‘Ekattorer Khudiram’, a children’s film based on the Liberation War of Bangladesh  recently won ‘Grand Jury Prize’  at the 10th Children’s India International Film Festival. The 10th Children’s India International Film Festival was held from  November 22-26  at Mangalore, Karnataka, and director Mannan Hira received the award on the concluding day of the festival on November 26. Mannan Hira said regarding the award after returning from Mangalore, “ A total number of 110 films from different countries took part in the festival in ‘Feature Film’ Category, and among those, the film ‘Ekattorer Khudiram’ won the award.”
Scripted and directed by noted dramatist Mannan Hira, ‘Ekattorer Khudiram’,  which received a government grant, stars a group of popular actors like Mamunur Rashid, Fazlur Rahman Babu, Dr. Enamul Haq, Momena Chowdhury, Munsi Mojnu, Chanchal, Chitra Chobi, Feroz Al Mamun, Sazzad Saju and others. The film also casts a group of child artistes – Sachcha, Rudra, Shakil, Antara, Modhumoni, Munna, Jewel Miji, among others. Mahfuzur Rahman is the camera person in the film, while Sujay Sham is in music direction.
‘Ekattorer Khudiram’ depicts the story of the Liberation War of Bangladesh. It revolves around a chain of events that happened at a district town in the country in March, 1971. There was a school named Sonamukhi High School that stages a play on its premises every year. Like the previous years, the school was to stage a play entitled ‘Shahid Khudiram’. Khokan Banerjee, a teacher of the school, instructs the play while students of the school play roles of the play.
The rehearsal for the play is going on in full swing as the time of staging play is drawing near. Khokan excites the students by  narrating preparation for the Liberation War through the rehearsal of the play. Thus, the cast and crews of the play gradually get involved with the cause of the war. This is how the story of the film goes forward. l