Coolie (1997 film)
| Coolie | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Montazur Rahman Akbar |
| Written by | Abdullah Zahir Babu |
| Based on | Coolie No. 1 (1995 film) |
| Produced by | A K Siddique |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Lal Mohammad |
| Edited by | Amzad Hossain |
| Music by | Alam Khan |
Production company | Flamingo Movies |
| Distributed by | Flamingo Movies |
Release date |
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Running time | 145 minutes |
| Country | Bangladesh |
| Language | Bengali |
| Budget | ৳1.20 crore (equivalent to ৳6.2 crore or US$520,000 in 2023) |
| Box office | ৳7 crore (equivalent to ৳36 crore or US$3.0 million in 2023)[1] |
Coolie (Bengali: কুলি, 'Porter') is a 1997 Bangladeshi Dhallywood action comedy film, directed by Montazur Rahman Akbar[2] and written by Abdullah Zahir Babu. AK Siddique produced the films under the banner of Flamingo Movies. The film stars Omar Sani[3][4] and Sadika Parvin Popy[5][6][7][8] in the leading role with supporting roles played by Amin Khan, Dildar, Humayun Faridi, Dolly Johur and more.[9][10] The film actress Sadika Parvin Popy started her career with the film.[11][12] It is a remake of the 1993 Tamil film Chinna Mappillai.
Cast
[edit]- Omar Sani - Raju Coolie
- Popy - Poppy, Raju's wife
- Amin Khan - Babu Driver, Ruju's friend
- Humayun Faridi - Keramat Ali Bepari, Poppy's father
- Dolly Johur - Raju's mother
- Mizu Ahmed - Badru, Rail station gangster
- Dildar - Asgar
- Nargis Akter Marjina - Asgar's wife
- Anisur Rahman - Matchmaker
- Ali Amjad - Janab Chowdhury
- Syed Akhtar Ali - Old Porter
- Jahanara - Poppys Aunty
- Songeeta - Rupa, Poppy's sister
- Farhad -
Released
[edit]The film was released on 16 May 1997 on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr.[13] It grossed ৳7crores ($1.6M as of May 1997), making it the highest-grossing Bangladeshi film of 1997.[1][14]
Music
[edit]Coolie's music is directed by Alam Khan. The songs are performed by Andrew Kishore, Runa Laila, Rizia Parveen, Doly Sayontoni and Humayun Faridi. Most of the songs of this film became very popular by the audience, especially Akashete Lakkho Tara sung by Rizia Parvin & Andrew Kishore
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Music | Singer | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Collie Amra Coolie" | Alam Khan | Andrew Kishore | |
| 2. | "Jare Valo Lage Jare Bhalobasi" | Alam Khan | Kanak Chapa & Andrew Kishore | 5:03 |
| 3. | "Akashete Lakkho Tara" | Alam Khan | Rizia Pervin & Andrew Kishore | 4:55 |
| 4. | "Rongin Ei Duniyate" | Alam Khan | Andrew Kishore, Runa Laila & Agun | |
| 5. | "January February" | Alam Khan | Runa Laila | 5:03 |
| 6. | "Janona Janona Tumi" | Dolly Sayantani and Agun |
References
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- ^ উৎসবে আমার প্রথম সিনেমা. Samakal (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 2016-11-13. Retrieved 2017-01-06.
- ^ Kamrujjaman Milu (19 August 2016). "Mzamin" ওমর সানীর চাওয়া. Manab Zamin (in Bengali). Dhaka, Bangladesh. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
- ^ ওমর সানির ফিরে আসা
- ^ আবার আমি জ্বলে উঠব : পপি. banglanews24.com (in Bengali). 21 March 2012.
- ^ বিয়ে কিন্তু ছেলেখেলা নয়. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 2016-10-12. Retrieved 2016-09-17.
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- ^ এটিএম শামসুজ্জামান ও পপির জন্মদিন আজ
- ^ পূর্ণদৈর্ঘ্য বাংলা চলচ্চিত্র " কুলি ". টিভি গাইড বাংলাদেশ. Dhaka, Bangladesh. 17 September 2016. Archived from the original on 19 September 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
- ^ দৈনিক ফরিদপুর কন্ঠ. Daily Faridpur Kantho. Archived from the original on 2014-04-27.
- ^ আলোচনার বাইরে পপি
- ^ সালমান শাহের জন্য পপির আফসোস
- ^ উৎসবে আমার প্রথম সিনেমা. Samakal (in Bengali). 30 June 2016. Archived from the original on 13 November 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
- ^ দেশের ব্যবসাসফল ১০ সিনেমা [Country's business 10 films]. BD Live 24 (in Bengali). 25 July 2017. Archived from the original on 27 July 2017. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
