Gangajatra


Gangajatra is a Bangladeshi film written and directed by Syed Wahiduzzaman Diamond. This film was shown at "Kolkata International Film Festival" in 2010.

Plot

Rupa's husband sells her and her daughter Nipa to a whore house for money. There Rupa wants to get back her usual life and believed her client Ratan 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 and Sudhamoni 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.

Cast

The music of this film was directed by Emon Saha and lyrics were penned by Mohammad Hossain Jemmy and Syed Wahiduzzaman Diamond.
This film won National [Film Awards (Bangladesh)|National Film Awards] in eight categories and Bachsas Awards in seven categories
Award TitleCategoryAwardeeResult
National Film AwardsBest DirectorSyed Wahiduzzaman DiamondWon
National Film AwardsBest ActorFerdous AhmedWon
National Film AwardsBest ActressSadika Parvin PopyWon
National Film AwardsBest Child ArtistSyeda Wahida SabrinaWon
National Film AwardsBest StorySyed Wahiduzzaman DiamondWon
National Film AwardsBest Art DirectorMohammad KalantorWon
National Film AwardsBest Costume DesignDilip SinghWon
National Film AwardsBest MakeupKhalilur RahmanWon
Bachsas AwardsBest ActorFerdous AhmedWon
Bachsas AwardsBest ActressSadika Parvin PopyWon
Bachsas AwardsBest Supporting ActorShahidul Islma SacchuWon
Bachsas AwardsBest Supporting ActressShimlaWon
Bachsas AwardsBest Music DirectorEmon SahaWon
Bachsas AwardsBest Female Playback SingerKanak ChapaWon
Bachsas AwardsBest Art DirectorMohammad KalantorWon