Adhiar

Adhiar
Bengali	আধিয়ার
Directed by	Saidul Anam Tutul
Story by	Giasuddin Selim
Starring	Raisul Islam Asad Pijush Bandyopadhyay Champa Litu Anam
Cinematography	Maksudul Bari
Edited by	Saidul Anam Tutul
Release date	25 September 2003 (2003-09-25) (Bangladesh)[1]
Country	Bangladesh
Language	Bengali

Adhiar (Bengali: আধিয়ার; also known by the English title The Battle of Sharecroppers) is a 2003 Bangladeshi period drama film directed by Saidul Anam Tutul (in his directorial debut) from a story written by Giasuddin Selim.[2][3] It stars Raisul Islam Asad, Pijush Bandyopadhyay, Champa and Litu Anam in lead roles. The film is set in Bengal during the Tebhaga movement of the late 1940s.[1]

Adhiar was made with financial support from the government.[4] It premiered in a competition at the Bangladesh National Museum in Dhaka on 25 September 2003.[1]

Cast

• Raisul Islam Asad as Din Doyal[1]
• Pijush Bandyopadhyay as the zamindar (landlord)[1]
• ATM Shamsuzzaman as the nayeb (the zamindar's chief rent-collector)[1]
• Champa as the zamindar's protoge[1]
• Shilip Lincoln as Moti Banu[1]
• Jayanta Chattopadhyay as Shamser Dada[1]

Accolades

At the 5th Meril-Prothom Alo Awards, Adhiar won the Critics Choice Award for Best Film and Tutul received the Critics Choice Award for Best Film Director.[5] The 25th Bachsas Awards earned Tutul six awards: Best Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Art Direction, Best Editing, and Best Cameraman.[6]

At the 28th Bangladesh National Film Awards, Selim won the Award for Best Story,[3] and Maksudul Bari received the Award for Best Cinematography.[7]

References

1. Mallick, Sadya Afreen (25 September 2003). "A tapestry of joy and sorrow of our common man". The Daily Star.
2. Billah, Quazi Mostain (2 January 2004). "A glorious tale of resistance". The Daily Star.
3. "National film awards for 2002 and 2003 declared". The Daily Star. 24 November 2004.
4. "Saidul Anam Tutul on life support". Dhaka Tribune. 16 December 2018.
5. "Meril-Prothom Alo Award handed over". The Daily Star. 22 May 2004.
6. Ahmed, Afsar (28 June 2004). "32nd BACHSAS Awards: A glitzy night". The Daily Star.
7. জাতীয় চলচ্চিত্র পুরস্কার প্রাপ্তদের নামের তালিকা (১৯৭৫-২০১২) [List of the winners of National Film Awards (1975-2012)]. Bangladesh Film Development Corporation (in Bengali). Government of Bangladesh.