August 24, 2007
Bangladeshi actress: Rokeya Prachi
Rokeya Prachi evolved with Bangladeshi showbiz media till 1990. I the first time, she was working with the recitation team. The she used to work with Bangladesh Sammilita Samaskritik Jot also with the theater. After some days she associates herself with other theater team named Aranyak Natya Dol. By the time being she works with TV media.
She started to act cinema by the cinema ‘Dukhai’ that was directed by Morshedul Islam who is the famous short film director of Bangladesh. The story based on a family which was destroyed by the coast cyclone. Here she acted as a wife of Dukhay who was the family master. In the film Dukhai, her name was Buli who was the wife of Dukhi. In this film she showed efficiency and enthusiasm.
By the time being Rokeya Prachi was preferred by Taraque Masud who was another famous short film maker of Bangladesh. He selected for his planned movie Matir Moina. In the film he played the role as Aysha. By her performance she achieved Kan Chalochitra award which is a great honor her.
So it is clear that Rokeya Prachi is an important name for Bangladesh film. Now she is spending her valuable time for Bangladesh Drama. But her significance is to work with cinema.
July 31, 2007
Bangla film Matir Moina Ignored at Kolkata
Times Internet reported:
While members of the selection committee headed by Chidananda Dasgupta “couldn’t remember” Matir Moina, they recommended Adhiar, a film on share croppers by Saidul Alam Tutul. Set against the economic depression following WW II, the Bengal famine and the pre-Partition riots of the ‘40s, it unfolds the Bengal Association of Provincial Peasants’ movement to wrest 2/3 share for farmers instead of the half they shared with landlords. This Communist-supported Tebhaga Andolan gave birth to artist Somenath Hore’s renowned Tebhaga’s Diary.
Matir Moina (The Clay Bird), releases at Kolkata’s Nandan
Bangladeshi Film: All about Matir Moina
MATIR MOINA (The Clay Bird)
98 minutes, 35mm color, 2002
Directed by Tareque Masud
Produced by Catherine Masud
Screenplay: Tareque & Catherine Masud
An Audiovision/MK2 production
Achievements of Matir Moina
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2002 Marrakech Film Festival (
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2003 New Directors/New Films Festival
2003 Karafilm Festival, Best Film
NORTH AMERICAN RELEASE
Interview of Tareque Masud
Excerpts from interview taken in