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Kabuliwala (2006 film)

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Kabuliwala
কাবুলিওয়ালা
Directed byKazi Hayat
Written byKazi Hayat
Story byRabindranath Tagore
Based onKabuliwala
by Rabindranath Tagore
Produced by
  • Faridur Reza Sagor
  • Ibn Hasan Khan
Starring
CinematographyAlamgir Khoshru
Edited byChishti Jamal
Music bySagir Ahmed
Production
company
Distributed byImpress Telefilm Limited
Release date
  • 4 August 2006 (2006-08-04)
Running time
123 minutes
CountryBangladesh
LanguageBengali Language

Kabuliwala (Bengali: কাবুলিওয়ালা) is a drama film of 2006 directed by Kazi Hayat. It was based on "Kabuliwala", an 1892 short story written by Rabindranath Tagore.[1][2] Kazi Hayat conducted the screenplay and dialogues.[3] Faridur Reza Sagar and Ibn Hasan Khan jointly produced this film under the banner of Impress Telefilm Limited. Manna played the title role in this film as Rahmat. Dighi played the role of mini. Her real life parent Subrata Barua & Doyel, played the role of her father and mother in this film. It was the first time they acted together in a film.[4]

Kabuliwala was released on August 4, 2006. Dighi won the National Film Award as the best child artist for her role Mini.[5]

Storyline

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Rahmat Sheikh is a fruit seller from Kabul, Afghanistan. He comes to Bengal province to hawk his merchandise. He becomes a friend of little girl Mini. Mini was the daughter of a writer. To Rahmat, Mini resembles his daughter. He used to stay in a boarding house with some of his countrymen.

Suddenly, Rahmat receives a letter from Kabul saying his daughter is sick. He plans to leave for Kabul soon, so he goes to Jayanta for the money he was owed for some products he bought on credit. Jayanta insults him and Rahmat stabs Jayanta as the situation goes out of control.

Rahmat is truthful in the court and confesses. The judge is impressed with his honesty and gives him 10 years of rigorous imprisonment instead of a death sentence.

Cast

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  • MannaRahmat Sheikh, Kabuliwala
  • Prarthona Fardin DighiMini
  • Subrata – Writer, Mini's Father
  • Doyel – Mini's Mother
  • Black Anwar – Vola
  • Jacky Alamgir – Joyonto Sur.
  • Momena – Joyonto's Wife
  • Nader Khan – Nader
  • Habib Khan – Habib
  • Kazi Hayat – Dialogue
  • Fazle Haque
  • Jahanara Bhuiya
  • Dulari Chakroborty
  • Kala Aziz – Pankaj
  • Boby

Music

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Sagir Ahmed tuned the songs of Kabuliwala. M R Nilu directed the background music.

Awards

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National Film Award

  • Winner Best Child Artist – Dighi

References

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  1. ^ "Films made from Tagore's tales". The Daily Star. 2019-08-06. Retrieved 2019-09-16.
  2. ^ "The Daily Star Web Edition Vol. 5 Num 777". The Daily Star. Archived from the original on 2018-10-04. Retrieved 2019-09-16.
  3. ^ Mariya, Shanta (2014-05-08). অভিনয়ে রবিঠাকুর. Bdnews24.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 2017-06-21.
  4. ^ চিত্রনায়িকা দোয়েল আর নেই. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 2011-09-29. Archived from the original on 2019-05-11. Retrieved 2017-06-21.
  5. ^ দিঘীর অভিনয়বিরতি. Kaler Kantho (in Bengali). 2013-03-03. Retrieved 2017-06-21.
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