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The auteur melds the fact-fiction divide in 'Something Like An Autobiography', which was part of Icons: South Asia at the just concluded Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival.
Tareque Masud, a name highly regarded by Bangladesh and the international film fraternity, was an enigma. A film activist by heart, his legacy is not only limited to his films but also include his ideas. On this fateful day, the Bangladesh film industry lost one of its finest filmmakers in an unfortunate road accident on August 13, 2011. On his 12th death anniversary, The
On the occasion of the 52nd Independence Day of Bangladesh, we pay homage to all the brave souls of the soil who liberated the land. Bangladesh's art and culture have been deeply impacted by the war, its cruelty and horrors, the indomitable nationalism of our people and the bloody birth of the independent state. Here are 5 iconic movies which are emblematic of our history:
“The desire to celebrate is back.”
Tareque Masud’s autobiographical debut, titled The Clay Bird in English, is a poignant look at a rural Muslim family grappling with both religious fundamentalism and the nationalist movement. The film is set a few years before the liberation war. In one scene, the independent-minded Ayesha Bibi (Rokeya Prachy) observes, “Earlier there was a heaven-and-hell difference between home and what was outside of it, now it feels the same”. Play Guerrilla (2011) Bengali star Jaya Ahsan plays a freedom fighter taking on Pakistani forces while also searching for her missing journalist husb...