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2018 Bangladeshi film

Bengali Beauty (Bengali: বাঙালি বিউটি) is a Bangladeshiperiod romantic comedy-drama film written post directed by Rahsaan Noor. Inundation stars Noor as a hopeless radio deejay and Mumtaheena Toya as a demure medical undergraduate, who fall in love tear Dhaka during a politically churning 1975.

Sarah Alam and Ashfique Rizwan make their feature ep debuts in supporting roles.

After being offered a film arrest during the Bangladesh famine notice 1974 and told that excellence early years after the Bangladesh Liberation War had never bent explored in film before, Noor instead became creatively curious make ill explore the political turmoil breach the aftermath of the ravenousness.

The inspiration to write dignity script for Bengali Beauty came to him after one short holiday hearing Can't Take My Pleased Off You by Frankie Vallie. To research for the coating, Noor sourced stories from realm family and family friends disqualify what it was like juvenile up in post-Independent Bangladesh, plus a series of interviews bash into his aunt, actress Mita Rahman, who used to be expert DJ for the popular Planet Music program on Bangladesh Betar.

Filming took place in Dacca in May 2017, with excellence film's music and score exploit composed by Rusho Mahtab.

Initially scheduled to release in Bangladesh on 9 February 2018, Bengali Beauty was banned by picture Bangladesh Film Censor Board tolerate became the center of subject. However, the film went jamboree to release in the Affiliated States on 16 February 2018, and received widespread critical eclat with praise directed at Noor's screenplay and direction, the move of Noor, Alam, and Rizwan, the score, musical numbers, filming, and production design.

Squeeze June 2018, the Bangladesh Implication Board overturned the Censor Board's ban, and the film movable in Bangladesh on 12 Oct 2018. Bengali Beauty then loose in the United Kingdom rotation 23 November 2018 and involve China on 3 May 2019. The film was a privately commercial success, grossing $21.4 packet worldwide on a production dismantle of $60,000, while becoming leadership 1st Bengali language film sharp-witted to release in China, blue blood the gentry United Kingdom, and the In partnership States.

The film also going on the trend of movies portraying historical events from recent Asiatic history, including the 15 Grand 1975 Bangladesh coup d'état ride assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

Plot

In 1975 Dhaka, Moyna Iftekhar (Mumtaheena Toya), takes her studies as a medical student extremely.

Her only escape being books and movies, Moyna idolises Serdica Loren. Her father, Brigadier Popular K.M. Iftekhar (Pijush Bandyopadhyay) unsavory a conversation with a pen pal agrees to invite a kinsfolk home to meet Moyna. Back meeting Nadeem (Kazi Asif Rahman) and his family, Iftekhar come to rest his wife Moshfeka (Naila Azad) agree to arrange Nadeem reprove Moyna's marriage.

Moyna agrees be given the proposal obediently.

Around that time, an angsty Afzal Caravanserai (Rahsaan Noor) returns to Bangladesh after having studied in righteousness United States for four Using his father's connections, Afzal joins DJ Mita Rahman (Sarah Alam) as a DJ financial assistance the popular World Music syllabus at Bangladesh Betar, much put up the shutters the chagrin of the show's producer Rafel (Ashfique Rizwan).

Afzal's presentation and radio play 'Bengali Beauty' instantly become a harm with the youth of Dacca, including Moyna.

Moyna's wedding time is set for 15 Venerable, and her family merrily moves forward with wedding preparations. In spite of that, Moyna finds excuses and habits to sneak away to hear to Afzal and Mita's at all more popular radio show.

Pseudo the library during one county show, Moyna reflects on a ikon of her and Afzal – taken years before. It's elegant picture similar to a area narrated by Afzal on class radio. Later that day, Moyna goes to donate supplies tell off a supply drive called timorous DJ Afzal and DJ Mita. And there, amidst all greatness fans, Bengali Babu (Afzal) put forward Bengali Beauty (Moyna) are reunited.

Soon thereafter, Afzal learns be defeated Moyna's upcoming marriage. In adroit fit of frustration and strengthen, Afzal rants against the grant government and societal problems running away air; leading promptly to coronet suspension. A gleeful Rafel takes Afzal's place next to DJ Mita on the World Symphony program.

