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'''Munsur Ali''' ({{lang-bn|মুনসুর আলী}}; born 25 May 1978) [[Bangladesh]]i-born [[United Kingdom|British]] [[film producer]], [[screenwriter]], [[film director|director]] and [[Social entrepreneurship|social entrepreneur]]. He is best known for his film ''[[Shongram]]'', the first time a British film has been simultaneously written, produced and directed by a [[British Bangladeshi]].
'''Munsur Ali''' ({{lang-bn|মুনসুর আলী}}; born 25 May 1978) [[Bangladesh]]i-born [[United Kingdom|British]] [[film producer]], [[screenwriter]], [[film director|director]] and [[Social entrepreneurship|social entrepreneur]], [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] [[politician]], [[councillor]] for [[Portsoken]] ward. He is best known for his film ''[[Shongram]]'', the first time a British film has been simultaneously written, produced and directed by a [[British Bangladeshi]].


==Early life==
==Early life==
Ali was born in [[Bangladesh]], arrived to [[England]] at the age of two<ref name="thedailystar2">{{cite news |last=Islam|first=Zia Nazmul|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/munsur-ali-the-man-behind-shongram-17522|title=Munsur Ali -The Man Behind Shongram|work= |location=Bangladesh|publisher=''[[The Daily Star (Bangladesh)|The Daily Star]]''|date=29 March 2014|accessdate=1 May 2014}}</ref> in 1980<ref name="timesofindia">{{cite news |last=Hayes|first=Simon|url=http://www.shongram.com/thewharf.pdf|title=War of independence has been largely forgotten despite its significant impact|work= |location=London|publisher=''[[The Wharf (newspaper)|The Wharf]]''|date=5 January 2012|accessdate=1 May 2014}}</ref> and grew up in [[Aldgate]] where he still lives.<ref name="eastlondonadvertiser">{{cite news |last=Brooke|first=Mike|url=http://www.eastlondonadvertiser.co.uk/what-s-on/film_reviews_2_4633/limelight_awards_ready_to_name_winners_of_240_hopeful_young_film_makers_1_2213674|title=Limelight awards ready to name winners of 240 hopeful young film-makers|work= |location=London|publisher=''[[Docklands and East London Advertiser]]''|date=29 March 2014|accessdate=1 May 2014}}</ref><ref name="lifestyle">{{cite news |last=Brooke|first=Mike|url=http://www.shongram.com/images/ela.pdf|title=Limelight awards ready to name winners of 240 hopeful young film-makers|work= |location=London|publisher=''Lifestyle''|date=29 March 2014|accessdate=1 May 2014}}</ref> He attended a [[Church of England]] school, studied [[Arabic language|Arabic]]/[[Islam]] on weekends<ref name="thedailystar2"/> and [[Bengali language|Bangla]] after school, and also taught himself to speak in [[Urdu language|Urdu]].<ref name="shongram"/>
Ali was born in [[Bangladesh]], arrived to [[England]] at the age of two<ref name="thedailystar2">{{cite news |last=Islam|first=Zia Nazmul|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/munsur-ali-the-man-behind-shongram-17522|title=Munsur Ali -The Man Behind Shongram|work= |location=Bangladesh|publisher=''[[The Daily Star (Bangladesh)|The Daily Star]]''|date=29 March 2014|accessdate=1 May 2014}}</ref> in 1980<ref name="timesofindia">{{cite news |last=Hayes|first=Simon|url=http://www.shongram.com/thewharf.pdf|title=War of independence has been largely forgotten despite its significant impact|work= |location=London|publisher=''[[The Wharf (newspaper)|The Wharf]]''|date=5 January 2012|accessdate=1 May 2014}}</ref> and grew up in [[Aldgate]] where he still lives.<ref name="eastlondonadvertiser1">{{cite news |last=Brooke|first=Mike|url=http://www.eastlondonadvertiser.co.uk/what-s-on/film_reviews_2_4633/limelight_awards_ready_to_name_winners_of_240_hopeful_young_film_makers_1_2213674|title=Limelight awards ready to name winners of 240 hopeful young film-makers|work= |location=London|publisher=''[[Docklands and East London Advertiser]]''|date=29 March 2014|accessdate=1 May 2014}}</ref><ref name="lifestyle">{{cite news |last=Brooke|first=Mike|url=http://www.shongram.com/images/ela.pdf|title=Limelight awards ready to name winners of 240 hopeful young film-makers|work= |location=London|publisher=''Lifestyle''|date=29 March 2014|accessdate=1 May 2014}}</ref> He attended a [[Church of England]] school, studied [[Arabic language|Arabic]]/[[Islam]] on weekends<ref name="thedailystar2"/> and [[Bengali language|Bangla]] after school, and also taught himself to speak in [[Urdu language|Urdu]].<ref name="shongram"/>


