Chitra Nodir Pare
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| Chitra Nodir Pare | |
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| Bengali | চিত্রা নদীর পারে |
| Directed by | Tanvir Mokammel |
| Written by | Tanvir Mokammel |
| Produced by | Tanvir Mokammel |
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| Edited by | Mahadeb Shi |
| Music by | Syed Shabab Ali Arzoo |
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Running time | 114 minutes |
| Country | Bangladesh |
| Language | Bengali |
Chitra Nodir Pare (Bengali: চিত্রা নদীর পারে, known in English as Quiet Flows the River Chitra) is a Bangladeshi Bengali language film on the destiny of a Hindu family in East Pakistan. Directed by Tanvir Mokammel, the film won seven national awards including the best film and the best director of the year 1999. Other awards were best Story, best Dialogue, best Art-Director, best Supporting Actress and best Make-up Man. The film was shown in London, Oslo, Fribourg (Switzerland), Singapore, Delhi, Calcutta and Trivandrum film festivals.[1]
- Momtajuddin Ahmed – Shashikanta Sengupta
- Afsana Mimi – Minoti
- Tauquir Ahmed – Badal
- Rawshan Jamil – Anuprova
- Sumita Devi
- Nazmul Huda
Soundtrack
The music of this film was directed by Syed Shabab Ali Arzoo.
Response
Film critic Ahmed Muztaba Zamal, writing in Cinemaya in 2000, named Chitra Nodir Pare as one of the top twelve films from Bangladesh.[2]
Awards
| Award Title | Category | Awardee | Result |
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| National Film Awards | Best Film | Tanvir Mokammel (Producer) | Won |
| Best Director | Tanvir Mokammel | Won | |
| Best Supporting Actress | Rawshan Jamil | Won | |
| Best Story | Tanvir Mokammel | Won | |
| Best Dialogue | Tanvir Mokammel | Won | |
| Best Art Direction | Uttom Guha | Won | |
| Best Makeup | Dipak Kumar Sur | Won |
