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| director = [[Abdul Jabbar Khan (director)|Abdul Jabbar Khan]]
| producer = Nuruzzaman<br />Shahidul Alam
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| writer = Abdul Jabbar Khan
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| music = [[Samar Das]]
| music = [[Samar Das]]
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| cinematography = Kazi Mesbahuzzaman
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| editing = M.A. Latif
| distributor = Pakistan Film Trust
| distributor = Pakistan Film Trust
| released = {{Film date|1956|08|03|df=y}}
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'''''Mukh O Mukhosh''''' ({{lang-bn|মুখ ও মুখোশ|translation='The Face and the Mask'|italic=yes}}) (1956) was the first [[Bengali language]] feature film to be made in [[East Pakistan]] (now [[Bangladesh]]). It was produced by Iqbal Films and directed by [[Abdul Jabbar Khan (director)|Abdul Jabbar Khan]]. The movie was released in East Pakistan on 3 August 1956. It was released in [[Dhaka]], [[Chittagong]], [[Narayanganj]], and [[Khulna]]. The movie was a great success as viewers thronged to watch the first movie to be made in the region. It earned a total of Rs. 48,000 during its initial run.<ref name="tp">{{cite web |url=http://pakistani_films.tripod.com/mukh_o_mukhosh.htm |title=Mukh O Mukhosh |website=Pakistani films |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060512131717/http://pakistani_films.tripod.com/mukh_o_mukhosh.htm |archive-date=12 May 2006}}{{self-published source|date=January 2016}}</ref>
'''''Mukh O Mukhosh''''' ({{lang-bn|মুখ ও মুখোশ|translation='The Face and the Mask'|italic=yes}}) (1956) was the first [[Bengali language]] feature film to be made in [[East Pakistan]] (now [[Bangladesh]]).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/star-weekend/heritage/talking-about-our-first-talkie-167824|title=Talking about our first Talkie|date=2015-11-06|website=The Daily Star|language=en|access-date=2019-05-07}}</ref> It was produced by Iqbal Films and directed by [[Abdul Jabbar Khan (director)|Abdul Jabbar Khan]]. The film was released in East Pakistan on 3 August 1956.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/arts-entertainment/film/celebrating-60-years-mukh-o-mukhosh-1263910|title=Celebrating 60 years of - Mukh O Mukhosh|date=2016-08-03|website=The Daily Star|language=en|access-date=2019-05-07}}</ref> It was released in [[Dhaka]], [[Chittagong]], [[Narayanganj]], and [[Khulna]]. The film was a great success as viewers thronged to watch the first film to be made in the region. It earned a total of Rs. 48,000 during its initial run.<ref name="tp">{{cite web |url=http://pakistani_films.tripod.com/mukh_o_mukhosh.htm |title=Mukh O Mukhosh |website=Pakistani films |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060512131717/http://pakistani_films.tripod.com/mukh_o_mukhosh.htm |archive-date=12 May 2006}}{{self-published source|date=January 2016}}</ref>