From an early age Ali was influenced by film and in his late teens he took an interest in looking at alternative points of view in mainstream cinema.<ref name="Guide & Inspire">{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FixJ946qeH8|title=Munsur Ali: CEO, Spotlight UK|publisher=Guide & Inspire|date=30 June 2012|accessdate=1 March 2014}}</ref> Going to the cinema a lot as a teenager gave him his inspiration.<ref name="eastlondonadvertiser"/><ref name="lifestyle"/>
From an early age Ali was influenced by film and in his late teens he took an interest in looking at alternative points of view in mainstream cinema.<ref name="Guide & Inspire">{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FixJ946qeH8|title=Munsur Ali: CEO, Spotlight UK|publisher=Guide & Inspire|date=30 June 2012|accessdate=1 March 2014}}</ref> Going to the cinema a lot as a teenager gave him his inspiration.<ref name="eastlondonadvertiser1"/><ref name="lifestyle"/>


Ali attended [[Sir John Cass Redcoat School]] and says he "didn't do too well at [[General Certificate of Secondary Education|GCSE]]." He learned film and photography at [[Epping Forest College]]. However, he "was confused and couldn't commit to [[GCE Advanced Level (United Kingdom)|A-level]]," so he left in the second year.<ref name="eastlondonadvertiser"/><ref name="lifestyle"/> In 2004, he graduated with a [[British undergraduate degree classification#Upper second-class honours|2:1]] in [[Bachelor of Arts|BA]] Film and Broadcast Productions from [[London Metropolitan University]].<ref name="shongram">{{cite web |first=Cherish|last=Mutambara|url=http://www.shongram.com/munsurali.html|title=Writer/Director – Munsur Ali|publisher=Shongram|date= |accessdate=1 March 2014}}</ref><ref name="asiana1">{{cite news |last=Sainbhee|first=Kiran|url=http://www.asiana.tv/entertainment/love-and-loss|title=Love And Loss|work= |location= |publisher=''Asiana.tv''|date=28 June 2013|accessdate=1 March 2014}}</ref><ref name="gbnews24">{{cite news |last=Ullah|first=Ansar Ahmed|url=http://www.english.gbnews24.com/shongram-has-its-first-screening/|title=Shongram has its first screening|work= |location= |publisher=''GBNEWS24.com''|date=11 February 2014|accessdate=1 March 2014}}</ref>
Ali attended [[Sir John Cass Redcoat School]] and says he "didn't do too well at [[General Certificate of Secondary Education|GCSE]]." He learned film and photography at [[Epping Forest College]]. However, he "was confused and couldn't commit to [[GCE Advanced Level (United Kingdom)|A-level]]," so he left in the second year.<ref name="eastlondonadvertiser1"/><ref name="lifestyle"/> In 2004, he graduated with a [[British undergraduate degree classification#Upper second-class honours|2:1]] in [[Bachelor of Arts|BA]] Film and Broadcast Productions from [[London Metropolitan University]].<ref name="shongram">{{cite web |first=Cherish|last=Mutambara|url=http://www.shongram.com/munsurali.html|title=Writer/Director – Munsur Ali|publisher=Shongram|date= |accessdate=1 March 2014}}</ref><ref name="asiana1">{{cite news |last=Sainbhee|first=Kiran|url=http://www.asiana.tv/entertainment/love-and-loss|title=Love And Loss|work= |location= |publisher=''Asiana.tv''|date=28 June 2013|accessdate=1 March 2014}}</ref><ref name="gbnews24">{{cite news |last=Ullah|first=Ansar Ahmed|url=http://www.english.gbnews24.com/shongram-has-its-first-screening/|title=Shongram has its first screening|work= |location= |publisher=''GBNEWS24.com''|date=11 February 2014|accessdate=1 March 2014}}</ref>


