Hangor Nodi Grenade - The Mother (Bengali: হাঙর নদী গ্রেনেড, in English: The Shark, the River, the Grenade) is a Bangladeshi Bengali language Liberation war based film released on 1997 directed by Chashi Nazrul Islam. This film is an adaption of Selina Hossain's novel of same title. Oscar winner Satyajit Roy wanted to make a film based on this novel in mid 1970s.
Synopsis
Buri, though she does not like the name, is a restless young girl from the village named Holdi Gaon. She was married to his cousin quite older than her and become mother of his two sons Salim and Kalim of first marriage. She then gives birth a child and named him Rois. He is both deaf and dumb. Her sons grow up and married off. At that time, war broke out. Salim goes to War Camp and Kalim stays at home to look after her mother.The member of the village inform this to the Pakistani Military. They came to her house and ask Kalim to give them Salim and other freedom fighters' information. He denies and then they killed him. One night, Hafez and Kader, two freedom fighters come for shelter as they run out bullet in Buri's house. She sheltered them and when Pakistani Military come to her house, she takes the final decision to save them. She wakes up her autistic son and gives him rifle and brings him to the Military.
, 2h6 Réalisé parChashi Nazrul Islam OrigineBangladesh GenresDrame ActeursAnwara, Golam Mustafa, Abdur Razzak, Bulbul Ahmed Note72% Haran (Golam Mustafa) family consists of his wife Shuvoda (Anwara), two daughter - Lolona and Chholona, one son Madhab, and a widowed sister. Lolona becomes widow after one month of marriage and is sent back to her fathers. Haran is addicted to gambling and lives from hand to mouth.
, 2h3 Réalisé parGoutam Ghose GenresDrame ActeursSoumitra Chatterjee, Sharmila Tagore, Subhendu Chatterjee, Tabu, Champa, Roopa Ganguly Note56% The film features the characters from Satyajit Ray's Aranyer Din Ratri, returning to the forest over thirty years later. Ashim, Sanjoy, Harinath and Aparna have grown old in this film; Shekhar has died. They set out on a journey to break off every link with civilisation for a few days. However, the trip turns sour when Ashim and Aparna's daughter, Amrita, goes missing. It transpires that she is being held for ransom by local tribespeople. Police intervene and the kidnapped girl is returned to her parents, albeit against her own wishes.