Koshai

Koshai
Koshai
Directed by	Amjad Hossain
Produced by	Amjad Hossain
Starring	Alamgir; Rozina; Jashim; Kabari;
Music by	Alauddin Ali, Adhyan Dhara
Release date	1980;
Country	Bangladesh
Language	Bengali

Koshai (Bengali: কসাই, transl. "butcher") is a 1980 Bangladeshi film directed by Amjad Hossain.^[1] It stars Rozina, Bobita, Alamgir, Kabari, and Jashim. It won four National Film Awards: Best Supporting Actress (Rozina), Best Music Director (Alauddin Ali), Best Male Playback Singer (Syed Abdul Hadi), and Best Female Playback Singer (Sabina Yasmin).

Cast

Music

"Bondhu Tin Din" - Runa Laila
"Amar Doshe Doshi Ami" - Syed Abdul Hadi

Release and reception

The film was screened at the 1980 Moscow International Film Festival.^[1]

Writing in 2002, filmmaker Zakir Hossain Raju described Koshai as one of the films of the period that, "bubble with social criticism and satire, which were virtually non-existent earlier".^[2]

Awards

Bangladesh National Film Awards 1980

Best Supporting Actress - Rozina^[3]
Best Music Director - Alauddin Ali^[4]
Best Male Playback Singer - Syed Abdul Hadi^[5]
Best Female Playback Singer - Sabina Yasmin^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b আনত্মর্জাতিক পরিমন্ডলে বাংলাদেশের সিনেমা [Bangladesh Cinema in the International Arena]. Anando Alo. Retrieved 2016-05-20.
^ Raju, Zakir Hossain (2002). "Bangladesh: A Defiant Survivor". In Vasudev, Aruna; Padgaonkar, Latika; Doraiswamy, Rashmi (eds.). Being & Becoming: The Cinemas of Asia. MacMillan. p. 16. ISBN 0333-93820-8.
^ Milu, Kamruzzaman (2018-12-21). হাল ছাড়েননি রোজিনা [Rozina did not give up]. Manab Zamin (in Bengali).
^ "Of songs and a shining star". The Daily Star. 2020-08-10.
^ Mizan, Mahfuz (2019-05-31). "Veteran Virtuoso: Syed Abdul Hadi in focus". New Age.
^ Milu, Kamruzzaman (2012-09-04). জন্মদিনে সাবিনা: মেয়ে বাঁধনকে নিয়ে ঘুরছি সারাদিন [Sabina on her birthday: I've been hanging out with my daughter Bandhan all day]. Banglanews24.com (in Bengali).

External links

Koshai at IMDb

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[ananda-alo-1] আনত্মর্জাতিক পরিমন্ডলে বাংলাদেশের সিনেমা [Bangladesh Cinema in the International Arena]. Anando Alo. Retrieved 2016-05-20.

[2] Raju, Zakir Hossain (2002). "Bangladesh: A Defiant Survivor". In Vasudev, Aruna; Padgaonkar, Latika; Doraiswamy, Rashmi (eds.). Being & Becoming: The Cinemas of Asia. MacMillan. p. 16. ISBN 0333-93820-8.

[3] Milu, Kamruzzaman (2018-12-21). হাল ছাড়েননি রোজিনা [Rozina did not give up]. Manab Zamin (in Bengali).

[4] "Of songs and a shining star". The Daily Star. 2020-08-10.

[5] Mizan, Mahfuz (2019-05-31). "Veteran Virtuoso: Syed Abdul Hadi in focus". New Age.

[6] Milu, Kamruzzaman (2012-09-04). জন্মদিনে সাবিনা: মেয়ে বাঁধনকে নিয়ে ঘুরছি সারাদিন [Sabina on her birthday: I've been hanging out with my daughter Bandhan all day]. Banglanews24.com (in Bengali).

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