Ali's father was born in [[British India]] (now [[Bangladesh]]).<ref name="thehindu">{{cite news |last=Singh|first=Shiv Sahay|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/a-craving-for-my-identity/article7905844.ece|title='A craving for my identity'|work= |location= |publisher=''[[The Hindu]]''|date=23 November 2015|accessdate=1 December 2015}}</ref> Ali's father has been in the UK since early 1950s.<ref name="thedailystar2"/> He gave up his Bangladeshi citizenship and became a British citizen.<ref name="thehindu"/> The majority of Ali's relatives live in the UK.<ref name="thedailystar2"/>
Ali's father was born in [[British India]] (now [[Bangladesh]]).<ref name="thehindu">{{cite news |last=Singh|first=Shiv Sahay|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/a-craving-for-my-identity/article7905844.ece|title='A craving for my identity'|work= |location= |publisher=''[[The Hindu]]''|date=23 November 2015|accessdate=1 December 2015}}</ref> Ali's father has been in the UK since early 1950s.<ref name="thedailystar2"/> He gave up his Bangladeshi citizenship and became a British citizen.<ref name="thehindu"/> The majority of Ali's relatives live in the UK.<ref name="thedailystar2"/>


==Filmmaking career==
==Career==
After graduating, Ali made documentaries and short films on social issues such as policing, knife crime and gang violence.<ref name="newagebd">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.newagebd.com/detail.php?date=2014-01-29&nid=81907|title=Multinational stars starred Shongram releases soon|work= |location=Bangladesh|publisher=''[[New Age (Bangladesh)|New Age]]''|date=28 June 2013|accessdate=1 March 2014}}</ref>
After graduating, Ali made documentaries and short films on social issues such as policing, knife crime and gang violence.<ref name="newagebd">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.newagebd.com/detail.php?date=2014-01-29&nid=81907|title=Multinational stars starred Shongram releases soon|work= |location=Bangladesh|publisher=''[[New Age (Bangladesh)|New Age]]''|date=28 June 2013|accessdate=1 March 2014}}</ref>


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Ali is working on two new films: ''Cinema'' which is about a young actor who enters the world of cinema and discovers a whole world of xploitation, corruption, drugs, thugs and betrayal, and ''The Final Message'' which is a supernatural horror based around [[Hebrew Bible|Hebrew scriptures]], [[Bible|Christian scriptures]] and the [[Quran]].<ref name="bbwhoswho15">{{cite book |last1=Karim|first1=Mohammed Abdul|last2=Karim|first2=Shahadoth|title=British Bangladeshi Who's Who|url=http://www.bbwhoswho.co.uk/images/Publication_old.pdf|date=October 2015|publisher=British Bangla Media Group|page=12|isbn= |accessdate=1 May 2017}}</ref>
Ali is working on two new films: ''Cinema'' which is about a young actor who enters the world of cinema and discovers a whole world of xploitation, corruption, drugs, thugs and betrayal, and ''The Final Message'' which is a supernatural horror based around [[Hebrew Bible|Hebrew scriptures]], [[Bible|Christian scriptures]] and the [[Quran]].<ref name="bbwhoswho15">{{cite book |last1=Karim|first1=Mohammed Abdul|last2=Karim|first2=Shahadoth|title=British Bangladeshi Who's Who|url=http://www.bbwhoswho.co.uk/images/Publication_old.pdf|date=October 2015|publisher=British Bangla Media Group|page=12|isbn= |accessdate=1 May 2017}}</ref>


