Today, on the occasion of Victory Day, two Liberation War films �Amar Bondhu Rashed� directed by Morshedul Islam and �Guerrilla� by Nasiruddin Yusuf will be screened at 4pm and 6pm respectively, as a part of the 15-day event titled �Bangladesh Film Festival 2015�. The story of �Amar Bondhu Rashed� (My Friend Rashid) is based on the novel with the same title by Muhammad Zafar Iqbal. The story of the film is mainly about a boy named Ibu during the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971. He lives in a small town. The main character Rashed suddenly appears at his school. The name Rashed was given by the class teacher on the first day at school. In 1971, when other students are not conscious about the liberation movement, Rashed could understand the seriousness of the matter. Rashed started to motivate others to make them understand these matters. One day, Pakistani army attacks the town and Rashed observes the battle. He and his friends start to help Muktibahini (Freedom fighter). A member of Muktibahini they know, named Shafiq, gets caught in battle. Rashed and his friends take him out from death. One day, Rashed and his friends get detached from each other. Ibu and his family leave the town for a safe place over the border. But Rashed stays and gets involved with the war. The friends meet again after the war is over. But, Rashed was martyred in the war. This is a story of a young gun of Bangladesh which reflects our fearless martyr�s courage during the Liberation War. And it is still a motivation for our young generation.
The film stars Chowdhury Zawata Afnan, Rayan Ibtesham Chowdhury, Reafaet Zinnat, Faiyaz Bin Zia, Likhon Rahi, Kawsar Abedin Shetu, Kazi Rayhan Rabbi, Arman Parvez Murad, Humayra Himu, Raisul Islam Asad, Pijush Banerjee, Wahida Mollik Jolly, Inamul Huque and Milon Hasan
On the other hand, Nasiruddin Yusuf�s �Guerrilla� is based on the events of the Bangladesh Liberation War. The film is an adaptation of the novel �Nishiddho Loban� by Syed Shamsul Huq that was released on 14 April 2011.
�Nishiddho Loban� is written by the prolific Bengali writer Syed Shamsul Huq. It has been envisioned by the director of the film Nasiruddin Yousuf Bachchu. He has crafted the film �Guerrilla� with his own experience as a freedom fighter of 1971.
The prominent casts of the film include Joya Ahsan as Bilkish Banu, Ferdous Ahmed as Hasan Ahmed, Pijush Bandyopaddhay as Anwar Hossain, Ahmed Rubel as Altaf Mahmud, Shatabdi Wadud as Captain Shamsad / Major Sarfaraj, Shampa Reza as Mrs. Khan, ATM Shamsuzzaman as Taslim Sardar, Azad Abul Kalam as Tyeb and
Sajjad Ahmed Rajib as Siraj.
To note, �Guerrilla� won the 2011 National Film Awards in prominent 10 categories. l