''Panku Jamai'' (, ) is a 2018 Bangladeshi

comedy drama Comedy drama (also known by the portmanteau dramedy) is a hybrid genre of works that combine elements of comedy and Drama (film and television), drama. In film, as well as scripted television series, serious dramatic subjects (such as death, il ...

film. The film was directed by Abdul Mannan and produced by Mozammel Haque Sarkar under the banner of Bhawal Pictures. It features

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 ...

and

Apu Biswas Apu Biswas (born 11 October 1989) is a Bangladeshi film actress and model. Struggling to establish herself as a lead actress in films such as ''Kaal Sokale'',''O Amar Chhele'',''Machine Man'' or ''Pitar Ason'' , blockbusters films such as '' Ko ...

in the lead role. It also features

Misha Sawdagor Shahid Hasan (born 4 January 1966), known by professionally as Misha Sawdagor, is a Bangladeshi film actor known for playing villains. As of 2020, according to him, he has performed in more than 700 films. He won Bangladesh National Film Award ...

, Puspita Popy and

ATM Shamsuzzaman Abu Taher Mohammad Shamsuzzaman (; 10 September 1941 – 20 February 2021), was a Bangladeshi film and television actor, director and screen-playwright. He was awarded Ekushey Padak in 2015 by the Government of Bangladesh. He won Bangladesh Natio ...

. It is the last film of Shakib Khan and Apu Biswas as a duo.

Synopsis

Akash Chowdhury (

) belongs to a poor family, but he wants to marry Nupur (

), the daughter of a rich family. Meanwhile, Hormuz Ali (

) also wants to marry Nupur. The incident of two sons-in-law candidates convincing the father-in-law by dressing stylishly is shown in the film.

Cast

as "Akash" Chowdhury / "Panku" Jamai *

as Nusrat Jahan "Nupur" *

as Hormuz Ali * Puspita Popy as Puspita *

as Nupur's grandpa * Dulari Chakroborthy as Nupur's grandma * Rebecca Rouf as Nupur's mother *

Sadek Bachchu Mahbub Ahmed Sadek (known as Sadek Bachchu; 1 January 1955 – 14 September 2020) was a Bangladeshi film actor. He also appeared in television dramas and theatre. He won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Actor in Negative Role for the film ...

as Dealer Bachchu, Pushpita's father *

Shiba Shanu Chowdhury Mazhar Ali (born: 7 August 1970; Popularly known as Shiba Shanu) is a Bangladeshi actor. He is mostly known for his villain role in Cinema of Bangladesh. In 1998, He started his film career as an actor with the film ''Matrivumi''. His n ...

as Siraj, a union parishad chairman * Khaleda Akter Kolpona as herself; Akash Chowdhury's mother * Kabila as Abdul Ali Mokami, a police official; Nupur's maternal uncle *

Kala Aziz Kala or Kalah may refer to: Sanskrit words *Kāla, meaning 'time' or 'black', and in various Indian religions the personification of time as a deity ** an epithet of the Hindu god Yama ** an epithet of the Hindu god Shiva *Kalā, meaning 'perform ...

as Akhtar Ali, a matchmaker (special appearance) * Jadu Azad

Production

The film ''Panku Jamai'' began on February 2, 2016, with a Muharat that was held at the 4th floor of

Bangladesh Film Development Corporation Bangladesh Film Development Corporation (BFDC) is a government owned and operated corporation in Tejgaon, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Nuzhat Yeasmin is the managing director of the corporation. History The organization was founded in 1959 as the East Pak ...

(BFDC). It is the first collaboration between the director and protagonist. The film's story was written by Abdul Mannan, about this he said, "I'm making this film with a completely original story, I've not followed any shade or story of any other film here. I've written the story myself, so I'm confident that I can present a good film to the audience."

Soundtrack

The film's soundtrack was composed by

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), ...

Ali Akram Shuvo Ali Akram Shuvo is a Bangladeshi music director who has composed music for films. He has composed 60 films. Career He won the Bachsas Award for Best Music Director in 2012 for film ''Khodar Pore Ma''. He composed the song "Monta Kere Nili" for ...

and Debendranath Chattopadhyay with background music by AR Bablu. The film's songs are sung by

Runa Laila Runa Laila (born 17 November 1952) is a Bangladeshi playback singer and composer. She started her career in the Pakistani film industry in the late 1960s. Her style of singing is inspired by Pakistani playback singer Ahmed Rushdi and also f ...

Andrew Kishore Andrew Kishore Kumar Baroi (widely known as Andrew Kishore, 4 November 1955 – 6 July 2020) was a Bangladeshi playback singer. He is considered the "Playback King" of Bangladesh for his contributions to the golden era of dhaliwood. He worked ...

Monir Khan Monir Khan is a Bangladeshi singer. In his career he has released 42 solo albums and more than 300 duet and mixed albums. He has won Bangladesh National Film Awards for three times as the Best Male Playback Singer for his performance in the fil ...

Rizia Parveen Rizia Parveen (born August 20) is a Bangladeshi singer. She specializes in play back singing and has done over 600 playback songs. Her popular playback songs includes "Tumi Amar Chad Ami Chaderi Alo", "Premer Naame Mitthey Bolona", "Sotti Kotha ...

Kanak Chapa Kanak Chapa (; born 11 September 1969) is a Bangladeshi singer. She received the Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer three times, for her performance in the films ''Love Story'' (1995), '' Premer Taj Mahal'' (2001) an ...

and S.I. Tutul respectively. The first song titled "Alta Dudhey" was sung by Andrew Kishore and Kanak Chapa. It was penned by Sudeep Kumar Dip and composed by Ali Akram Shuvo, which was revealed on June 10, 2018, on Live Technologies Limited's YouTube channel.

Release

The film ''Panku Jamai'' was released in 50 theaters across the country on June 16, 2018, on the occasion of

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. It was released in India on May 12, 2023, along with the film '' Pathaan'' in Bangladesh under the SAFTA agreement.

Reception

National award-winning director Chatku Ahmed noted that the film's name was inconsistent with the story, however, he praised Shakib Khan's performance, referring to Khan as "the soul of Bangladeshi cinema".

References

External links

* * {{BMDb title, movie/794
''Panku Jamai''
on Cinematic 2018 comedy-drama films Bangladeshi comedy-drama films Bengali-language Bangladeshi films