''Danga'' () () is a Bangladeshi

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film written and directed by

Kazi Hayat Kazi Hayat (born 15 February 1947, although in a newspaper Hayat claimed that he was born on 13 April 1948) is a Bangladeshi film director, producer, writer, and actor. In 2023 he performed in ''Priyotoma'', which is the highest grossing Banglad ...

. It stars

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, Suchorita, Wasimul Bari Rajib, Anowara and

Mizu Ahmed Mizu Ahmed (17 November 1953 – 27 March 2017) was a Bangladeshi actor and producer. He is mostly known for his villain role in the Bengali film industry. He won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in the film ...

in lead roles. The film was released in 1991. ''Danga'' film won two

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. Wasimul Bari Rajib won the Best Supporting Actor Awards and popular Singer

Sabina Yasmin Sabina Yasmin (born 4 September 1954), is a Bangladeshi singer. She is best known as a playback singer in Bengali cinema. She has won the Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer a record 14 times. She has recorded more th ...

won Best Female Singer Awards for song "Hey Matribhumi".

Plot

Begunbari is a small town where Abul Hossain is an influential parliament member who embezzles all the relief goods with the help of local chairman. Chhobi is a lower middle class young woman who goes to get relief goods. Chairman's evil eye fell on her and VP of local college Habib saves her. As a result, he gets murdered. OC Raju comes to the town to investigate the murder and reveals the actual culprit behind this.

Cast

as OC Raju * Suchorita as Chhobi * Wasimul Bari Rajib as Kalu Miah *

as MP Abul Hossain * Anowara as Amena Begum * Dildar as SI Abdur Rahman *

Siraj Haider Siraj Haider (6 February 1948 – 11 January 2018) was a Bangladeshi actor and director. He acted in over 400 films. He also directed two films. He acted in television, stage, radio and jatra too. Some of his notable films as a villain include " ...

as Advocate 2 * Kabila as Kalu's Gung *

Kazi Maruf Kazi Maruf (born 4 December 1983) is a Bangladeshi film actor. He made his acting debut in the 2002 film '' Ithihas'', produced and directed by his father Kazi Hayat. Maruf won the Bangladesh National Film Awards for this film. Family Maruf is t ...

as Maruf * Shapna as Shapna * Azharul Islam Khan as Police Commissioner

Music

''Danga'' film music Composed by

Ahmed Imtiaz Bulbul Ahmed Imtiaz Bulbul (1 January 1956 – 22 January 2019) was a Bangladeshi lyricist, composer and music director, active since the late 1970s. He was a freedom fighter who joined the Bangladesh Liberation War at the age of 15. He won Ekushey Pada ...

lyricist by

and Mohammad Rafikuzzaman and playback by

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 ...

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 ...

Baby Naznin Baby Naznin (born 23 August 1965) is a Bangladeshi singer. She won the Bachsas Award 2002 and 2003 for Best Female Playback Singer. She also won the 2003 Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer for her performance in the f ...

, Rabindra Nath Roy,

Shakila Zafar Shakila Sharma (known as Shakila Zafar; born 28 February 1962) is a Bangladeshi singer. Zafar's career began as a result of her appearance in the 1983 BTV program '' Jodi Kichu Mone Na Koren'' where she performed an astrology themed song "Tul ...

and

. #"He Matribhumi" - Sabina Yasmin #"Ami Ek Jhora Koli" - Sabina Yasmin #"Je Jon Premer Bhab Jane Na" - Runa Laila

Award and achievements

The film won two

: * Winner Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Wasimul Bari Rajib * Winner Best Female Playback Singer,

References

External links

* Bengali-language Bangladeshi films Bangladeshi drama films 1991 films Films scored by Ahmed Imtiaz Bulbul Films directed by Kazi Hayat 1990s Bengali-language films 1991 drama films {{Bangladesh-film-stub