''Golui'' () is a 2022 Bangladeshi periodical romantic film directed by

SA Haque Alik SA Haque Olike () is a Bangladeshi film director, screenwriter and Composer. In the late of nineties, he debuted as a director with the drama on the TV screen. Recently released his 5th directed film Golui. Career His directorial debut was in 2 ...

and co-produced by Khorshed Alam Khosru. It has been made on the basis of the traditional boat race of rural Bengal and the life of the people of a vast village. The film stars

Shakib Khan Masud Rana Sheikh (born 28 March 1979), better known by the stage name Shakib Khan, is a Bangladeshi actor and filmmaker who works in Bengali language, Bengali films. He is widely regarded as one of the most popular figures of all time in Benga ...

Puja Cherry Puja Cherry Roy (born 20 August 2002) is a Bangladeshi film actress and model. She debuted as a child actress in the film ''Moner Ghore Bosot Kore'' (2011), though her scenes were cut from the final release. Her first released role was in '' Bha ...

, Azizul Hakim and Suchorita in the lead roles. The cast also includes

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, Suchorita,

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, Jhuna Chowdhury, Somu Chowdhury in supporting roles. The filming began on September 23, 2021

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. The film was then released on May 3, 2022 on the occasion of

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. The film won the National Film Awards twice at the

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, Khorshed Alam Khosru jointly won Best Story with

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and SA Haque Olike won for Best Dialogue.

Plot

Cast

as Lalu, a professional dhuli (drummer), also popular as boat racer in his village *

as Mala, Lalu's love interest *

as Mala's father * Azizul Hakim as Lalu's father * Suchorita as Lalu's mother *

* Jhuna Chowdhury * Somu Chowdhury

Production

The film is made with government grants for the financial year 2020-21, co-produced by Khorshed Alam Khosru, which is directed by

. According to co-producer, the film is made with a budget 2.5 crore, of which 60 lakh was a government grant. Filming began on 23 September 2021 at

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. Shakib Khan for paid-up for film with a remuneration 40 lakh, which is confirmed by co-producer Khorshed Alam Khosru. On 25 September 2021, protagonist

rested for 5 days after completing the shooting of Topu Khan's ''Leader''. After that, he participated in the filming of ''Galui'' in Jamalpur from September 30. Director

said about protagonist Shakib Khan character in the film, "Shakib Khan's character name is Lalu. He broke himself and prepared himself as Lalu; He is acting with heart and soul. Hopefully, a different Shakib Khan will appear on screen." It moved to various locations in the Jamuna char area of

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, and concluded after 40 days. The film received censor clearance on December 28, 2021 without any objections or cuts. The official teaser of the film was released on April 5, 2022, which was criticized for poor editing. The official trailer was released on April 26, 2022, which garnering praise from audiences and critics.

Soundtrack

The film soundtrack is composed by

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and

Emon Saha Emon Saha is a Bangladeshi composer, musician and singer. He earned 7 Bangladesh National Film Awards for his music composition and direction in the films Chandragrohon (2008), Kusum Kusum Prem (2011), Ghetuputra Komola (2012), Pita (2012), ...

. The background score produced by Emon Saha. Habib Wahid composed the soundtrack after five years with the film who had earlier composed the soundtrack for protagonist Shakib Khan's 2017 film '' Rajneeti''. He composed film's title track "Golui" (Amar Bhalobasha), with lyrics penned by Sohel Arman, which was recorded in September 2021 at his own studio in Green Road, Dhaka sung by himself with Zarin. The film's first single "Jombe Mela" was revealed on April 9, 2022, composed by Habib Wahid and sung by himself featuring Zarin in her debut which was penned by

, who gave Wahid his first playback superhit by singing in his film ''

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'' in 2006. Its second track "Tui Ami Dui" composed Emon Saha with lyrics penned by SA Haque Alik was revealed on April 21, 2022, which sung by SI Tutu.

Release

The film was released on May 3, 2022 in 28 cinemas around the country on the occasion of

. The film was released in the

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on July 15, 2022. A total of 28 shows were screened in four sets till 21 July, which distributed by Bioscope Films. The film was revealed on video streaming service Biocope on December 9, 2022 under the distribution of Zahid Hasan Abhi.

Ban on screening

After its release on 3 May, it was screened at the local Shilpa Kalar Academy as there were no cinema halls in Jamalpur. The

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of Jamalpur, Mursheda Zaman, ban on the screening of ''Golui'', stating that "no commercial film will be screened". After the announcement of the ban on the screening, there was a storm of criticism and protests on social media, later the ban was withdraw on May 10.

Reception

The film received mixed reviews from critics, despite did not perform well at the box office. Ahsan Kabir on '' bdnews24'' praised the film's soundtrack and DOP. However, he noted that its screenplay was weak. According to the co-producer Khorshed Alam Khosru, the film grossed at the

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in two months of its release and the producers share was .

Awards and nominations

Footnotes

References

External links

* * {{SA Haque Alik 2022 films Bengali-language Bangladeshi films 2020s Bengali-language films Films shot in Mymensingh Division Government of Bangladesh grants films Bengali-language romance films