Nawab Sirajuddaula (film)

Nawab Sirajuddaula
নবাব সিরাজউদ্দৌল্লা
Directed byKhan Ataur Rahman
StarringAnwar Hossain
CinematographyBaby Islam
Music byKhan Ataur Rahman
Release date
  • 12 January 1967 (1967-01-12)
CountryPakistan
LanguageBengali

Nawab Sirajuddaula is a 1967 Bengali language Pakistani biographical film which details the life of Nawab of Bengal Siraj ud-Daulah (1733–1757) and the Battle of Plassey (1757).[1] Khan Ataur Rahman was the director and screenwriter of the film.[2] It was entered into the 6th Moscow International Film Festival.[3]

Actor Anwar Hossain during the shooting.
Actress Anwara Begum in a scene.

In 1974, a reviewer for the Quarterly Journal published by the National Centre for the Performing Arts called it as commercial as Indian films of the time and found it "disappointing because of its incompetent direction and decor".[4]

  1. ^ "The red and green silver screen". The Daily Star. 4 February 2006. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
  2. ^ Hossain, Ayub (2012). "Rahman, Khan Ataur". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  3. ^ "6th Moscow International Film Festival (1969)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
  4. ^ Paul, Pradip (June 1974). "Festival of Bangla Desh Films, April 29 to May 5, Bombay". Quarterly Journal. III (2). National Centre for the Performing Arts: 50.