Kokhono Asheni

Kokhono Aseni
Kokhono Aseni
Soundtrack album by Mahbuba Rahman, Khan Ataur Rahman and Kalim Sharafi
Released	1961
Recorded	1960
Director	Khan Ataur Rahman
Producer	Azizul Haque ; Manjurul Haque

Kokhono Asheni
Kokhono Asheni
Bengali	কখনো আসেনি
Directed by	Zaheer Raihan
Written by	Zaheer Raihan
Produced by	Azizul Haque; Manjurul Haque;
Starring	Sumita Devi; Khan Ataur Rahman; Sanjeeb Dutt; Shabnam; Kona; Shahidul Amin; Abdullah Yusuf Imam;
Cinematography	Q.M. Zaman
Edited by	Q.M. Zaman
Music by	Khan Ataur Rahman
Production; company	Little Cine Circle
Distributed by	Era Films, Dhaka
Release date	24 November 1961;
Running time	141 minutes
Country	Pakistan
Language	Bengali

Kokhono Asheni (English: Never Came) is a 1961 Pakistani Bengali-language art film,^[1] written and directed by Zaheer Raihan. It was his debut as a film director.^[2] The film was produced by Azizul Haque and Manjurul Haque. It stars Sumita Devi and Khan Ataur Rahman in lead roles with Sanjib Dutt, Shabnam, and Kana in supporting roles.^{[citation needed]}

Cast

Sumita Devi - Mary
Khan Ataur Rahman - Shawkat
Sanjiv Dutt - Sultan
Shabnam
Kona
Mesbah
Shahidul Amin
Abdullah Yusuf Imam
B, A, Malek
Narayan Chakravarti
Muffizul Islam
Civil Majumder
Mohammad Habib
Chakan
Taher
Anima
Devdas Chakravarti

Music

The film music directed by Khan Ataur Rahman.^[3]^{[failed verification]} There are six tracks in this film. Kalim Sharafi wrote the song "Kon Dur Batayone".^[4] The film singer are Mahbuba Rahman, Khan Ataur Rahman and Kalim Sharafi.

Track list

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Dunia Boro Elomelo"	Khan Ataur Rahman	Khan Ataur Rahman	3:51
2.	"Sona Rode Vora Ei Poushali Dupure"	Khan Ataur Rahman	Khan Ataur Rahman	3:55
3.	"Nirala Rater Prothom Prohor"		Mahbuba Rahman	3:30
4.	"Ekhon Ratri"		Mahbuba Rahman	3:29
5.	"Ki Pelam"		Mahbuba Rahman	4:24
6.	"Kon Dur Batayon"	Kalim Sharafi	Kalim Sharafi	4:38

References

^ Raju, Zakir Hossain (2014) [First published 2008]. Bangladesh Cinema and National Identity: In Search of the Modern?. Taylor & Francis. p. 84. ISBN 978-1-317-60181-4.
^ Kamol, Ershad (5 August 2008). "Homage to Zahir Raihan". The Daily Star. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
^ "Khan Ataur Rahman: The eternal bohemian". The Daily Star. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
^ চলচ্চিত্রে কলিম শরাফী. gunijon.com (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 29 October 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2018.

External links

Kokhono Aseni at IMDb

[1] Raju, Zakir Hossain (2014) [First published 2008]. Bangladesh Cinema and National Identity: In Search of the Modern?. Taylor & Francis. p. 84. ISBN 978-1-317-60181-4.

[2] Kamol, Ershad (5 August 2008). "Homage to Zahir Raihan". The Daily Star. Retrieved 4 February 2018.

[3] "Khan Ataur Rahman: The eternal bohemian". The Daily Star. Retrieved 4 February 2018.

[4] চলচ্চিত্রে কলিম শরাফী. gunijon.com (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 29 October 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2018.

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