''Kittonkhola'' is a 2000 Bangladeshi film directed by Abu Sayeed. The story is based on the stage play of the same name by

Selim Al Deen Muhamed Mianudin Ahmed (18 August 1949 – 14 January 2008) was a Bangladeshi playwright and theatre artist. He was the founder chairperson of the Department of Drama and Dramatics at Jahangirnagar University. He was awarded Bangla Academy Liter ...

. It stars

Raisul Islam Asad Asaduzzaman Mohammad Raisul Islam (known as Raisul Islam Asad; born 15 July 1953) is a Bangladeshi freedom fighter and an actor in radio, theatre, television and film. He won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Actor four times for his roles ...

Mamunur Rashid Mamunur Rashid (born 29 February 1948) is a Bangladeshi actor, director and scriptwriter. He was awarded Ekushey Padak in 2012 and Bangla Academy Literary Award in 1982 by the Government of Bangladesh. Early life and education Rashid was born ...

, Pijus Bandapadhyay,

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

, Naila Azad Nupur, Tamalika Karmakar,

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) ...

, Kamal Ahmed and Habibur Rahman Habib.

Plot

Fair means happiness and festivity. But amid this festivity, there are people with their misfortune. Shonai, Boshir, Dalimon, Rustom, Bonosribala and Chayaranjan are amongst these people and 'Kittonkhola' is their tale. Rural culture, festivities contrast against the gross reality of their life struggle. This harsh reality forces Bonosribala to commit suicide. Shonai, Boshir, Chayaranjan and Rustam are baffled by their profession. Darkness looms around them.

Cast

as Sonai *

* Pijus Bandapadhyay as Idu Contractor *

* Naila Azad Nupur as Banasribala * Tamalika Karmakar as Dalimon *

as Chhayaranjan

Response

In the summer 2001 issue of ''

Cinemaya ''Cinemaya'' (a blend of ''cinema'' and '' maya'' (illusion)) is a film magazine established in 1988 devoted exclusively to coverage of Asian film. It is published in New Delhi, India, and distributed internationally. The present editor-in-chief ...

'', film critic

Ahmed Muztaba Zamal Ahmed Muztaba Zamal is a Bangladeshi film critic. He is the editor of ''Celluloid'', a quarterly film magazine, and is the director of the Dhaka International Film Festival. Biography Zamal first attended a film festival, the Munich Film Festival, ...

wrote "The most outstanding performance in the film is that of Tamalika Karmakar". He also commended the presentation of characters Sonai and Chhayaranjan, but commented that director Abu Sayeed "has been less successful in presenting the other two important characters", Banasribala and Idu Contractor, and said the film "disappoints in places, with its technical imperfections."

Awards

National Film Awards The National Film Awards are awards for artistic and technical merit given for "Excellence within the Cinema of India, Indian film industry". Established in 1954, it has been administered, along with the International Film Festival of India ...

in nine categories for 2000, including best film, best director, best script, best story, and best dialog.

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