''Kagojer Phul'' ( bn, কাগজের ফুল, ''The Paper Flower'') is an unfinished

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 ...

epic

drama Drama is the specific Mode (literature), mode of fiction Mimesis, represented in performance: a Play (theatre), play, opera, mime, ballet, etc., performed in a theatre, or on Radio drama, radio or television.Elam (1980, 98). Considered as a g ...

film. The film is based on the life of

Tareque Masud Tareque Masud (6 December 1956 – 13 August 2011) was a Bangladeshi independent film director, film producer, screenwriter and lyricist. He first found success with the films '' Muktir Gaan'' (1995) and '' Matir Moina'' (2002), for which he won t ...

's father. Based on Tareque's story the screenplay was co-written by Tareque and

Catherine Masud Catherine Masud ( bn, ক্যাথরিন মাসুদ) is an American-born filmmaker, residing in Bangladesh from 1995–2015. She now lives in the United States. She has collaborated with her husband & filmmaking partner Tareque Masu ...

. ''Kagojer Phul'' will be a prequel set on the younger life of Masud’s father, who portrayals in '' Matir Moina''.

Background

On 13 August 2011, Tareque Masud and media personality

Mishuk Munier Ashfaque Munier (September 24, 1959August 13, 2011; known as Mishuk Munier) was a Bangladeshi media specialist and broadcast journalist. He was known for his photography direction and for being the cofounder of the global news channel The Real New ...

died in a road accident while returning to

Dhaka Dhaka ( or ; bn, ঢাকা, Ḍhākā, ), formerly known as Dacca, is the capital and largest city of Bangladesh, as well as the world's largest Bengali-speaking city. It is the eighth largest and sixth most densely populated city ...

from

Manikganj Manikganj is a district situated in Dhaka Division, Bangladesh. Manikganj is one of the green and pollution free towns in Bangladesh. The recent urbanization and highway built joining Dhaka and Shingair Upazilla has given it an outstanding roadv ...

on the Dhaka-Aricha highway after visiting the filming location of ''Kagojer Phul''. Bangladesh prime minister

Sheikh Hasina Sheikh Hasina Wazed (''née'' Sheikh Hasina ; ; bn, শেখ হাসিনা ওয়াজেদ, Shēkh Hasinā, , born 28 September 1947) is a Bangladeshi politician who has served as the Prime Minister of Bangladesh since January 2 ...

assured to extend her support for making the film. Hasina said, "''

Muktir Gaan ''Muktir Gaan'' ( bn, মুক্তির গান ''The Song of Freedom'') is a 1995 Bangladeshi documentary film directed by Tareque Masud and Catherine Masud. This is a documentary film which explores the impact of cultural identity on the B ...

'' was a bright ray of light in the dark.'' She also said, ''I will extend my support to complete the works of Kagojer Phul''.

Pre-production

In 2012, they received a grant from the National Film Grant award from the

Bangladesh Government The Cabinet of Bangladesh ( bn, বাংলাদেশের মন্ত্রিসভা) is the chief executive body of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. The cabinet is the collective decision-making body of the entire government under ...

for the production of films.

Jayanta Chattopadhyay Jayanto Chattopadhyay (born 28 July 1946) is a Bangladeshi actor and reciter. He studied in English literature from Calcutta University. He portrayed the famous character Misir Ali in a television drama named ''Trishna''. Works Films * ''Adam ...

is to be one of the actors of the film.

Cast

as Kazi

Sequel

A sequel titled '' Matir Moina'' was released in 2002. The film is set against the backdrop of unrest period in

East Pakistan East Pakistan was a Pakistani province established in 1955 by the One Unit Scheme, One Unit Policy, renaming the province as such from East Bengal, which, in modern times, is split between India and Bangladesh. Its land borders were with India ...

in the late 1960s leading up to the

Bangladesh War of Liberation The Bangladesh Liberation War ( bn, মুক্তিযুদ্ধ, , also known as the Bangladesh War of Independence, or simply the Liberation War in Bangladesh) was a revolution and armed conflict sparked by the rise of the Bengali n ...

. ''Kagojer Phul'', would follow younger ''Kazi'', the main character of ''Matir Moina'' (based on Masud's father), and zoom in on his years in

Calcutta Kolkata (, or , ; also known as Calcutta , the official name until 2001) is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal, on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary business, comm ...

(now

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) from 1945 to 1947. The film would show how Kazi's character was shaped by the riots in Calcutta and partition of Bengal.

References

External links

* {{Tareque Masud 2010s unfinished films 2010s drama films Bengali-language Bangladeshi films Bangladeshi drama films Tareque Masud