IFFI-2008 - International Film Festival of India
IFFI-2008 - International Film Festival of India
IFFI-2008 - International Film Festival of India
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<strong>IFFI</strong>-<strong>2008</strong><br />
COMPETITION<br />
<strong>2008</strong>, 35 mm, Colour, 86 mins, Bengali<br />
Bangladesh<br />
Transformation / Rupantor<br />
Arif, a young director, has adapted for film one <strong>of</strong> the popular Mahabharata episode <strong>of</strong><br />
Eklavya's <strong>of</strong>fering <strong>of</strong> honorarium to his teacher Dronacharya. Eklavya sacrificed his<br />
right thumb to Drona so that Arjuna's supremacy in archery is upheld. While making the<br />
film on this mythological incident, Arif comes to know from the Santhals that for archery<br />
the arrow needs to be held between the right index and middle fingers - the thumb has no<br />
role to play in it. This revelation makes Arif extremely amazed. He was puzzled with the<br />
question then why did Eklavya had to sacrifice his right thumb as Gurudakshina if it was<br />
not essential for archery? There begins Arif's new analysis, and as a result a novel<br />
episode takes shape mingling the realism <strong>of</strong> the past with the present.<br />
Director<br />
Abu Sayeed<br />
Screenplay<br />
Abu Sayeed<br />
Cinematography<br />
A R Jahangir<br />
Editor<br />
Junaid Halim<br />
Music<br />
Abu Sayeed<br />
Cast<br />
Ferdous, Jayanto Chattopadhaya, Sakiba, Habibur Rahman<br />
Habib, Shatabdi Wadut, Bikrom, Mithun, Sahdat, Mrinal Datta,<br />
Nisan, S I Hera, Suvash Datta<br />
Production Design<br />
Kamrul Ahsan, Hosne Mobarok Rumi<br />
Art<br />
Shaikh Waliul Bayezid, Zahidul Islam Setu<br />
Sound<br />
Sujan Mahmud<br />
Costumes<br />
Zahidul Islam Setu<br />
Production & World Sales<br />
Aangik Communications<br />
B2/204 Shainpukur Apartment, 1 Boxnagor,<br />
Mirpur 1, Dhaka 1216, Bangladesh<br />
T: +880 1711 526408,<br />
Email: aangik_c@yahoo.com, contact@aangik.com.bd<br />
www.aangik.com.bd<br />
Abu Sayeed started his career as a filmmaker through direction <strong>of</strong> short fiction Aborton.<br />
He has so far made two short films, four full-length movies and a large number <strong>of</strong> TV<br />
productions. His previous films include Kittonkhola, Shankhanad, Nirontor and Banshi.<br />
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