supernaturally gifted fortune teller, Puff Daddy, ascends to stardom after a chance discovery. His powers aid Sultan in a crucial election victory, but his price is steep - Sultan's mistress. Will Sultan pay the price or is a greater tragedy awaiting him?

Defying his father’s wishes by following his rebellious uncle’s example, a young Bengali from an upper caste tries to help those on the lower end of the spectrum and, while he’s at it, offers to marry his brother’s pregnant mistress.

A stealthy criminal gang targets Dhaka city for a series of attacks. To bust the terrorist organization, an elite police force embarks on a risky operation.

Shesh Theke Shuru is an 2019 Indian Bengali language action drama film directed by Raj Chakraborty while story, screenplay and dialogues were written by Aditya Sengupta. The film features Jeet, Koel Mallick and Ritabhari Chakraborty in the lead role.

After discovering about Rafsan Haq's sinister side Rokeya is running away from him . On the other hand, Police is desperately trying to encircle Rafsan Haq. What will be his next move?

The film explores the tragic fall of feudalism in Bengal during the British Raj. The title of the movie and the story is a reference to the plot simultaneously exploring a platonic relationship between a beautiful, forlorn wife of an aristocrat and a career-driven clerk.

Nine-year-old Kadambari gets married to Jyotirindranath but finds a companion in his younger brother Rabindranath. The two share a unique bond and she becomes his inspiration to write poems and songs

Based on the age-old concept of North and south Kolkata, Hullor is a comedy drama, that revolves around two couples and one shop. One from North Kolkata and another from South Kolkata. Add in an astrologer intent on cheating people and a devotee seeking to build a temple and the resulting melange will keep you in splits right till the end.

A rusticated boy in his adolescence comes to stay with his mother in North Kolkata and encounters some new experiences during his stay. The time-line of the story is in the 90's typical Northern part of Kolkata.

Somewhere in North Kolkata, OBHYESH is an unfurling of a 28 years old boy's life, through his struggle to fall asleep during a whole night. The boy seems to be terribly tired and tries hard to get some sleep but various thoughts perpetually come and go keeping him awake where rest is dreamlike and comes to him eventually at dawn.

Alinagarer Golokdhadha is an adventure mystery film, released on 20 April 2018, directed by Sayanton Ghosal, produced by Rutrum Juin, starring Anirban Bhattacharya and Parno Mittra in lead roles. It is film collaboration for a Bengali movie between Eros International and Champion Movies.

Based on the Rapid Action Battalion - RAB's adventures in the world's largest mangrove forest 'The Sundarbans', the action thriller showcases the challenges faced by the law enforcement team to demolish the evil force in the wild.

Samraat, an underworld mafia, is coming to Bangladesh. Bangladeshi mafia Musa has interest in this because Samraat can ruin his business. So he wants Samraat dead by any means but failed. Samraat finally lands and has bargain with one of Musa's man about the share. As Musa fails again and again, he needs a man smarter and stronger than Samraat. Kabila introduces Raja to him who becomes his first hand. But who is this Raja and what is his interest with Musa

A murder is committed in a village without any clue left behind. However, there is a man with an unnatural power of understanding animals and their language in the village. He starts to unravel the mystery of the murder with the help of his unnatural power.

Adi is devastated after his girlfriend's death while Nayantara is left in shock after her boyfriend leaves her. Adi and Nayantara get married to each other but find it difficult to forget their past.

The film revolves around a spoilt daughter of a wealthy kin who meets Abir, a common man and they fall in love with each other. The rest is how they go against all odds to find true love.

Jadi Jantem (English: If I Knew) is a 1974 Indian Bengali-language drama thriller film directed by Tarun Majumdar as Yatrik. This movie was released under the banner of Chitrajug. Uttam Kumar played the role of main protagonist of the movie, Mr. P. K. Basu, Bar-at-law. This movie was based on the thriller novel Nagchampa of Narayan Sanyal.