Television (film)

Television
Bengali: টেলিভিশন
Directed by Mostofa Sarwar Farooki
Produced by

Chabial.

Co-produced with Star cineplex bangladesh.
Written by Anisul Hoque
Mostofa Sarwar Farooki
Starring Shahir Huda Rumi
Chanchal Chowdhury
Mosharraf Karim
Nusrat Imrose Tisha
Music by Ayub Bachchu
Cinematography Golam Maola Nobir
Edited by Razon Khaled
Production
company
Chabial
Distributed by M-line distributions
Release dates
  • October 2012 (Busan)
  • January 25, 2013
Running time
 106 minutes
Country Bangladesh
Language Bengali

Television (Bengali: টেলিভিশন) is a 2013 Bangladeshi comedy drama film directed by Mostofa Sarwar Farooki and starring Shahir Huda Rumi, Chanchal Chowdhury, Mosharraf Karim, Nusrat Imroz Tisha, and others. The film was selected as the Bangladeshi entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 86th Academy Awards,[1] but it was not nominated. The film originates from the director's mother who had the same destiny as the Chairman in the film, who was incapable of going to Hajj at the very ending of the film.

Plot

As a leader of the local community, Chairman Amin (Shahir Huda Rumi) bans every kind of image in his water-locked village in rural Bangladesh. He even goes on to claim that imagination is also sinful since it gives one the license to infiltrate into any prohibited territory. But change is a desperate wind that is difficult to resist by shutting the window. The tension between this traditional window and modern wind grows to such an extent that it starts to leave a ripple effect on the lives of a group of typically colorful, eccentric, and emotional people living in that village. But at the very end of the film, Television, which he hated so much, comes to the rescue and helps Chairman Amin reach a transcendental state where he and his God are unified. A new twist to the story makes him embrace IMAGE and IMAGINATION.

Cast

Critical Reception

Television gained generally positive reviews.

Accolades

Festivales

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Bangladesh Turns on "Television" for Oscar Race". Variety. Retrieved 2013-09-21.
  2. ↑ http://variety.com/2013/film/news/bangladesh-turns-on-television-for-oscar-race-1200656668/. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ↑ "Winners announced at the 7th Annual Asia Pacific Screen Awards". Asia Pacific Screen Awards. 12 December 2013.
  4. ↑ http://jaff-filmfest.org/2013-pemenang-kompetisi/. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ↑ http://www.risingbd.com/english/detailsnews.php?nssl=8e5d5b79456a8e2bc09e54e9e518a5f1&nttl=9677#.UonMUI2Qx69. Missing or empty |title= (help)

External links

Wikiquote has quotations related to: Television
  1. http://www.theindependentbd.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=153609%3Atelevision-a-social-satire-with-a-strong-message&catid=175%3Aweekend-independent&Itemid=213
  2. http://www.8poure.com/bd/258#comment-22
  3. http://www.screendaily.com/news/africa-middle-east-news/wadjda-inside-clinch-top-prizes-at-dubai-film-festival/5050055.article
  4. http://www.france24.com/en/20121012-bangladeshi-director-beams-busan-with-television International news 24/7
  5. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/busan-closer-television-represents-new-378536 The HollyWood Reporter
  6. http://www.screendaily.com/reports/one-on-one/mostofa-s-farooki/5047882.article Bangladeshi filmmaker Mostofa S. Farooki’s Television received a warm response when it screened as the closing film of the Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) last week
  7. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/busan-2012-best-films-377810 A satirical, contemporary portrait of Bangladesh that highlights an aspect of Bengali life
  8. http://www.screendaily.com/news/asia-pacific/kayan-36-take-new-currents-awards-at-close-of-busan-fest/5047765.article The Busan Cinema Center, Farooki said: “This honour comes at the right time
  9. http://movies.ndtv.com/movie_story.aspx?Section=Movies&ID=268023&subcatg=&keyword=Hollywood&nid=268023, Mostofa Sarwar Farooki's Television to close Busan film fest
  10. http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=253650 Farooki's Television wins rave reviews
  11. http://variety.com/2013/film/news/bangladesh-turns-on-television-for-oscar-race-1200656668/