Desha: The Leader
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| Desha: The Leader | |
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| Directed by | Saikat Nasir |
| Screenplay by | Saikat Nasir |
| Story by | Saikat Nasir |
| Produced by | Abdul Aziz |
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| Edited by | Tawhid Hossain Chowdhury |
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| Distributed by | Jaaz Multimedia |
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| Country | Bangladesh |
| Language | Bengali |
Desha: The Leader is a 2014 Bangladeshi political thriller film produced by Jaaz Multimedia. The film was scripted and directed by Saikat Nasir and features a cast that includes newcomer Shipan Mitra, Mahiya Mahi, and Tariq Anam Khan.[1] Desha: The Leader is a story about a political reality show that turns severe. The film was released on 26 December 2014. It won four National Film Awards.
Channel 99 arranges a reality show to select the next leader by SMS voting from people all over the world. The elected leader will stay in the house of the person who will vote maximum times by SMS for two days.
Cast
- Shipan Mitra as Selim/Desha
- Mahiya Mahi as Shristy, The Presenter
- Tariq Anam Khan as Hasan Hyder
- Manjurul Karim
- Tiger Robi as Darbar
- Shimul Khan
Production
Reception
The New Nation reported that audiences reacted positively to the pairing of Shipan and Mahi.[3]
Critical response
Abdullah Al Amin (Rubel) of The Daily Star gave the film two stars out of five. Although he found Tariq Anam Khan's performance "absolutely superb" and lauded the concept for its originality, the weak screenplay, direction, and cinematography "meant this movie just couldn't be the hit it could have been."[4]
Accolades
At the 39th Bangladesh National Film Awards, Desha: The Leader won in four categories. Tariq Anam Khan won Best Actor in a Negative Role. James received his first National Award, Best Male Playback Singer, for the song "Ashche Desha Ashche". Nasir won Best Cinematography, and Towhid Hossain Chowdhury won Best Editing.[5][6]