Oggatonama (Bengali: অজ্ঞাতনামা lit. 'The Unnamed') is a 2016 Bangladeshi drama film directed and written by Tauquir Ahmed. It was selected as the Bangladeshi entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.[2][3] The film stars Fazlur Rahman Babu, Shahiduzzaman Selim, Mosharraf Karim, Nipun Akter, Shatabdi Wadud, and several others. Oggatonama was released on 19 August 2016 in Bangladesh by Impress Telefilm. It is about a Bangladeshi migrant who dies after illegally entering the United Arab Emirates with a fake passport. The Bangladesh police receive the wrong corpse.[4]
| Oggatonama | |
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| Directed by | Tauquir Ahmed |
| Written by | Tauquir Ahmed |
| Produced by | Faridur Reza Sagar |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Enamul Haque Sohel |
| Music by | Pinto Ghosh |
| Distributed by | Impress Telefilm |
Release dates |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | Bangladesh |
| Language | Bengali |
Plot
editAsiruddin Pramanik, the son of Kifayet Uddin Pramanik (Fazlur Rahman Babu), goes to Ajman with a fake passport, identified as Sheikh Abdul Wahhab, bought from Ramjan (Shahiduzzaman Selim). A group of policemen, headed by MA Kuddus (Shatabdi Wadud), had to get the dead body of "Wahhab" after a deadly incident in Ajman had occurred, killing six people, and they first go to Shubgacha to confirm Wahhab's death to his family. As it turns out, Wahhab is alive and lives in Rome and formerly worked in Ajman, as confirmed by his father (Abul Hayat). It was later revealed that the one died in Ajman was, in fact, Asiruddin Pramanik, who went there with Wahhab's old passport tempered with Pramanik's photo.
Kifayet and Ramjan later go to the Shah Jalal International Airport to collect the dead body of Asir. While preparing to bury him, the body was apparently uncircumcised. Then, it was revealed that there was a mix up of the bodies. Beauty (Nipun Akter) who was supposed to go to Ajman as Pramanik's wife, had her police clearance ready, but later decides not to go there. Ramjan and Kifayet go to Dhaka again with Farhad (Mosharraf Karim) to go to various places and even the airport but none of them were willing to do anything with the body. MA Kuddus later contacts the Embassy of Bangladesh in the United Arab Emirates, and found out that Asir was actually dead and there is nothing to do if there is a mix up of bodies, since the six people who have died, including Asir himself, in the incident were unidentifiable. Kifayet decided to bury the body with his own hands.
Cast
edit- Fazlur Rahman Babu as Kifayet Uddin Pramanik[5][6]
- Shahiduzzaman Selim as Ramjan Ali[7][8]
- Mosharraf Karim as Farhad[9][10]
- Nipun Akter as Beauty[11]
- Shatabdi Wadud as MA Kuddus (Officer in Charge)[12]
- Abul Hayat as Wahab's father, Sheikh Abdul Hakim[13]
- Shahed Sharif Khan[14] as Wadud
- Shahed Ali[15][16]
- Robena Reza Jui[17]
- Ziaul Huq Kislu[18]
- Nazmul Huda Bacchu[19]
- Momen Chodhury[20]
Awards
edit| Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Recipient(s) and nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh National Film Awards | 8 July 2018 | Best Film | Faridur Reza Sagar | Won | [21][22] |
| Best Performance in a Negative Role | Shahiduzzaman Selim | Won | |||
| Best Story | Tauquir Ahmed | Won |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Oggatonama to represent Bangladesh at Oscars". The Daily Star. 27 September 2016. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ^ এবার অস্কারে যাচ্ছে ‘অজ্ঞাতনামা’. bdnews24 (in Bengali). 26 September 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
- ^ "Oggatonama to represent Bangladesh at Oscars". The Daily Star. 26 September 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
- ^ "'The Unnamed' ('Oggatonama'): Film Review | Kolkata 2016". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ^ "Hasina promises support for Bangladeshis to make world-class films". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ^ "PM distributes National Film Award". New Age. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ^ "Oggatonama: Saga of nameless faces". The Daily Star. 2 September 2016. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ^ "Oggatonama to represent Bangladesh at Oscars". The Daily Star. 27 September 2016. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ^ "Bangladesh picked "Oggatonama" for Oscar". Dhaka Tribune. 27 September 2016. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ^ "Oscars: Bangladesh Selects 'The Unnamed' for Foreign-Language Category". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ^ "Oggatonama arrives". Dhaka Tribune. 16 August 2016. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ^ "Tauqir Ahmed bags two at Kosovo film festival". Dhaka Tribune. 5 September 2016. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ^ Ramachandran, Naman (27 September 2016). "Bangladesh Sends 'The Unnamed' to the Oscars". Variety. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ^ ইরানের ফজর উৎসবে ‘অজ্ঞাতনামা’. Bangla Tribune (in Bengali). Retrieved 25 May 2019.
- ^ নতুন বছরে তিন চলচ্চিত্রে শাহেদ. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 28 November 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
- ^ Hasan, Imtiaz. "'অজ্ঞাতনামা' নিয়ে ফিরছেন তৌকির". bdnews24.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 25 May 2019.
- ^ দুই বছর পর. Manab Zamin (in Bengali). Retrieved 25 May 2019.
- ^ "Print প্রশংসিত বাংলাদেশের অ এবং আ!". banglanews24.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 25 May 2019.
- ^ পহেলা বৈশাখে ‘অজ্ঞাতনামা’ | সংস্কৃতি অঙ্গন. Janakantha (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 25 May 2019. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
- ^ অস্কারে যাওয়ার জন্য মনোনীত ‘অজ্ঞাতনামা’. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 27 September 2016. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
- ^ "National Film Award winners announced". The Daily Star. 6 April 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
- ^ "'Oggatonama' wins National Film Award". Prothom Alo. 6 April 2018. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
External links
edit- Oggatonama at IMDb
- Oggatonama at Bangla Movie Database