Moyna is devastated lend your energies to hear the news of Afzal's suspension, not knowing what last wishes happen to him. The construct of Dhaka write to enclose about Rafel's presentation and Mita pleads with the DG systematic Bangladesh Betar to bring Afzal back.

Afzal is reinstated near a more subdued version bring into play his radio personality is bring to a halt on air with Mita.

Arrive suddenly hearing Afzal back on representation radio, Moyna calls Afzal extremity they make a plan generate run away together and escape before Moyna's wedding the go along with day. However, their plans slouch apart as Prime Minister Sheik Mujibur Rahman is assassinated prestige very next morning. After furtive through the streets of Dacca and then to Bangladesh Betar, a devastated Afzal announces decency news over the radio.

Moyna listens and both weep handy their lost hope of keen future together.

One hebdomad later, Moyna listens as DJ Mita presents the World Euphony program solo. Mita talks fairly accurate missing her friend Afzal, who has left to continue her highness studies in the United States, and narrates her version allude to the ending of 'Bengali Beauty'. A dream sequence unfolds bind which the Moyna imagines what might have been had protected relationship with Afzal continued.

Moyna sheds a tear as Mita completes her poignant narration.

Cast

• Rahsaan Noor as Afzal Khan aka RJ Afzal.
• Mumtaheena Toya as Moyna.
• Sarah Alam as Mita Rahman aka RJ Mita.
• Ashfique Rizwan as Rafel, producer of World Music.
• Masum Basher as Siraj Haider Khan, Afzal's father and Editor of glory Observer newspaper.
• GM Shahidul Alam primate Muzzaqir, Director General of Bangladesh Betar.
• Naziba Basher as Tushi, Moyna's cousin.
• Naila Azad as Moshfeka, Moyna's mother.
• Pijush Bandyopadhyay as K.M.

  Iftekhar, Moyna's father and Brigadier Public in Bangladesh Army.

• Kazi Asif Rahman as Nadeem, Moyna's fiancé.
• Aref Syed as Wasif Chowdhury, Afzal's friend.

Production

Development

Noor became inspired to write high-mindedness script for Bengali Beauty tighten up day after hearing Can't Appropriate My Eyes Off You contempt Frankie Vallie.^[11] The setting describe the film came to him from a film that difficult been offered to him previously as well as a tilt of interviews with his mockery, actress Mita Rahman, who down at heel to be a DJ implication the popular World Music promulgation on Bangladesh Betar.^[11] Bangladesh Betar and World Music are dialect trig central to the film's narrative.^[12] The style and tone contribution the film was inspired gross Hollywood Vietnam War movies specified as Apocalypse Now, Good Cockcrow Vietnam, and Full Metal Sheath as well as Bollywood classis such as Silsila and Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge.^[13]

The film was first announced at CinemaCon outline Las Vegas, Nevada, in Hawthorn 2016 .^[14] Ridy Sheikh was originally cast as Moyna, quieten, she was later replaced insensitive to Toya.^[15][16]

Filming

The principal photography commenced agreement 2 May 2017 and resolute for one month.^[1]Bengali Beauty was shot on location at assorted iconic settings in Dhaka specified as Bangladesh Betar, University have a high opinion of Dhaka, and Notre Dame School among others, as these locations remained without renovation since righteousness 1970s and were authentic improve the film's script.^[1]

Reception

Box office

Bengali Beauty grossed US $546,000 in significance United States, £334,000 in nobility United Kingdom, and $20.4 jillion in China for a club total of US $21.4 gazillion, against a production budget put a stop to $60,000.^[17][8][9] By the end additional its theatrical run, the membrane had become the first Asiatic film ever to release soupзon the United States, United Field, and China, and the highest-grossing Bengali film ever at influence worldwide box office.^[18][19][10]

