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Wikipedia article
'Aynabaji' ( ) is a 2016 Bangladeshi crime thriller film directed by Amitabh Reza Chowdhury and produced by Gousul Alam under the banner of Content Matters Production. The film stars Chanchal Chowdhury, Masuma Rahman Nabila and Partha Barua in lead roles. It is the director Amitabh Reza's first feature film. It was released on 30 September 2016. It is considered a milestone of Bangladeshi films in recent times. It was remade into the Telugu language film 'Gayatri'.
Plot
The story is about Ayna, a struggling actor who gets to live his profession in real life after failing in his career. Gifted with the natural talents of acting, he is a man with a versatile character and can morph into anybody he wants. For this, he faces different circumstances in his life and thus the story evolves. It is also a story about the dark side of metro city Dhaka, depicting the constant combat between the ruling class and mass people living the city.
Cast
* Chanchal Chowdhury as Sharafat Karim Ayna/Nizam Sayeed Chowdhury.
* Lutfur Rahman George as a dishonest businessman
* Masuma Rahman Nabila as Hridi
* Partha Barua as Saber, a news reporter
* Bijori Barkatullah
* Amitabh Reza Chowdhury
* Brindaban Das as prison officer
* Jamil Ahmed as Saber's manservant
* Shohel Mondol
* Rizvi Hasan
* Heera Chowdhury
* Shawkat Osman
* Shovon Jaman
* Khairul Basar
* Iffat Trisha
* Raihan Chowdhury
* Gousul Alam (Guest Appearance)
Arifin Shuvoo, and Bijori Barkatullah makes guest appearances as AC Sajjad and Saber's separated wife respectively. Producer Gousul Alam and director Amitabh Reza Chowdhury have special appearances.
Production
Gousul Alam Shaon had written the story for the film, while Anam Biswas adapted into a screenplay. Esha Yousuf was the executive producer of the film while Amitabh Reza is the director of the movie. The entire film was shot in Dhaka. Shooting of the film officially began in February 2015 and ended in August 2015. The film was released on 30 September 2016.
Soundtrack
The music for 'Aynabaji' is composed by Arnob, Fuad, Habib & Chirkut Band. Songs have been well praised by critics.
Release
The film was released on 30 September 2016 in Dhaka and later in Chittagong and other cities. It was screened at March du Film at 69th annual Cannes Film Festival, where it scored well. Aynabaji has won the award of the best film at United States's 11th Seattle South Asian Film Festival. The movie was pirated after it was released on Robi online TV. The film had a limited release in theaters in the United States, France, Canada and Australia.
Reception
Aynabaji received large positive reviews. The movie has received a good response from both critics and audience. Zahid Akbar from 'The Daily Star' gave the film a 4 out of 5 star rating, saying "The film provides the viewers with an empathic view to its characters, which is coupled with brilliant storytelling making the audience wanting more." He praised the film for its story, cast, Chanchal Chowdhury's performance, and "impeccable" cinematography, but criticized the film for being too long.
Box office
Rafi Hossain of 'The Daily Star' described it as "an instant blockbuster hit". It did a record 91 shows in 10 days, the highest number for any Bangladeshi film. With an occupancy record of 98.89%, in eight weeks it collected BDT 20.3 million.Awards
*Bangladesh National Film Awards 2016
**Best Director
**Best Actor
**Best Screenplay
**Best Cinematography
**Best Editing
**Best Sound Recording
**Best Costume Design
Spin-off and remake/Influence
Aynabaji has a spin-off TV series titled 'Aynabaji-Original series'. 'Gayatri' an official Indian Telugu remake of 'Aynabaji' has been released on 9 February 2018.
See also
* List of Bangladeshi films of 2016
References
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