==Background==
==Background==
[[File:Ali Mansoor and Zahrat Ara in Mukh O Mukhosh.jpg|thumb|Ali Mansoor and Zahrat Ara in a scene.]]
[[File:Ali Mansoor and Zahrat Ara in Mukh O Mukhosh.jpg|thumb|Ali Mansoor and Zahrat Ara in a scene.]]
The story of the movie was based on Abdul Jabbar Khan's play and history, ''Dakaat'' (Robbers).<ref name="tp" /> Khan started working on the movie in 1953. At that time, the film industry in erstwhile [[East Pakistan]] was virtually non-existent, and local film theatres screened movies from [[Kolkata]], or [[Lahore]]. Jabbar Khan was reportedly incensed by the remarks of a Calcutta movie producer, F. Dossani, who claimed the local climate was not suitable for movie production.<ref name="star">{{cite news |last=Waheed |first=Karim |date=12 August 2005 |title=Celebrating 50 years of our cinema: Remembering Mukh O Mukhosh and Abdul Jabbar Khan |url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/2005/08/12/d50812140197.htm |newspaper=The Daily Star}}</ref> Khan worked on the movie for two years. Local actors, who had no prior experience of acting in films, performed in the movie for free.<ref name="tp" /> In the absence of any local film production studios, the negatives of the film had to be taken to [[Lahore]] for development. <ref name="star" /> Playback singers for the two songs in the film were Abdul Alim and [[Mahbuba Rahman]], wife of Khan Ataur Rahman and Abul Khair. However, the song by Abdul Alim is lost, as the film of that part of the movie has deteriorated completely. Mahbuba sang the other song in the movie - ''Moner Boney Dola Laage Hashlo Dokhin Hawa''. All song lyrics in this movie were written by M. A. Gafur (Sharathee) and the music was composed by Samar Das.
The story of the film was based on Abdul Jabbar Khan's play and history, ''Dakaat'' (Robbers).<ref name="tp" /> Khan started working on the film in 1953. At that time, the film industry in erstwhile [[East Pakistan]] was virtually non-existent, and local film theatres screened films from [[Kolkata]], or [[Lahore]]. Jabbar Khan was reportedly incensed by the remarks of a Calcutta film producer, F. Dossani, who claimed the local climate was not suitable for film production.<ref name="star">{{cite news |last=Waheed |first=Karim |date=12 August 2005 |title=Celebrating 50 years of our cinema: Remembering Mukh O Mukhosh and Abdul Jabbar Khan |url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/2005/08/12/d50812140197.htm |newspaper=The Daily Star}}</ref> Khan worked on the film for two years. Local actors, who had no prior experience of acting in films, performed in the film without any compensation.<ref name="tp"/> In the absence of any local film production studios, the negatives of the film had to be taken to [[Lahore]] for development.<ref name="star" />


==Production==
Playback singers for the two songs in the film were [[Abdul Alim]] and [[Mahbuba Rahman]]. However, the song by Abdul Alim is lost, as the film of that part of the film has deteriorated completely. Mahbuba sang the other song in the film - ''Moner Boney Dola Laage Hashlo Dokhin Hawa''. All lyrics were written by M. A. Gafur (Sharathee). [[Samar Das]] directed the music of the film.<ref>{{cite book |last=Komol |first=Khalid Hasan |year=2012 |chapter=Das, Samar |chapter-url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Das,_Samar |editor1-last=Islam |editor1-first=Sirajul |editor1-link=Sirajul Islam |editor2-last=Jamal |editor2-first=Ahmed A. |title=Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh |edition=Second |publisher=Asiatic Society of Bangladesh}}</ref>

Q.M. Zaman served as the cameraman.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://thedailynewnation.com/news/97003/death-anniv-of-qm-zaman-today.html|title=Death anniv of QM Zaman today|last=Nation|first=The New|website=The New Nation|language=en|access-date=2019-05-07}}</ref> Shyam Babu was the make-up artist.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://thedailynewnation.com/news/129943/make-up-artist-mm-jasim.html|title=Make-up artist MM Jasim|last=Nation|first=The New|website=The New Nation|language=en|access-date=2019-05-07}}</ref>
==Cast==
==Cast==
* [[Aminul Haque (actor)|Aminul Haque]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dhakamirror.com/metropolitan/%e2%80%98mukh-o-mukhosh%e2%80%99-hero-aminul-no-more/|title=‘Mukh O Mukhosh’ hero Aminul no more… : Dhaka Mirror|access-date=2019-05-07}}</ref>
* Inam Ahmed
* [[Inam Ahmed]]
* Ali Mansoor
* Ali Mansoor
* Zahrat Ara
* Zahrat Ara
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* Kazi Khaliq
* Kazi Khaliq
* Purnima Sengupta<ref name=newsg>{{cite news|url=http://www.en.newsg24.com/entertainment-news/143/find-out|title=Jashim's commemoration is today|date=8 October 2017|accessdate=9 October 2017|publisher=newsg24.com}}</ref>
* Purnima Sengupta<ref name=newsg>{{cite news|url=http://www.en.newsg24.com/entertainment-news/143/find-out|title=Jashim's commemoration is today|date=8 October 2017|accessdate=9 October 2017|publisher=newsg24.com}}</ref>
* Piyari Begum<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://archive.newagebd.net/244216/mukh-o-mukhosh-artistes-appear-talk-show-today/|title=Mukh O Mukhosh artistes to appear on talk show today|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-05-07|date=2016-08-04|publisher=New Age}}</ref>
* [[Saifuddin Ahmed]]
* [[Saifuddin Ahmed]]
* Golam Mostafa
* Golam Mostafa
* [[Abul Khair (actor)]]
* [[Abul Khair (actor)|Abul Khair]]
* Sona Mia<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://m.thedailynewnation.com/news/124829/rehana-jolly--an-actress-of-400-movies|title=Rehana Jolly : An actress of 400 movies|website=m.thedailynewnation.com|access-date=2019-05-07}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 23:21, 7 May 2019

