Amar Bondhu Rashed

Amar Bondhu Rashed
DVD cover
Bengaliআমার বন্ধু রাশেদ
Directed byMorshedul Islam
Screenplay by
Based onAmar Bondhu Rashed
by Muhammad Zafar Iqbal
Produced byFaridur Reza Sagar
Starring
  • Chowdhury Zawata Afnan
  • Rayan Ibtesham Chowdhury
  • Refayat Zinnat
  • Faiyaz Bin Zia
CinematographyL. Apu Rozario
Edited byRatan Paul
Music byEmon Saha
Production
companies
Distributed byAshirbad Chalachitra
Release date
  • 1 April 2011 (2011-04-01)
CountryBangladesh
LanguageBengali

Amar Bondhu Rashed (Bengali: আমার বন্ধু রাশেদ, romanized: Amaar Bondhu Rashed, lit. 'My friend Rashed') is a film directed by Morshedul Islam, known for making indie movies.[1][2] Adapted from the novel of same name Amar Bondhu Rashed by Muhammad Zafar Iqbal, the story narrates the courageous actions by schoolboy Rashed, told from the perspective of his friend Ibu, during the Bangladesh Liberation war in 1971.[3][4][5] The movie was released on 1 April 2011.[6] The music was composed and directed by Rizvi Hasan.

It is considered as one of the most critically acclaimed films of Bangladesh.[7]

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  2. ^ "Morshedul Islam: The maestro of independent cinema". New Age. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
  3. ^ "SAFF 2012 film synopsis" (PDF). southasianfilmfestival.in. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  4. ^ "Amar Bondhu Rashed, Guerrilla to be screened at BSA today". The Independent. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
  5. ^ Friedman, Jonathan; Hewitt, William (27 October 2016). The History of Genocide in Cinema: Atrocities on Screen. Bloomsbury Publishing. pp. 11–12. ISBN 9781786730473.
  6. ^ "Amar Bondhu Rashed". The Daily Star. 3 April 2011. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
  7. ^ Writer, Guest (22 September 2020). "20 Great Bangladeshi Films of the 21st Century". Asian Movie Pulse. Retrieved 10 January 2023.