Shyamol Chhaya
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| Directed by | Humayun Ahmed |
| Produced by | Impress Telefilm Ltd. |
| Written by | Humayun Ahmed |
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| Music by | Moksud Jamil Mintu |
| Cinematography | Anwar Hossain |
| Edited by | Atiqur Rahman Mollick |
| Distributed by | Impress Telefilm Ltd. |
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Running time | 110 Min. |
| Country | Bangladesh |
| Language | Bengali |
Shyamol Chhaya (Bengali: শ্যামল ছায়া; English: The Green Shade) is a Bangladeshi Bengali-language film. It was released on 16 December 2005. Written and directed by Humayun Ahmed. Stars Humayun Faridi, Tania Ahmed, Shimul, Riaz, Shaon and many more. It reflects a story of the Bangladesh War of Independence, 1971.
Shyamol Chhaya was Bangladesh's submission to the 78th Academy Awards in the 'Foreign Language Film' category. It was not nominated.
Synopsis
It's a story of boat journey. Monsoon, 1971 of helpless people was going towards the liberated zone. A horrific situation was prevailing in Bangladesh. Pakistan military had unleashed genocide in the country. Heroic sons of the soil started a war of liberation- Passengers of the boat were terribly frightened but they had dreams of war of Shyamol Chhaya - the land of people of peace. Would they be able to reach Shyamol Chhaya?
Cast
- Humayun Faridi
- Tania Ahmed
- Shimul
- Meher Afroz Shaon
- Riaz
- Swadhin Khosru
- Syed Akhtar Ali
- Ahmed Rubel
- Ejajul Islam
- Faruque Ahmed
- Shamima Nazneen
- Jesmine Parvez
- Challenger[1]
Release
Festivals
- 6th Bangladesh Film Festival 2005. London
- 11th Kolkata Film Festival 2005. India
- International Palm Spring Film Festival 2006. USA
- The 32nd Seattle International Film Festival 2006. USA
- FIBOFEST Film Festival, Prague, 2006. Czech Republic[2]
- East End Film Festival 2006. London
- East London Film Festival 2006. London
- South Asian Film Festival 2009. GOA, India.
- Film Festival Featuring Liberation War Kolkata 2010. India[3]
Critical response
Robert Koehler of Variety gave the film a negative review, calling it "symbolic to a fault", and saying Humayun Ahmed didn't have the directorial skills to enliven the story.[4]
Awards and achievement
The Bangladesh Federation of Film Societies (BFFS) chose Shyamol Chhaya as the Bangladeshi submission to the 78th Academy Awards in the 'Foreign Language Film' category.[5] The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences did not select it as one of the five nominees in 2006.
6th Bangladesh Film Festival
- Winner Best Contemporary Film - 2005. London
Bachosach Film Awards
- Winner Best supporting Actress - Tania Ahmed
Home media
Shyamol Chhaya films VCD and DVD copy rights take was G-Series.
References
- ↑ "Popular TV and film actor Challenger passes away". The Daily Star. 14 October 2010. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
- ↑ "Shyamal Chhaya goes to Prague Film Festival". The Daily Star. 15 February 2006. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
- ↑ "Film festival featuring Liberation War in Kolkata". The Daily Star. 27 March 2010. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
- ↑ Koehler, Robert (11 January 2006). "Review: 'The Green Shade'". Variety. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
- ↑ Kamol, Ershad (15 September 2005). "Honours Shyamol Chhaya going to the Oscars". The Daily Star. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
External links
- Shyamol Chhaya on IMDb
- Shyamol Chhaya at Complete Index to World Film
- Shyamol Chhaya at The Rotten Tomatoes