''Third Person Singular Number'' ( bn, থার্ড পারসন সিঙ্গুলার নাম্বার) is a

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Bangladeshi Bangladeshis ( bn, বাংলাদেশী ) are the citizens of Bangladesh, a South Asian country centered on the transnational historical region of Bengal along the eponymous bay. Bangladeshi citizenship was formed in 1971, when the ...

drama film directed by

Mostofa Sarwar Farooki Mostofa Sarwar Farooki (born 2 May 1973) is a Bangladeshi film director, producer and screenwriter. His films ''Third Person Singular Number'', ''Television'', ''No Bed Of Roses'' were critically acclaimed across the world and received numero ...

and written jointly by Mostofa Sarwar Farooki and

Anisul Hoque Anisul Hoque (born 4 March 1965) is a Bangladeshi author, screenwriter, novelist, dramatist and journalist. He won Bangla Academy Literary Award in 2011. His most popular work is his non-fiction novel ''Maa'' (mother). He is also the editor of K ...

. It stars actors

Mosharraf Karim K M Mosharraf Hossain (born 22 August 1971), known by his stage-name Mosharraf Karim ( bn, মোশাররফ করিম), is a Bangladeshi actor, works both in films and television. He began working as a theater artist in late the 1980s wi ...

, Nusrat Imrose Tisha,

Abul Hayat Abul Hayat (born 7 September 1944) is a Bangladeshi actor. He is also a writer, civil engineer and director. He earned Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor for the film Daruchini Dwip (2007) and was awarded Ekushey Padak for ...

and musician

Topu Rashed Uddin Ahmed Topu (born 2 June 1982) popularly known as Topu is a Bangladeshi musician, singer-songwriter and composer as well as the lead vocalist of Yaatri. In 2004 Topu formed the band "Yaatri" and began his career with a compilation al ...

Plot

The story is a portrait of a young women, Ruba, whose live-in boyfriend has been sent to jail. The movie follows her struggles navigating a conservative society after his arrest.

Cast

* Nusrat Imrose Tisha as Ruba *

as Munna * Rashed Uddin Ahmed Topu as himself *

* Rocky Chowdury * Shuveccha Haque * Esha *

Aparna Ghosh Aparna Ghosh is a Bangladeshi actress, theater artist and model. She won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress twice for her roles in the films ''Mrittika Maya ''Mrittika Maya'' is a Bangladeshi film about the heartbreakin ...

* Rani Sarker

Production

Nusrat Imrose Tisha at Third Person Singular Number film

The movie was inspired by the book, ''Tin Parber Jibon O Kichhu Bastab Case Study'', by

Syed Manzoorul Islam Syed Manzoorul Islam (born 18 January 1951) is a Bangladeshi critic, writer and a former professor of Dhaka University. As a literary critic, he has written criticism on writers including Michael Madhusudan Dutt, Kazi Nazrul Islam, Sudhindranath ...

. The script was written jointly by Anisul Haque and

. Nusrat Imrose Tisha made her debut in the movie. Arpana Gosh made her debut in the movie. ''Third Person Singular Number'' was produced by Impress Telefilms.

Release

The film initially had trouble getting approval from

Bangladesh Film Censor Board Bangladesh Film Censor Board is a regulatory agency that is responsible for the censorship of movies and is located in Dhaka, Bangladesh. History The censor board was set up in 1977 following the framing of Bangladesh Censorship of Film Rules. ...

. It premiered in

Star Cineplex Star Cineplex is a Bangladeshi movie theater chain. It is owned by Show Motion Limited and the first of its type in Dhaka, Bangladesh. History Star Cineplex was founded on 9 October 2004, in Bashundhara City. In 2016, it opened its first theatr ...

, Dhaka on 10 December 2009. The film premiered at the Pusan International Film Festival 2009. It then went on to compete in Abu Dhabi Film Festival. ''Third Person Singular Number'' had its European premier at the Rotterdam IFF 2010. It traveled to festivals and received the best director award in Dhaka International Film Festival 2010. It was Bangladesh's official entry to the 83rd Oscar's foreign film category but didn't make the final shortlist.

Reception

''Variety'' wrote that "Third Person Singular Number is a thoroughly modern, stylistically assured story of a young woman ... combining an indie sensibility with sub continental elements." Bangladeshi film critic Saif Samir criticized it and gave 2.5 out of 5 stars. Topu received a Meril Prothom Alo award for his acting. The movie was awarded Best Film, Best Director for Farooki, Best actress in Meril Prothom Alo Awards 2010.

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* * * * {{Authority control 2009 films 2009 drama films 2000s Bengali-language films Films scored by Habib Wahid Bengali-language Bangladeshi films Bangladeshi drama films Films directed by Mostofa Sarwar Farooki Best Film Meril-Prothom Alo Critics Award winners Impress Telefilm films