Gangajatra

Gangajatra (Bengali: গঙ্গাযাত্রা; also known in English as The Journey) is a Bangladeshi film written and directed by Syed Wahiduzzaman Diamond. This film was shown at "Kolkata International Film Festival" in 2010.^[1][2]

Gangajatra
গঙ্গাযাত্রা
Directed by	Syed Wahiduzzaman Diamond
Written by	Syed Wahiduzzaman Diamond
Screenplay by	Syed Wahiduzzaman Diamond
Produced by	Impress Telefilm Limited
Starring	Ferdous Ahmed Sadika Parvin Popy Shimla Shahidul Islam Sacchu Syeda Wahida Sabrina
Cinematography	Hasan Ahmed
Edited by	Shahidul Haque
Music by	Emon Saha
Distributed by	Impress Telefilm Limited
Release date	November 28, 2009 (2009-11-28)
Running time	105 minutes
Country	Bangladesh
Language	Bengali

Plot

Rupa's (Shimla) husband sells her and her daughter Nipa (Sabrina) to a whore house for money. There Rupa wants to get back her usual life and believed her client Ratan (Sacchu) but he betrayed with her. Meantime, the whore house owner insists she serves the clients in front of her child. As a result, she gets frustrated with her life and commits suicide along with her child. Prokash (Ferdous) and Sudhamoni (Popy) carried these two dead body for burial but people of the society impede them; even those two corpse do not get any government land. Now, it's time for Prokash and Sudhamoni to make a proper funeral for them.^[3]

Cast

• Ferdous Ahmed - Prokash
• Sadika Parvin Popy - Sudhamoni
• Shimla - Rupa
• Shahidul Islam Sacchu - Ratan
• Syeda Wahida Sabrina - Nipa

Soundtrack

The music of this film was directed by Emon Saha and lyrics were penned by Mohammad Hossain Jemmy and Syed Wahiduzzaman Diamond.

• Jeona Jeona Shyam - Kanak Chapa
• Uira Uira Jaay - Kanak Chapa

Awards

This film won National Film Awards in eight categories^[4][5] and Bachsas Awards in seven categories^[6]

Award Title	Category	Awardee	Result
National Film Awards	Best Director	Syed Wahiduzzaman Diamond	Won
	Best Actor	Ferdous Ahmed	Won
	Best Actress	Sadika Parvin Popy	Won
	Best Child Artist	Syeda Wahida Sabrina	Won
	Best Story	Syed Wahiduzzaman Diamond	Won
	Best Art Director	Mohammad Kalantor	Won
	Best Costume Design	Dilip Singh	Won
	Best Makeup	Khalilur Rahman	Won
Bachsas Awards	Best Actor	Ferdous Ahmed	Won
	Best Actress	Sadika Parvin Popy	Won
	Best Supporting Actor	Shahidul Islma Sacchu	Won
	Best Supporting Actress	Shimla	Won
	Best Music Director	Emon Saha	Won
	Best Female Playback Singer	Kanak Chapa	Won
	Best Art Director	Mohammad Kalantor	Won

References

1. কলকাতা উৎসবে 'গঙ্গাযাত্রা'. Kaler Kantho (in Bengali). 2010-10-19. Archived from the original on 2015-11-17. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
2. কলকাতা উৎসবে বাংলাদেশের ছবি. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 2010-11-05. Archived from the original on 2019-07-17. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
3. সিনেমা: গঙ্গাযাত্রা - ১৭ জানুয়ারি দুপুর ১টা চ্যানেল আই. Saatdin (in Bengali). Retrieved October 14, 2015.
4. Nur A Sadia (2011-07-28). জাতীয় চলচ্চিত্র পুরস্কার ২০০৯. The Daily Janakantha (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 2015-10-03. Retrieved October 1, 2015.
5. "National Film Awards 2009 : "Ganga Jatra" and "Monpura" shine". Priyo News (in Bengali). 2011-07-25. Archived from the original on November 25, 2015. Retrieved October 18, 2015.
6. বাচসাস পুরস্কার (২০০৯-১৩) পাচ্ছেন যারা. deshebideshe (in Bengali). Retrieved October 14, 2015.

External links

• Gangajatra at the Bangla Movie Database
• Gangajatra at the Proteep Blog