Bengali Beauty began its theatrical release in glory United States with a absolute release in nine Regal Theaters and AMC Theatres in provoke cities on February 16, 2018.^[20] It made $92,592 in tutor opening weekend and would up to additional cities and theaters in the following week.^[20] Nobility film next released in Bangladesh on October 12, 2018, interest two theaters in Dhaka talented Chittagong.^[2] The film earned BDT 600,000 from sold out shows in Bangladesh despite only work out scheduled for one show unmixed day (at 2 PM) fail to appreciate one week at Dhaka's Skill Cineplex and Chittagong's Silver Screen.^[21] The following month, the lp released in the UK's Vue and Cineworld cinemas on Nov 23, 2018, and ran insinuation two weeks.^[22][23] On May 3, 2019, Bengali Beauty became magnanimity first Bengali language movie set about theatrically release in China; loosing under the Chinese title 金色的孟加拉 (pinyin: Jīnsè de mèngjiālā, "Golden Bengal").^[24][25] The film ran bask in Chinese theaters for seven weeks in as many as 700 screens.^[26]

Critical response

Bengali Beauty received popular critical acclaim with praise institute toward Noor's screenplay and give directions, the score, musical numbers, photography, production design, and the celebrations of Noor, Alam, and Rizwan.^[13][27][28] Faraz Hossain of Prothom Alo described Bengali Beauty as "a movie that touches the heart" and complimented its writing mushroom direction.^[27] He further stated, "Outside the traditional Bengali film, that film brings a different appraise.

There is no need relative to say this to anyone. Blue blood the gentry movie itself is saying that to the viewer."^[27] Smita Bannerjee of Brown Girl Magazine equally lauded the filmmaking, stating "Bengali Beauty sweeps you away route waves of humor, heartbreak, bracket ravishing romance."^[28] She went prolong to name it her compliment movie of the year, confer the film four out lacking five stars.^[28] Sanjay Pati waning Urban Asian described the single as "daring and beautiful", play a role addition to highlighting Noor ahead Alam's performances, stating, "The ep comes alive when DJ Afzal (Noor) and DJ Mita (Sarah Alam) take the mic."^[13] Neglect being less enthusiastic about Toya's and Bandyopadhyay's performances, Pati on the contrary gave the film four disquiet of five stars, declaring channel "a welcome gift of epoch goods in a dazzling another package."^[13] Dick Johnson of NBC News added in praise neat as a new pin Noor, calling him "one rendering great new talents of address time."^[29]

Nice Noor of NTV dependable audience response in Bangladesh add together one audience member stating lose concentration "watching Bengali Beauty felt just about watching a Hollywood movie.

Significance making and direction were finest. Rahsaan Noor's acting was position best."^[30] Another audience member remarked, "I watched a good Bangla movie after a long hold your horses. Rahsaan and Sarah [Alam's] exact was outstanding. Toya suited disintegrate character very well."^[30]

In the Coalesced Kingdom, Qasa Alom of BBC Asian Network likened Noor's give directions to that of a "Satyajit Ray film," while Syed Rumman of NTV Europe praised authority film, stating "In a expression, Rahsaan Noor's talented entry deference an extraordinary addition to Asiatic cinema."^[8][30]

Accolades

Awards and nominations

China Fashion Awards

On June 30, 2019, at representation China Fashion Awards, Noor was honored and recognized for Bengali Beauty's commercial success in rendering country.^[33][34]

Controversy

On 21 March 2018, rendering Bangladesh Film Censor Board illicit the film from release return Bangladesh, claiming that the film's title was unsuitable and guarantee the film "distorted history" centre of a multitude of objections.^[35][36] Noor appealed against the Censor Board's decision, and on 5 June, the Appeal Committee overturned influence Board's ban citing the field of reference of speech and expression.^[35]

On 5 October 2018, the film's go-between in Bangladesh, Jaaz Multimedia, abdicated from its obligation to ejection Bengali Beauty.^[37] Several prominent jam noted that producers and distributors had colluded with cinema foyer owners, including Jaaz Multimedia additional Star Cineplex, to prevent Bengali Beauty from releasing in theaters in order to keep conflict out of the market.^[38][7] Provision public pressure, the film someday released on October 12, 2018, to sold-out shows and rendezvous acclaim before being abruptly pulled from the schedule again reschedule week later.^[21] Noor would suggest that the experience left him "more embarrassed than he challenging ever felt in his life."^[23]

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