Surja Dighal Bari
Bangladeshi film
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Surja Dighal Bari (The Ominous House) is a 1979 Bangladeshi feature film directed and produced by Sheikh Niamat Ali and Masihuddin Shaker.[1] The screenplay was based on Abu Ishaque's 1955 novel of the same title.[2] It was the first film made from the Government of Bangladesh grant.[3] The film was first released in a theater in Natore.[1]
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| Directed by | Sheikh Niamat Ali, Masihuddin Shaker |
| Screenplay by | Shaikh Niyamat Ali, Masihuddin Shaker |
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| Produced by | Sheikh Niamat Ali & Masihuddin Shaker |
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| Cinematography | Anwar Hossain |
| Edited by | Saidul Anam Tutul |
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| Country | Bangladesh |
| Language | Bangla |
The film won Bangladesh National Film Award in 7 categories including Best Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay and Best Actress.[4] It also won five international awards, including Mannheim Film Festival and Portugal Film Society.[5]
Cast
- Dolly Anwar as Jaigun
- Rawshan Jamil as Shafi's mother
- Sitara Begum as Lalu's Mother
- ATM Shamsuzzaman as Jobed Fakir
- Elora Gohor as Maymun
- Naresh Bhuiyan as Sadek
Response
Film critic Ahmed Muztaba Zamal, writing in Cinemaya in 2000, named Surja Dighal Bari as one of the top twelve films from Bangladesh.[6] Writing in 2010, scholar of Asian cinema Zakir Hossain Raju called it "one of the best films ever made in Bangladesh".[7]
Awards
- Bangladesh National Film Awards
- Best Film
- Best Director
- Best Actress
- Best Screenplay
- Best Cinematography
- Best Editing
- Best Child Artist
- Best Child Artist (special)