�Meghmallar� to participate in �Int�l Film Festival of India�

‘Meghmallar’—a full length Bangla feature film based on the short story ‘Raincoat’ by legendary writer Akhtaruzzaman Elias, has been invited to participate in the 46th International Film Festival of India (IFFI), Goa. The film has been selected for the competitive category in this ten-day event, which will be started on November 20 and continue till November 30.
Directed by Zahidur Rahim Anjan, the plot of the film is about the conventional portrayal of the Liberation War, and it goes back to August 1971. It is unusually rainy. Nurul Huda, alias Noor, is a chemistry teacher in a government college. He lives in a small district town with his wife, Asma, and his four-year old daughter, Sudha. Noor’s brother-in-law, Mintu, used to live with them. Recently, he has left to join the Liberation War. Noor and his loved ones continue to live their regular middle class lives in the backdrop of this frightening war. Like other teachers in the college, Noor has to continue conducting classes. He keeps his views agreeable with his Pakistani minded colleagues, but he yearns for the liberation of Bangladesh in his heart.
The key cast of the film includes the National Film Award winner Shahiduzzaman Selim, Jayanta Chattopadhyay, Zara, Aminur Rahman Mukul, Mosharraf Karim, Aparna and Aditi. Aparna plays the role of female protagonist named Asma in the film.
The 92 minute-long film based on the Liberation War, directed by Zahidur Rahim Anjan, had won the National Filmmaking Grant in 2013.  The film, produced jointly by Bangladesh Government and Bengal Entertainment Limited, was released on December 12 last year.
Earlier, the film participated in the 40th phase of ‘Toronto International Film Festival’ (TIFF) in Canada.

�Meghmallar� to participate in �Int�l Film Festival of India�

Meghmallara full length Bangla feature film based on the short story Raincoat by legendary writer Akhtaruzzaman Elias, has been invited to participate in the 46th International Film Festival of India (IFFI), Goa. The film has been selected for the competitive category in this ten-day event, which will be started on November 20 and continue till November 30. Directed by Zahidur Rahim Anjan, the plot of the film is about the conventional portrayal of the Liberation War, and it goes back to August 1971. It is unusually rainy. Nurul Huda, alias Noor, is a chemistry teacher in a government college. He lives in a small district town with his wife, Asma, and his four-year old daughter, Sudha. Noors brother-in-law, Mintu, used to live with them. Recently, he has left to join the Liberation War. Noor and his loved ones continue to live their regular middle class lives in the backdrop of this frightening war. Like other teachers in the college, Noor has to continue conducting classes. He keeps his views agreeable with his Pakistani minded colleagues, but he yearns for the liberation of Bangladesh in his heart. The key cast of the film includes the National Film Award winner Shahiduzzaman Selim, Jayanta Chattopadhyay, Zara, Aminur Rahman Mukul, Mosharraf Karim, Aparna and Aditi. Aparna plays the role of female protagonist named Asma in the film. The 92 minute-long film based on the Liberation War, directed by Zahidur Rahim Anjan, had won the National Filmmaking Grant in 2013. The film, produced jointly by Bangladesh Government and Bengal Entertainment Limited, was released on December 12 last year. Earlier, the film participated in the 40th phase of Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) in Canada.