Khairun Sundari

Khairun Sundari
Bengaliখাইরুন সুন্দরী
Directed byA.K Shohel
Written byA.K Shohel
Screenplay byA.K Shohel
Story byA.K Shohel
Produced byMeghalaya Studio
Starring
Music byEmon Saha
Distributed byAnupam Recording Media
Release date
Running time
151 minutes
CountryBangladesh
LanguageBengali
Box office5 crore (equivalent to 7.8 crore or US$650,000 in 2023)[1]

Khairun Sundari (Bengali: খাইরুন সুন্দরী, English: A Beautiful Lady, Khairun) is a mid-2000s[note 1] Bangladeshi folk film based on a true story starring Moushumi and Ferdous Ahmed in lead roles, directed by A K Sohel.It was remade in India as Praner Swami starring Ferdous Ahmed, Rachana Banerjee & A.T.M. Shamsuzzaman [2][3] It became the highest-grossing Bangladeshi film in 2005.[2][4]

Cast

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Music

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  • "Khairun Lo Tor Lomba Mathar Kesh" - Momtaz Begum (it gained popularity across the country)[5]

Notes

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  1. ^ a b Sources vary regarding the year the film was released. Fahmida Akhter, writing in Shilpakala, states 2004.[2] Jago News 24 and Jugantor place it in 2007.[5][6] United News of Bangladesh describes it in February 2006 as a "popular film", although whether they mean a style of film meant to appeal to the masses or a film that has been released and proved popular, is unclear.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "ঢালিউডের ইতিহাসে সবার ওপর 'বেদের মেয়ে জোৎসনা'". www.jugantor.com. Retrieved 2023-07-06.
  2. ^ a b c Akhter, Fahmida (2014). "Panning from the Past to the Present: The Climate, Context and Concept of Bangladeshi National Cinema" (PDF). Shilpakala. XXII: 60.
  3. ^ "Shooting of Mousumi, Ferdous' 'Pabitra Bhalobasa' at final stage". The Independent. Dhaka. 13 April 2017.
  4. ^ "ঢালিউডের ইতিহাসে সবার ওপর 'বেদের মেয়ে জোৎসনা'". www.jugantor.com. Retrieved 2023-07-06.
  5. ^ a b ঢালিউডে নারী প্রধান ১০ ছবি [Dhallywood women's top 10 films]. Jago News 24 (in Bengali). 8 March 2017.
  6. ^ হারিয়ে যাচ্ছে গ্রামীণ পটভূমি ও লোকজ ধারার ছবি [Pictures of rural background and folk nature going missing]. Jugantor (in Bengali). 27 September 2018.
  7. ^ "111 films to be screened during the cultural carnival". United News of Bangladesh. 27 February 2006. The Baliwoo [sic] and Dhaliwood event will project the latest 18 popular films from both industries, including Indian Black, Paheli, Page 3 and Bangladeshi Khairun Shundari and Gharjamai.
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