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Ajan Faquir Saheb
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Wikipedia article
'Ajan Faquir Saheb' (Assamese: ' ') is an Assamese language biographical film produced by Bani Kalita and directed by Asif Iqbal Hussain. The film was released on 25 April 2008. The film is based on the life of Ajan Fakir, the Sufi saint and poet who came to Assam from Baghdad.
Production
Both Bishnu Kharghoria and Jayanta Bhagawati had to learn things like offering 'namaj' besides learning some words of Urdu and Arabic to play the characters effectively.
Cast and characters
*Bishnu Kharghoria as Azan Fakir,
*Prithviraj Rabha as Nabi Pir
*Jayanta Bhagawati as Moulabi
*Arun Nath as Gadadhar Singha, the Ahom king
*Moloya Goswami as Jaymati Kunwari, the queen
Awards
Awards received by the film are:
*Chitralekha Award of the United TV and Filmmakers Association for Best Assamese Film of 2008
*Best director Asif Iqbal
*Best music director Dwijen Konwar
*Best screenplay writer Prabhat Goswami
*Best supporting actress Malaya Goswami.
See also
*Jollywood
References
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