''Shyamol Chhaya'' (; English: ''The Green Shade'') is a 2004 Bangladeshi

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film. It was written and directed by

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. Stars

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, Challenger,

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, Monir Khan Shimul,

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, Dr.Ezazul Islam, Faruque Ahmed, Shadhin Khosru,

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, Hosne Ara Putul, Rahmat Ali and many more. It reflects a story of the

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, 1971. ''Shyamol Chhaya'' was Bangladesh's submission to the

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in the 'Foreign Language Film' category. However, it was not nominated. This is the story of a group of people leaving their homes to escape the tyrannical Pakistani military during the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation war. The story focuses on the diverse group of characters as they make their way by boat, with the shadow of war constantly present in the background. As the journey progresses alongside the war, we see the character development of the passengers, as the war and their journey pushes them to their most extreme selves.

Cast

as the Commander of the Freedom Fighters * Challenger *

as Maulana * Monir Khan Shimul as a Bengali-German engineer *

as Ratri *

as Ashalata *

as Pitamber * Dr.Ezazul Islam as a boatman addressed as Ustad by Kallu * Faruque Ahmed as Kallu, Ustad's sidekick and assistant boatman * Shadhin Khosru as Gaurango, Ashalata's husband *

* Hosne Ara Putul as Putul * Rahmat Ali * Syed Akhtar Ali * Jasmine Parvez * Zahid Hossain Shovon as Ratri's Husband

Release

Festivals

* 6th Bangladesh Film Festival 2005. London * 11th Kolkata Film Festival 2005. India * International Palm Spring Film Festival 2006. USA * The 32nd Seattle International Film Festival 2006. USA * FIBOFEST Film Festival, Prague, 2006. Czech Republic * East End Film Festival 2006. London * East London Film Festival 2006. London * South Asian Film Festival 2009. GOA, India. * Film Festival Featuring Liberation War Kolkata 2010. India

Critical response

Robert Koehler of ''

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'' gave the film a negative review, calling it "symbolic to a fault", and saying Humayun Ahmed didn't have the directorial skills to enliven the story.

Awards and achievement

The Bangladesh Federation of Film Societies (BFFS) chose ''Shyamol Chhaya'' as the Bangladeshi submission to the

in the 'Foreign Language Film' category. The

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did not select it as one of the five nominees in 2006.

6th Bangladesh Film Festival

* Winner Best Contemporary Film - 2005. London

Bachosach Film Awards

* Winner Best supporting Actress -

Home media

''Shyamol Chhaya'' film's VCD and DVD copy rights were taken by

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and G-Series.

References

External links

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