BANGLADESH FILM FESTIVAL 2015

Tanvir Mokammel�s �Lalon� to be screened at Shilpakala today

‘Lalon’—a film mainly based on the life of Bengali mystic poet Fakir Lalon Shah, directed by noted filmmaker Tanvir Mokammel, will be screened today at 6pm as a part of ongoing 15-day event titled ‘Bangladesh Film Festival 2015’ at the National Art Plaza of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, Segun Bagicha in the city.
Lalon Fakir (1772 – 1890), a doyen among the Baul-Fakirs of Bengal, composed few hundred songs of profound depth and an excellent sense of music. Buddhist Tantricism, Hindu Vaisnavism and Islamic Sufism all have their shares of influence on Lalon. Throughout the decades, Lalon’s songs, depicting asceticism and transience of life, have expressed the pathos and pangs of the caste-ridden subaltern rural populace of Bengal. Lalon’s secular ideas and enchanting lyrics left deep influence on the subsequent generations of the different trends of Baul-Fakirs of Bangladesh and India. Though Lalon died only a hundred years ago, yet not much details of his life is clearly known and some aspects are still shrouded in mystery. By portraying the milieu of Lalon who was a kind of a Guru during his lifetime, the film aims to catch the social ethos of his period. Some historical personalities, who were prominent in the cultural history of Bengal of that time and came in touch with Lalon, like Jyotirindranath Tagore, Kangal Harinath and Mir Mosharraf Hossain, also figure in the film. The film tries to portray Lalon’s life, persona and ideas mainly through the lyrics of his songs.
The cast of the film includes Raisul Islam Asad, Shomi Kaiser, Azad Abul Kalam, Tamanna Yasmin Tithi, Chittralekha Guha, Vaswar Banerjee, Ramendu Majumder, Khurshiduzzaman Utpal, Wahida Mallik Joly, Fakir Anwar Hossain Montu Shah, Kartik Das Baul, Pagla Bablu, Naresh Bhuiyan, Saidur Rahman Bayati, Fakir Balai Shah, Krishna Ghosh, Orko, Ornisha Guha Nairit and others
The film was released in 2004.
On the other, Syedul Alam Tutul-directed ‘Adhiar’ will also be screened today besides ‘Lalon’ at the same venue.

Where: BSA, Segun Bagicha
When: 6pm, today

BANGLADESH FILM FESTIVAL 2015

Tanvir Mokammel�s �Lalon� to be screened at Shilpakala today

Lalona film mainly based on the life of Bengali mystic poet Fakir Lalon Shah, directed by noted filmmaker Tanvir Mokammel, will be screened today at 6pm as a part of ongoing 15-day event titled Bangladesh Film Festival 2015 at the National Art Plaza of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, Segun Bagicha in the city. Lalon Fakir (1772 1890), a doyen among the Baul-Fakirs of Bengal, composed few hundred songs of profound depth and an excellent sense of music. Buddhist Tantricism, Hindu Vaisnavism and Islamic Sufism all have their shares of influence on Lalon. Throughout the decades, Lalons songs, depicting asceticism and transience of life, have expressed the pathos and pangs of the caste-ridden subaltern rural populace of Bengal. Lalons secular ideas and enchanting lyrics left deep influence on the subsequent generations of the different trends of Baul-Fakirs of Bangladesh and India. Though Lalon died only a hundred years ago, yet not much details of his life is clearly known and some aspects are still shrouded in mystery. By portraying the milieu of Lalon who was a kind of a Guru during his lifetime, the film aims to catch the social ethos of his period. Some historical personalities, who were prominent in the cultural history of Bengal of that time and came in touch with Lalon, like Jyotirindranath Tagore, Kangal Harinath and Mir Mosharraf Hossain, also figure in the film. The film tries to portray Lalons life, persona and ideas mainly through the lyrics of his songs. The cast of the film includes Raisul Islam Asad, Shomi Kaiser, Azad Abul Kalam, Tamanna Yasmin Tithi, Chittralekha Guha, Vaswar Banerjee, Ramendu Majumder, Khurshiduzzaman Utpal, Wahida Mallik Joly, Fakir Anwar Hossain Montu Shah, Kartik Das Baul, Pagla Bablu, Naresh Bhuiyan, Saidur Rahman Bayati, Fakir Balai Shah, Krishna Ghosh, Orko, Ornisha Guha Nairit and others The film was released in 2004. On the other, Syedul Alam Tutul-directed Adhiar will also be screened today besides Lalon at the same venue. Where: BSA, Segun Bagicha When: 6pm, today