Mukh O Mukhosh
Mukh O Mukhosh | |
---|---|
Directed by | Abdul Jabbar Khan |
Written by | Abdul Jabbar Khan |
Produced by |
|
Starring |
|
Cinematography | Q. M. Zaman (Kazi Mesbahuzzaman) |
Edited by | M. A. Latif |
Music by | Samar Das |
Distributed by | Pakistan Film Trust |
Release date |
|
Running time | 99 minutes |
Country | East Pakistan (present day Bangladesh) |
Language | Bengali |
Budget | Rs. 64,000 (equivalent to Rs. 330,000 or ৳120,000 in 2021)[2] |
Box office | Rs. 48,000 (equivalent to Rs. 240,000 or ৳90,000 in 2021) |
Mukh O Mukhosh (
Background
A film titled Sukumari (The Good Girl) was made in 1928, which is claimed to be the first Bengali-produced short film in the region.
In the early 1950s, the film industry in erstwhile
Cast
- Inam Ahmed
- Aminul Haque[6]
- Zahrat Ara
- Abdul Jabbar Khan
- Kazi Khaliq
- Purnima Sengupta[11]
- Piyari Begum[12]
- Saifuddin Ahmed[6]
- Abul Khair
- Sona Mia[13]
- Bilkis Bari[6]
- Ali Mansoor[6]
- Rafiq[6]
- Nurul Anam Khan[6]
- Golam Mostafa
Production
During his trip to Kolkata to meet Moni Bose, Khan met Q. M. Zaman's mentor, photographer Murari Mohan, who advised Khan to buy an old film camera.[6] An ordinary Philips tape recorder took the sound of the film.[6]
The shooting for the film began in December 1953 in Kaliganj.[14]
Moinul Islam worked on the sound design, and the poster was created by Subhash Dutta, who later became a notable director.[6] Q. M. Zaman served as the cinematographer.[9] Shyam Babu was the make-up artist.[15]
Meanwhile, the director of the film was a bit worried about how the film's songs would be and who would write the songs. Then suddenly he requested his friend Mr. M, A, Gafur (Sarathee) to write the songs for this film. Mr. Sarathee also grabbed this opportunity. All lyrics were written by M. A. Gafur (Sharathee). Playback singers for the two songs in the film were
It took more than two years to finish the production.[14] Kalim Uddin Dudu Miah (father of actor Alamgir) and Nuruzzaman from Iqbal Films were the producers of this venture.[14]
In the absence of any local film production studios, the negatives of the film had to be taken to Lahore for development.[8]
Release
Even though the film production started in December 1953, it was 6 August 1954 when the inaugural ceremony (muhurat) took place at Hotel Shahbagh (now defunct) in Dhaka.
On 3 August 1956, the film was released at Rupmahal Cinema Hall (now defunct) in
Legacy
In August 2022, the original script, behind-the-scenes stills, and a piano used in the film were officially handed over to the Bangladesh Film Archive (BFA) by Jasmine Zaman who was the daughter of Nuruzzaman, the owner of Iqbal Films.[4] The composer Samar Das used the piano to write the score of the film.[4] Nuruzzaman bought the piano, built by J. J. Hopkinson Piano Company between 1881 and 1892, from a British who was the then managing director of Dhakeshwari Cotton Mills in Narayanganj.[4]
References
Footnotes
- ^ East Bengal region is renamed East Pakistan on 14 October 1955 which occurred during the production of this film.
Citations
- ^ a b "Celebrating 60 years of - Mukh O Mukhosh". The Daily Star. 3 August 2016. Archived from the original on 8 May 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
- ^ a b c Sayeed, Abu (3 August 2021). "বাংলাদেশের প্রথম চলচ্চিত্র 'মুখ ও মুখোশ'". Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 25 July 2022. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
- ^ a b Fayeka Zabeen Siddiqua (6 November 2015). "Talking about our first Talkie". The Daily Star. Archived from the original on 10 May 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Piano, script of 'Mukh O Mukhosh' handed over to BD Film Archive". The New Nation. 13 August 2022. Archived from the original on 30 May 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
- ^ "Mukh O Mukhosh". East Pakistani (Bangladeshi) films. Archived from the original on 12 May 2006.[self-published source]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Historical Mukh O Mukhosh: Commencement of Bangladeshi Cinema". The Business Standard. 2 August 2021. Archived from the original on 30 May 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
- ^ "যেভাবে 'মুখ ও মুখোশ' সিনেমার নায়িকা হয়েছিলেন পিয়ারী বেগম". Prothomalo (in Bengali). 31 May 2023. Archived from the original on 4 June 2023. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
- ^ a b Waheed, Karim (12 August 2005). "Celebrating 50 years of our cinema: Remembering Mukh O Mukhosh and Abdul Jabbar Khan". The Daily Star. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
- ^ a b "Death anniv of QM Zaman today". The New Nation. Archived from the original on 30 August 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
- ^ Onusurjo, Nabeel (19 June 2017). "মুখ ও মুখোশ". The Daily Ittefaq. Archived from the original on 20 September 2021. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
- ^ "Jashim's commemoration is today". newsg24.com. 8 October 2017. Archived from the original on 30 August 2022. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
- ^ "Mukh O Mukhosh artistes to appear on talk show today". New Age. 4 August 2016. Archived from the original on 30 August 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
- ^ "Rehana Jolly : An actress of 400 movies". The New Nation. Archived from the original on 30 August 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
- ^ a b c d e Shazu, Shah Alam (3 August 2021). "Looking back at "Mukh O Mukhosh", our first ever feature film". The Daily Star. Archived from the original on 2 June 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
- ^ "Make-up artist MM Jasim". The New Nation. Archived from the original on 30 August 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
- OL 30677644M. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
- ^ "Pyari Begum, star of Bangladesh's first feature film, dies at 87". The Daily Star. 30 May 2023. Archived from the original on 30 May 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
External links
- Mukh O Mukhosh at IMDb