Shopner Thikana
| Shopner Thikana | |
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 Official poster | |
| Directed by | M.A. Khalek |
| Written by |
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| Produced by | Nurul Islam Parvez |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Mozaffor Hossain |
| Edited by | Atiqur Rahman Mallik |
| Music by | Alam Khan |
Production company | Atlas Movies |
| Distributed by | Atlas Movies |
Release date |
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Running time | 155 minutes |
| Country | Bangladesh |
| Language | Bangla |
| Box office | ৳19 crore (equivalent to ৳106 crore or US$8.9 million in 2023)[1] |
Shopner Thikana (Bengali: স্বপ্নের ঠিকানা; Translation: The Address of the Dream) is a Bangladeshi feature film released on 11 May 1995 directed by M. A. Khaleq. This romantic drama film was released on Eid vacation and was a huge success throughout Bangladesh.[2][3]
Plot
[edit]The rich Sumon and poor Sumi Chowdhury are two class friends from childhood, and immediately fall in love. Farha, his other childhood friend and the only daughter of his father's affluent friend and co-partner also loves Sumon but Sumon thinks of her as just a friend. Sumon's parents and Farha's father fix their marriage which excites her more. Sumon immediately rejects it because he loves Sumi. When he tells Farha this, she becomes very heartbroken and jealous and vows to break them up. However, this further complicates the love triangle to the point that Sumon loses his memory in an accident by Farha's father's goons. Sumon's mother then dies of shock because of his memory loss. On their wedding day, Farha commits suicide in front of him, Sumi and her father because she regrets trapping Sumon in their fake love marriage and losing him as a result.
Cast
[edit]- Salman Shah as Sumon
- Shabnur as Sumi Chowdhury
- Sonia as Farha
- Rajib as Farha's father
- Abul Hayat as Sumon's father
- Dolly Johur as Sumi's mother
- Prabir Mitra as Sumi's father
- Dildar as Fazil Ali
- Black Anwar
- Syed Akhter Ali
Soundtrack
[edit]The music of this film was directed by Alam Khan and lyrics were penned by Moniruzzaman Monir.
| No. | Track | Singer(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "O Sathire Jeona Kokhono Dure" | Andrew Kishore and Sabina Yasmin |
| 2 | "O Sathire Jeona Kokhono Dure" (sad) | Andrew Kishore and Sabina Yasmin |
| 3 | "Tumi Amar Jiboner Shuru" | Andrew Kishore and Sabina Yasmin |
| 4 | "Eidin Seidin Konodin" | Andrew Kishore and Sabina Yasmin |
| 5 | "Jodi Sundor Ek Khan Bou Paitam" | Moloy Chaki and Rizia Parvin |
| 6 | "Nil Sagor Par Hoye" | Runa Laila |
Release
[edit]Shopner Thikana was released on 11 May 1995 on Eid vacation.
References
[edit]- ^ "ঢালিউডের ইতিহাসে সবার ওপর 'বেদের মেয়ে জোৎসনা'". Jugantor (in Bengali). 4 January 2018. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
- ^ "Remembering Salman Shah: Best Movies of the Short-Lived Maestro".
- ^ Shopner Thikana