Shyamol Chhaya

Shyamol Chhaya
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Directed by	Humayun Ahmed
Written by	Humayun Ahmed
Produced by	Impress Telefilm Ltd.
Starring	Humayun Faridi Challenger Riaz Monir Khan Shimul Ahmed Rubel Tania Ahmed Meher Afroz Shaon Dr.Ezazul Islam Faruk Ahmed Shadhin Khosru Shamima Nazneen Hosne Ara Putul Rahmat Ali
Cinematography	Anwar Hossain
Edited by	Atiqur Rahman Mollick
Music by	Maksud Jamil Mintu
Distributed by	Impress Telefilm Ltd.
Release date	16 December 2004 (2004-12-16) [1]
Running time	110 minutes
Country	Bangladesh
Language	Bengali

Shyamol Chhaya (Bengali: শ্যামল ছায়া; English: The Green Shade) is a 2004 Bangladeshi Bengali-language film. It was written and directed by Humayun Ahmed. Stars Humayun Faridi, Challenger, Riaz, Monir Khan Shimul, Ahmed Rubel, Tania Ahmed, Meher Afroz Shaon, Dr.Ezazul Islam, Faruque Ahmed, Shadhin Khosru, Shamima Nazneen, Hosne Ara Putul, Rahmat Ali and many more. It reflects a story of the Bangladesh War of Independence, 1971.

Shyamol Chhaya was Bangladesh's submission to the 78th Academy Awards in the 'Foreign Language Film' category. It was not nominated.^{[citation needed]}

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.