Meghmallar
| Meghmallar | |
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| মেঘমল্লার | |
| Directed by | Zahidur Rahman Anjan |
| Produced by | Abul Khair |
| Screenplay by | Zahidur Rahman Anjan |
| Story by | Akhtaruzzaman Elias |
| Starring |
Shahiduzzaman Selim Aparna Ghosh Jayanta Chattopadhyay |
| Music by | Abhijit Basu |
| Cinematography | Sudheer Palsane |
| Edited by | Sameer Ahmed |
| Distributed by | Bengal Entertainment Ltd. |
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92 minutes |
| Country | Bangladesh |
| Language | Bengali |
Meghmallar (Bengali: মেঘমল্লার, also known in English as Raincoat) is a 2014 Bangladeshi drama film directed by Zahidur Rahman Anjan. The film is an adaption of writer Akhtaruzzaman Elias's story titled "Raincoat". It was screened in the Discovery section of the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival.
An ordinary family of a chemistry teacher at a suburban government college Nurul Huda, his wife Asma, daughter Sudha and Asma's brother Mintu goes through a life-altering experience during Liberation War of Bangladesh in 1971. It happens when Mintu leaves to join the Freedom Fighters one morning. Asma secretly continues to correspond with her brother not sharing this. One rainy day, Nurul goes to a school function wearing Mintu's raincoat to protect him from the ceaseless rains. Government forces arrest him on suspicion of being a revel and took him into custody. Nurul is then forced to make a decision that affect both the destiny of his family and whole country.
This film was made under the banner of Bengal Creations Ltd.
The music of this film is directed by Abhijit Basu from Kolkata (India).
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