''Kajalrekha'' is a 2024 Bangladeshi musical poetic drama film directed by

Giasuddin Selim Giasuddin Selim is a Bangladeshi film director and screenwriter. He is best known for directing ''Monpura'' (2009) and '' Swapnajaal'' (2018). He won Bangladesh National Film Award twice: Best Story for the film '' Adhiar'' (2003) in 2003 and Be ...

. It is based on '' Kajalrekha'', a Bengali fairy tale of four hundred years ago from the compilation ''

Maimansingha Gitika ''Maimansingha Gitika'' () is a collection of Bengali folk ballads from the region of Eastern Mymensingh (now Netrokona) Bangladesh. They were published in English as ''Eastern Bengal Ballads''. Dinesh Chandra Sen collected the songs, and D ...

''.

Sariful Razz Sariful Razz (born 18 November 1991) is a Bangladeshi actor and model known for starring in Poran (film), ''Poran'', Hawa (2022 Bangladeshi film), ''Hawa'', ''Gunin'', ''No Dorai'', ''Damal (film), Damal'' and ''Networker Baire''. Early life Sar ...

and Mandira Chakraborty are playing the lead roles. It is released in theaters on April 11, 2024.

Cast

as Such Kumar * Mandira Chakraborty as Kajalrekha *

Rafiath Rashid Mithila Rafiath Rashid Mithila (born 25 May 1984) is a Bangladeshi actress, singer and development worker known professionally by the mononym Mithila. Besides her film work in both Bangladesh and Kolkata, India, she is the head of the Early Childhood De ...

as Konkon Dashi * Sadia Ayman as Young Kajolrekha * Khairul Basar as Rajkumar Sonadhor *

Iresh Zaker Iresh Zaker (; born 6 November 1976) is a Bangladeshi advertising executive, television and film actor and a musician. He is the managing director of Asiatic 360, a marketing and advertising company, owned and operated by his parents, actors Aly ...

Azad Abul Kalam Azad Abul Kalam (born 26 October 1966) is a Bangladeshi actor, director, writer and activist. He is one of the founders of Prachyanat and Prachyanat School of Acting and Design. He won Meril Prothom Alo Award for Best Playwright (Critics Choice) ...

* Shahana Rahman Sumi * Irfan Salim Sujan * Jhuna Chowdhury * Gausul Alam Shawon * Tanvir Hossain Prabal * Aranna Rahi Jol * Pankaj Majumder

Production

In 2022, the shooting of the film ''Kajalrekha'' started at Susong Durgapur in

Netrakona Netrokona District () is a district of Mymensingh Division in north-eastern Bangladesh. Etymology The headquarters of Netrokona District was located at the end of the Mogra River and was called Natorkona. Many people believe that over a period of ...

. Giasuddin Selim researched the

's ''Kajalrekha'' for about 12 years and made the film.

Published

''Kajalrekha'' team promoted the film during the World Cup match of the

Bangladesh National Cricket Team The Bangladesh men's national cricket team (), commonly known as The Tigers, is the national cricket team of Bangladesh, administered by the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB). They are a Full Member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) with ...

Eden Gardens Eden Gardens is an international cricket stadium in Kolkata (Calcutta), India. Established in 1864, it is the oldest and second-largest cricket stadium in India and third-largest in the world. The stadium currently has a capacity of 68,000. ...

Kolkata Kolkata, also known as Calcutta ( its official name until 2001), is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of West Bengal. It lies on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River, west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary ...

on 28 October 2023. The trailer was released on the film's official Facebook page on 27 March 2024.

Release

The film was scheduled to be released on February 9, 2024, in Bangladesh, Canada, and America simultaneously, it was delayed and released in theaters in Bangladesh on April 11 on the occasion of Eid. In

International Film Festival Rotterdam International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) is an annual film festival held at the end of January in various locations in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, focused on independent and experimental films. The inaugural festival took place in June 1972, ...

's Limelight 2025 section, this film selected to screened.

Impression

'' is one of the sources of medieval Bengali culture. A part of that is ''Kajalrekha'', which was made into a film directed by Giasuddin Selim. As an example of this source of history, the film ''Kajalrekha'' is included in the syllabus of the Master's class of the History Department of

Dhaka University The University of Dhaka (), also known as Dhaka University (DU), is a public research university located in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Established in 1921, it is the oldest active university in the country. The University of Dhaka was founded in 1921 ...

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, id=30701665 2024 films 2020s Bengali-language films Bengali-language Bangladeshi films Films directed by Giasuddin Selim