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On 23 March 2017, Ali was elected as a councillor for the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] in his home town of the [[City of London]].<ref name="prothom-alo2">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.en.prothom-alo.com/international/news/143641/Bangladeshi-origin-Munsur-elected-London|title=Bangladesh-origin Munsur elected London councillor|work= |location=Bangladesh|publisher=''[[Prothom Alo]]''|date=28 March 2017|accessdate=1 May 2017}}</ref> where Labour won five seats.<ref name="dhakatribune2">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.dhakatribune.com/world/2017/03/28/london-gets-first-british-bangladeshi-councillor/|title=Bangladesh-origin Munsur elected London councillor|work= |location=Dhaka|publisher=''[[Dhaka Tribune]]''|date=28 March 2017|accessdate=1 May 2017}}</ref> Ali's decision to contest came after he was unhappy with the recent multimillion pound housing development plans that is affecting his community's future.<ref name="prothom-alo2"/>
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==Political career==
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On 23 March 2017, Ali was elected as a [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] councillor<ref name="prothom-alo2">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.en.prothom-alo.com/international/news/143641/Bangladeshi-origin-Munsur-elected-London|title=Bangladesh-origin Munsur elected London councillor|work= |location=Bangladesh|publisher=''[[Prothom Alo]]''|date=28 March 2017|accessdate=1 May 2017}}</ref> for [[Portsoken]] ward in [[Aldgate]]<ref name="eastlondonadvertiser2">{{cite news |last=Brooke|first=Mike|url=http://www.eastlondonadvertiser.co.uk/news/limelight-founder-from-aldgate-elected-to-city-of-london-corporation-1-4950323|title=Limelight founder from Aldgate elected to City of London Corporation|work= |location=London|publisher=''[[Docklands and East London Advertiser]]''|date=27 March 2017|accessdate=1 July 2017}}</ref> in his home town of the [[City of London]],<ref name="prothom-alo2"/> where Labour won five seats.<ref name="dhakatribune2">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.dhakatribune.com/world/2017/03/28/london-gets-first-british-bangladeshi-councillor/|title=Bangladesh-origin Munsur elected London councillor|work= |location=Dhaka|publisher=''[[Dhaka Tribune]]''|date=28 March 2017|accessdate=1 May 2017}}</ref> Ali's decision to contest came after he was unhappy with the recent multimillion pound housing development plans that is affecting his community's future.<ref name="prothom-alo2"/>

In June 2017, he was inaugurated at the [[Guildhall, London|Guildhall]] in London as a member of the exclusive [[Court of Common Council]] that governs the City of London.<ref name="eastlondonadvertiser2"/>