Mukh O Mukhosh
DVD cover
Directed byAbdul Jabbar Khan
Written byAbdul Jabbar Khan
Produced byNuruzzaman
Shahidul Alam
Starring
CinematographyKazi Mesbahuzzaman
Edited byM.A. Latif
Music bySamar Das
Distributed byPakistan Film Trust
Release date
  • 3 August 1956 (1956-08-03)
Running time
99 minutes
CountryEast Pakistan
LanguageBengali

Mukh O Mukhosh (Bengali: মুখ ও মুখোশ, lit. ''The Face and the Mask'') (1956) was the first Bengali language feature film to be made in East Pakistan (now Bangladesh).[1] It was produced by Iqbal Films and directed by Abdul Jabbar Khan. The film was released in East Pakistan on 3 August 1956.[2] It was released in Dhaka, Chittagong, Narayanganj, and Khulna. The film was a great success as viewers thronged to watch the first film to be made in the region. It earned a total of Rs. 48,000 during its initial run.[3]

Background

Ali Mansoor and Zahrat Ara in a scene.

The story of the film was based on Abdul Jabbar Khan's play and history, Dakaat (Robbers).[3] Khan started working on the film in 1953. At that time, the film industry in erstwhile East Pakistan was virtually non-existent, and local film theatres screened films from Kolkata, or Lahore. Jabbar Khan was reportedly incensed by the remarks of a Calcutta film producer, F. Dossani, who claimed the local climate was not suitable for film production.[4] Khan worked on the film for two years. Local actors, who had no prior experience of acting in films, performed in the film without any compensation.[3] In the absence of any local film production studios, the negatives of the film had to be taken to Lahore for development.[4]

Production

Playback singers for the two songs in the film were

Abdul Alim and Mahbuba Rahman. However, the song by Abdul Alim is lost, as the film of that part of the film has deteriorated completely. Mahbuba sang the other song in the film - Moner Boney Dola Laage Hashlo Dokhin Hawa. All lyrics were written by M. A. Gafur (Sharathee). Samar Das directed the music of the film.[5]

Q.M. Zaman served as the cameraman.[6] Shyam Babu was the make-up artist.[7]

Cast

References

  1. ^ "Talking about our first Talkie". The Daily Star. 6 November 2015. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Celebrating 60 years of - Mukh O Mukhosh". The Daily Star. 3 August 2016. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  3. ^ a b c "Mukh O Mukhosh". Pakistani films. Archived from the original on 12 May 2006.[self-published source]
  4. ^ a b Waheed, Karim (12 August 2005). "Celebrating 50 years of our cinema: Remembering Mukh O Mukhosh and Abdul Jabbar Khan". The Daily Star.
  5. ^ Komol, Khalid Hasan (2012). "Das, Samar". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  6. ^ Nation, The New. "Death anniv of QM Zaman today". The New Nation. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  7. ^ Nation, The New. "Make-up artist MM Jasim". The New Nation. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  8. ^ "'Mukh O Mukhosh' hero Aminul no more… : Dhaka Mirror". Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  9. ^ "Jashim's commemoration is today". newsg24.com. 8 October 2017. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
  10. ^ "Mukh O Mukhosh artistes to appear on talk show today". New Age. 4 August 2016. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  11. ^ "Rehana Jolly : An actress of 400 movies". m.thedailynewnation.com. Retrieved 7 May 2019.

External links

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