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Asiya (film)

Aseeya
Bengaliআসিয়া
Directed byFateh Lohani
Written byNazir Ahmed
Screenplay byFateh Lohani
Story byNazir Ahmed
Produced byFateh Lohani
Starring
CinematographyKazi Misbah Uzzaman
Edited byAshu Ghosh
Music bySamar Das
Production
company
Purbani Chitro
Distributed byPakistan Film Institute
Release date
  • 1960 (1960)
CountryPakistan
LanguageBengali

Aseeya is a Pakistani Bengali drama film that was released in 1960. The film produced and directed by Fateh Lohani.[1] Story and dialogue by Nazir Hossain and also screenplay by Fateh Lohani.[2] The film was produced in the banner of Purbani Chitro and produced by Pakistan Film Institute. Sumita Devi has starred in the main role and Shaheed, Kazi Khalek, Prabir Kumar, Bhavesh Mukherjee also played in the supporting role.

The film won the president award given by the government of Pakistan as the best Bengali film category.[3]

Cast

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Sumita Devi and Shahid in a scene.
  • Sumita Devi - Asiya
  • Shahid - Mosu Mia
  • Rubi - young Asiya
  • Mujahidul Islam Selim - young Mosu
  • Kazi Khalek - Shikder Saheb
  • Ranen Kushari - Tajiddi
  • Bhavesh Mukherjee - Maniruddi, father of Asiya
  • Prabir Kumar
  • Madhuri Chattopadhyay
  • Sitara Begum - mother of Asiya
  • Shirin Begum - Bhairavi
  • Misbah
  • Sona Mia
  • Cannon
  • Shabnam - Dancer
  • Kamal Lohani - Dancer
  • Jacob - dancer
  • Altamas - dancer
  • Anwar - dancer

Awards

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President award
  • Best Bengali Film - Aseeya - Won

References

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  1. ^ Hayat, Anupam (2012). "Lohani, Fateh". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  2. ^ নাজির আহমেদ পূর্ববঙ্গের চলচ্চিত্র বিকাশের উদ্যোক্তা. Daily Ittefaq (in Bengali). 1 April 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  3. ^ Hayat, Anupam (12 September 2016). প্রত্যাশার চলচ্চিত্র. Daily Naya Diganta (in Bengali). Retrieved 31 January 2018.

Further reading

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  • Raju, Zakir Hossain (2014) [First published 2008]. Bangladesh Cinema and National Identity: In Search of the Modern?. Routledge. pp. 132–136, 138–139. ISBN 978-1-317-60181-4.
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