==Awards==
==Awards==
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==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Ali is a [[Muslim]].<ref name="thedailystar2"/> He lives in [[Aldgate]], [[London]].<ref name="eastlondonadvertiser"/><ref name="lifestyle"/><ref name="flavourmag2">{{cite news |last=Raybe|first=Tovonya|url=http://www.flavourmag.co.uk/shongram/|title=Shongram|work= |location= |publisher=''Flavour Magazine''|date=11 January 2012|accessdate=1 March 2014}}</ref> In December 2011,<ref name="bbc2"/> while working on the film ''Shongram'', Ali met and became close friends with Bangladeshi actress [[Dilruba Yasmeen Ruhee]]. On 3 September 2014, Ali married Ruhee in [[Dhaka]], Bangladesh,<ref name="dhakatribune1">{{cite news |last=Mansoor Chatak|first=Hasan|url=http://www.dhakatribune.com/entertainment/2014/sep/02/ruhee%E2%80%99s-new-journey|title=Ruhee’s new journey|work= |location=Bangladesh|publisher=''[[Dhaka Tribune]]''|date=2 September 2014|accessdate=1 November 2014}}</ref><ref name="priyo">{{cite news |last=Moutushi|first=Patracia|url=http://news.priyo.com/2014/09/02/ruhee-s-new-journey-117886.html|title=Ruhee’s new journey|work= |location= |publisher=''Priyo News''|date=2 September 2014|accessdate=1 November 2014}}</ref> this was followed by a [[gaye holud]] ceremony on 4 September<ref name="prothom-alo1">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://en.prothom-alo.com/entertainment/news/52523/Ruhi-gets-married|title=Ruhi gets married|work= |location=Bangladesh|publisher=''[[Prothom Alo]]''|date=25 August 2014|accessdate=1 November 2014}}</ref><ref name="clickittefaq">{{cite news |last=Mansoor Chatak|first=Hasan|url=http://www.clickittefaq.com/culture/dilruba-yasmin-ruhi-getting-married/|title=Dilruba Yasmin Ruhi getting married|work= |location=Bangladesh|publisher=''[[The Daily Ittefaq]]''|date=25 August 2014|accessdate=1 November 2014}}</ref><ref name="takkizbd">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.en.takkizbd.com/ruhi-going-to-marry/|title=Ruhi going to marry|work= |location=Bangladesh|publisher=''Takkizbd.com''|date=26 August 2014|accessdate=1 November 2014}}</ref> and a wedding reception on 5 September.<ref name="dhakatribune1"/><ref name="tryjust">{{cite news |last=Islam|first=Dhorbin|url=http://www.tryjust.com/uncategorized/actress-ruhi-and-mansur-ali-gets-married.html|title=Actress Ruhi and Mansur Ali gets married|work= |location= |publisher=''Brill News''|date=28 August 2014|accessdate=1 November 2014}}</ref>
Ali is a [[Muslim]].<ref name="thedailystar2"/> He lives in [[Aldgate]], [[London]].<ref name="eastlondonadvertiser1"/><ref name="lifestyle"/><ref name="flavourmag2">{{cite news |last=Raybe|first=Tovonya|url=http://www.flavourmag.co.uk/shongram/|title=Shongram|work= |location= |publisher=''Flavour Magazine''|date=11 January 2012|accessdate=1 March 2014}}</ref> In December 2011,<ref name="bbc2"/> while working on the film ''Shongram'', Ali met and became close friends with Bangladeshi actress [[Dilruba Yasmeen Ruhee]]. On 3 September 2014, Ali married Ruhee in [[Dhaka]], Bangladesh,<ref name="dhakatribune1">{{cite news |last=Mansoor Chatak|first=Hasan|url=http://www.dhakatribune.com/entertainment/2014/sep/02/ruhee%E2%80%99s-new-journey|title=Ruhee’s new journey|work= |location=Bangladesh|publisher=''[[Dhaka Tribune]]''|date=2 September 2014|accessdate=1 November 2014}}</ref><ref name="priyo">{{cite news |last=Moutushi|first=Patracia|url=http://news.priyo.com/2014/09/02/ruhee-s-new-journey-117886.html|title=Ruhee’s new journey|work= |location= |publisher=''Priyo News''|date=2 September 2014|accessdate=1 November 2014}}</ref> this was followed by a [[gaye holud]] ceremony on 4 September<ref name="prothom-alo1">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://en.prothom-alo.com/entertainment/news/52523/Ruhi-gets-married|title=Ruhi gets married|work= |location=Bangladesh|publisher=''[[Prothom Alo]]''|date=25 August 2014|accessdate=1 November 2014}}</ref><ref name="clickittefaq">{{cite news |last=Mansoor Chatak|first=Hasan|url=http://www.clickittefaq.com/culture/dilruba-yasmin-ruhi-getting-married/|title=Dilruba Yasmin Ruhi getting married|work= |location=Bangladesh|publisher=''[[The Daily Ittefaq]]''|date=25 August 2014|accessdate=1 November 2014}}</ref><ref name="takkizbd">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.en.takkizbd.com/ruhi-going-to-marry/|title=Ruhi going to marry|work= |location=Bangladesh|publisher=''Takkizbd.com''|date=26 August 2014|accessdate=1 November 2014}}</ref> and a wedding reception on 5 September.<ref name="dhakatribune1"/><ref name="tryjust">{{cite news |last=Islam|first=Dhorbin|url=http://www.tryjust.com/uncategorized/actress-ruhi-and-mansur-ali-gets-married.html|title=Actress Ruhi and Mansur Ali gets married|work= |location= |publisher=''Brill News''|date=28 August 2014|accessdate=1 November 2014}}</ref>


==Filmography==
==Filmography==

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Not to be confused with
Mansur Ali
.

Munsur Ali
মুনসুর আলী
Born (1978-05-25) 25 May 1978 (age 46)
Bangladesh
NationalityBritish
EducationBA Film and Broadcast Productions
Alma materLondon Metropolitan University
Occupation(s)Film producer, screenwriter, director, social entrepreneur
Years active2002–present
Political partyLabour (2017–present)
Spouse
​
​
(m. 2014)​
Websitewww.munsur.co.uk

Munsur Ali (

British Bangladeshi
.

