''Rickshaw Girl'' (In Bangladesh known as ''Naimar Rong'') is a 2021 US-

Bangladesh Bangladesh, officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, eighth-most populous country in the world and among the List of countries and dependencies by ...

joint venture drama film, based on novel Rickshaw Girl by Indian-American author

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. The film was directed by

Amitabh Reza Chowdhury Amitabh Reza Chowdhury is a Bangladeshi filmmaker. In his career, he has directed nearly fifteen hundred (1500) television commercials (henceforth TVCs). Amitabh has also directed a few television films to critical acclaim. He founded the product ...

and co-produced by Eric J. Adams. Novera Rahman played a titular role in the film.

Shakib Khan Masud Rana Sheikh (born 28 March 1979), better known by the stage name Shakib Khan, is a Bangladeshi actor and filmmaker who works in Bengali language, Bengali films. He is widely regarded as one of the most popular figures of all time in Benga ...

was supposed to play a guest role in the film. But Later, the film director Amitabh Reza Chowdhury chose

Siam Ahmed Siam Ahmed is a Bangladeshi television and film actor. He made his debut Bangladeshi telefilm ''Bhalobasha 101'' and he is best known for his debut role in the film '' Poramon 2'' (2018) directed by Raihan Rafi. He is also well known for his va ...

instead of Shakib Khan as he could not give time.

Synopsis

A daring teen-aged girl disguises herself as a boy and pedals a rickshaw on the gritty streets of Dhaka, Bangladesh to earn extra cash for her struggling family, all while pursuing her dream of becoming an artist.

Cast

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as Naima * Momena Chowdhury as Sathi *

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as Selim * Nasir Uddin Khan * Allen Shuvro as Barek * Rupkotha * Ashok Bepari * Anwar Sayem *

Champa Champa (Cham language, Cham: ꨌꩌꨛꨩ, چمڤا; ; 占城 or 占婆) was a collection of independent Chams, Cham Polity, polities that extended across the coast of what is present-day Central Vietnam, central and southern Vietnam from ...

as Marium *

as Guest appearance

Production

The

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of the film began on April 10, 2019 in Rajshahi. Subsequently, the film was shot in

Pabna Pabna () is a city of Pabna District, Bangladesh and the administrative capital of the eponymous Pabna District. It is on the north bank of the Padma River and has a population of about . Etymology * According to the historian Radharaman Saha ...

and Bangabandhu Film City in

Gazipur Gazipur () is a city in central Bangladesh. Located in Gazipur District in Dhaka Division, it is a major industrial city north of Dhaka. It is a hub for the textile industry in Bangladesh, with 75% of all garment industries situated there. ...

. The film was completed in July 2019.

Release

Screening

The film ''Rickshaw Girl'' was screened in 52 cities in 18 states of the

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throughout the month May 2022. The film was released on 24 January 2025 in Bangladesh.

Reception

Critical response

On the

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website

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, the film has an approval rating of 73%, with an average score of 6.8 out of 10, based on reviews from 11 critics. The film won the Best of Fest award at the 39th International Children's Film Festival.

References

External links

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