Nishwartha Bhalobasa

Nishwartha Bhalobasa
Official poster
Directed by	Ananta Jalil
Produced by	Ananta Jalil
Written by	Ananta Jalil
Starring	Ananta Barsha Misha Sawdagar Don Kabila Shaan Nayak Raj Razzak^[1] Suchorita
Music by	Kishore Akassh Shawkat Ali Emon Emon Saha
Edited by	Akramul Hoque
Production company	BFDC and Ramoji Film City
Distributed by	Monsoon Films
Release dates	8 August 2013
Running time	151 minutes
Country	Bangladesh
Language	Bengali
Budget	BDT 8.0 crores
Box office	BDT 2.52 crores ^[2]

Nishwartha Bhalobasa (Bengali: নিঃস্বার্থ ভালোবাসা; English: Selfless Love or What is Love) is a Bangladeshi romantic-action-comedy film directed by Ananta Jalil, starring Ananta and Barsha in the lead roles.^[3] The film was produced by Ananta Jalil under the banner of Monsoon Films. Action hero Ananta made his debut as a director in this film. Nishwartha Bhalobasa was chosen to screen at the 66th annual Cannes Film Festival in France on 17 May 2013 and premiered in Star Cineplex at Basundhara City on 30 June 2013. The film was released on Eid al-Fitr, 2013 in Bangladesh.^[4]

Cast

Ananta Jalil as Ananta
Afiea Nusrat Barsha as Meghla
Shaan as Rahul
Don as Safakat
Kabila as Jahir
Nayak Raj Razzak as Hayder
Suchorita as Meghla's Mother
Misha Sawdagar as Bashir Khan

Soundtrack

Nishwartha Bhalobasa
Soundtrack album
Released	13 April 2013
Recorded	2012
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Label	Eagle Music
Producer	Ananta Jalil

The music of Nishwartha Bhalobasa was composed by Kishore, Akassh, Shawkat Ali Emon and Emon Saha. The background score was composed by S. P. Venkatesh.^[5]

Track listing
No.	Title	Music	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Dhakar Pola"	Akassh	Zubeen Garg	4:37
2.	"Shopno Shopno"	Emon Saha	Samina Chowdhury	4:32
3.	"Jamunar Jol"	Emon Saha	S I Tutul & Samina Chowdhury	4:37
4.	"What is Love (Title Track)"	Akassh	Shaan	4:37
5.	"Sajnaa"	Akassh	Kailash Kher	5:51
6.	"E Hridoy"	Kishore	Kishore	6:02
7.	"Dance Baby Moyna"	Shawkat Ali Emon	Any Rahman & Tanvir Shaheen	4:34

Critical reception

Nishwartha Bhalobasa received mixed reviews from critics in Bangladesh and abroad. Dhallywoodlife.com gave the film 3 out of 5 stars and said that it was a film that should be seen because it followed a different trend than other Dhallywood films and because it presented beautiful locations. The music of the film was also praised.^[6]

Box office

The film opened in 40 theatres across the country with 70-80 percent occupancy. According to Box Office Bangladesh after 6 weeks, the producers nett was 2.52 crores.^[7]

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