Early life

Ali was born in

Urdu.[5]

From an early age Ali was influenced by film and in his late teens he took an interest in looking at alternative points of view in mainstream cinema.[6] Going to the cinema a lot as a teenager gave him his inspiration.[3][4]

Ali attended

A-level," so he left in the second year.[3][4] In 2004, he graduated with a 2:1 in BA Film and Broadcast Productions from London Metropolitan University.[5][7][8]

Ali's father was born in

British India (now Bangladesh).[9] Ali's father has been in the UK since early 1950s.[1] He gave up his Bangladeshi citizenship and became a British citizen.[9] The majority of Ali's relatives live in the UK.[1]

Filmmaking career

After graduating, Ali made documentaries and short films on social issues such as policing, knife crime and gang violence.[10]

In 2003,[1] he set up an independent video and film production company Spotlight UK before formalising it as a company in 2005.[6][11] Since then he has worked alongside global US, UK and Bollywood names.[5] In September 2006, he founded Limelight Film Awards, an initiative to identify and celebrate emerging film talent. With the first event taking place in 2007, it is one of the largest independent short film awards ceremony.[10][12] In 2009, he founded Epic Media Wedding Productions and set about specialising in producing cinematic quality wedding videos.[7][13]

In 2014, Ali wrote, directed and produced his debut feature film Shongram.[7] The film is a romantic drama set during the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War.[14] He worked on the project for three years[8] and it was the first time a British film was simultaneously written, produced and directed by a British Bangladeshi.[14]

In February, March and June 2014, he was interviewed by Nadia Ali on BBC Asian Network.[15][16][17]

Ali is working on two new films: Cinema which is about a young actor who enters the world of cinema and discovers a whole world of xploitation, corruption, drugs, thugs and betrayal, and The Final Message which is a supernatural horror based around Hebrew scriptures, Christian scriptures and the Quran.[18]

Cllr
Munsur Ali
City of London Councillor
for Portsoken
Assumed office
23 May 2017
Personal details
Political partyLabour (2017–present)

Political career

On 23 March 2017, Ali was elected as a Labour Party councillor[19] for Portsoken ward in Aldgate[20] in his home town of the City of London,[19] where Labour won five seats.[21] Ali's decision to contest came after he was unhappy with the recent multimillion pound housing development plans that is affecting his community's future.[19]

In June 2017, he was inaugurated at the Guildhall in London as a member of the exclusive Court of Common Council that governs the City of London.[20]

Awards

In 2012, Ali was presented with a Civic Award by Tower Hamlets, in recognition for his contribution of promoting young artists through the Limelight Film Awards.[10]

Personal life

Ali is a

Muslim.[1] He lives in Aldgate, London.[3][4][22] In December 2011,[17] while working on the film Shongram, Ali met and became close friends with Bangladeshi actress Dilruba Yasmeen Ruhee. On 3 September 2014, Ali married Ruhee in Dhaka, Bangladesh,[23][24] this was followed by a gaye holud ceremony on 4 September[25][26][27] and a wedding reception on 5 September.[23][28]

Filmography

Year Title Credit Notes
2014 Shongram Writer, director, producer
Spirit2Power Editor

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Islam, Zia Nazmul (29 March 2014). "Munsur Ali -The Man Behind Shongram". Bangladesh: The Daily Star. Retrieved 1 May 2014. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  2. ^ Hayes, Simon (5 January 2012). "War of independence has been largely forgotten despite its significant impact" (PDF). London: The Wharf. Retrieved 1 May 2014. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  3. ^
    Docklands and East London Advertiser. Retrieved 1 May 2014. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help
    )
  4. ^ a b c d Brooke, Mike (29 March 2014). "Limelight awards ready to name winners of 240 hopeful young film-makers" (PDF). London: Lifestyle. Retrieved 1 May 2014. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  5. ^ a b c Mutambara, Cherish. "Writer/Director – Munsur Ali". Shongram. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
  6. ^ a b "Munsur Ali: CEO, Spotlight UK". Guide & Inspire. 30 June 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
  7. ^ a b c Sainbhee, Kiran (28 June 2013). "Love And Loss". Asiana.tv. Retrieved 1 March 2014. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  8. ^ a b Ullah, Ansar Ahmed (11 February 2014). "Shongram has its first screening". GBNEWS24.com. Retrieved 1 March 2014. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  9. ^ a b Singh, Shiv Sahay (23 November 2015). "'A craving for my identity'". The Hindu. Retrieved 1 December 2015. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  10. ^ a b c "Multinational stars starred Shongram releases soon". Bangladesh: New Age. 28 June 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2014. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  11. ^ "Munsur Ali". Tower Hamlets. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
  12. ^ Allen, Annika (16 June 2011). "Nominations announced for Limelight, East London's Oscars". Flavour Magazine. Retrieved 1 March 2014. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
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