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Only a filmmaker himself can tell a story like "Chotushkone". Converting it to the Audio-Visual media is possible by that person himself or someone who has detailed understanding of the mindset of filmmaker, performer, producer and the relation among themselves. Producer invests money to make a film. But not always he got the proper respect and support from his team. And for a new producer it is more probable scenario. Srijit Mujharjee from his very deep understanding depicted it through celluloid. Chotushkone is unique from that point of view. Special charm and feel is there for the people who are somehow in some way related to this Film Making process. It's a unique film in Bangla language. But universally any film industry peoples and audience can feel the same charm, fascination, sorrow, delightfulness, enthusiasm, horror, pain through the incidents. Its a mixed genre film. Love, Romance, reality, family, action, horror, comedy all in some way come together. But one theme was always there, which is something related to audio-visual media and its people, they way they think, they way they act. Their consistent fight with their own life and work and peoples around them. Excellent performance by Aparna Sen, Goutam Ghose, Chiranjit, Parambrata and each of the performers take to cinema to a new level. Its not only acting based cinema but their proper performance take it to a new height. Proper use of Lens, sometime using the Brecht way to breaking the fourth wall also keep the audience involved in an intimate way. The writer Annapurna Basu who was also writer of Srijit's another interesting cinema Baishe Srabon, also is a writer of Chotushkone. In in both cases Srijit was a very part of Script Writing with the writer. I have seen almost all the films of Srijit and too me till now Chotushkone is Srijits BEST Ever. It shows Srijit's capacity and quality. That's why it will be in many of ours list for long time every year.

1.Meghmallar is a story of a family in the time of Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971 when Pakistan Army and administration was trying every way to control and monitor the schools, citizens of all kind , intellectuals through civil servants , Pakistani collaborators ( infamously called Rajakar by Bangladesh Peoples ). The internal issues with thoughts , internal disturbance , situations regarding livelihood , uncertainty and family sensitively depicted audio-visually by distinguished film activist , teacher and film maker Jahirur Rahim Anjan of Bangladesh. Based on the story named "Raincoat" by famous writer Mr. Akhteruzzaman Ilias , who is mostly known for his novels " Chilekothar Shepai" , whose stories depicts detail of any situation or place reflected with cinematic approach in the movie that intentionally depicts the real Bangladesh and its ordinary peoples' situation and issues in 1971 Liberation War.

2.Due to lack of enough good filmmakers and poor condition of film making industry of Bangladesh , we are failed tremendously to inform the world audience about our Liberation war which was that time ( in 1971) , one of the major events happening in the World Politics where Soviet Union , India, USA , China that means the whole polarized world was involved definitely with this event of Bangladesh-Pakistan War that later on turned into another India-Pakistan War also. And that opportunity to depict the history in film is being grabbed by other filmmakers from other countries rather than Bangladesh to depict it in their way and put their thoughts from their point of view and depict it in someway that is not the actual what we Bangladesh people thinks. And in case of filmmakers from Bengal , we mostly put some stereotype liberation war film making like some footage shots, firing with Rifles, showing Pakistan army, some village soilder as Muktijoddha shot with Lungi and Gamcha ( traditional Bengali dress ) with arms, some rape scene and Rajakar with mostly so called Beard and Tupi ( Islamic Cap) that not always true because we had smart looking , western looking Rajakar's also those are much more stronger collaborator that time , which even Bangladesh people yet not believe proper depiction of our liberation war. In that place , few films started telling our real story which focusing more on telling public tales rather than thinking about doing business using liberation war sentiment . That's why the film Meghmallar is an excellent addition to our Liberation War Time films. ( Recently I have seen comparatively better Liberation Wartime film like Bhuban Majhi by Fakhrul Arefeen Khan , Guerilla by Nasiruddin Yusuf Bachchu etc. ) . In case of Cinematography , visually Meghmallar is a new level for our Liberation War Films. WE have lot of stories , no doubt about that but we are lacking our opportunities to convert those good , historical stories into Cinema Screen.

1. Intelligence is something that can help you most to make a better film, technical parts somehow someone can learn with time, but if you are not a thoughtful person, if you are not feeling passionate about making a film, if it not creates an urge inside you for making a film,then film like Chittagong may not be made. If you feel that it is necessary to make such film with those urge, then films like Chittagong ( 2012) arrives. 2. Bedabrata actually a NASA researcher and have more than 70 patents on his name and he had some experience with audio visual works , possibly some small scale, at least he is a connoisseur of films but when he decided for making the film Chittagong , it surely shows he have that required level of idea about audio visual language. And that one film, Chittagong(2012) brought him National Award. 3. Frequently we found in some scenes where British India police tracing the revolutionary team of bengal based in Chittagong leaded by Surya Sen and whenever they ran away from the police, they used the passage that is within the villagers or known persons. That shows how the general peoples were mixed with revolutionary peoples and people become accustomed to see police just as a part of british government only , not as a team for their service , especially in the British period. That was depicted nicely in the film with several group shots and close shots of face to show the expression of the police and revolutionary team of Chittagong. 4. From the beginning to the end the story was connected by one character who was one of the youngest of the revolutionary team who just died in 2006 who got the inspiration, idea and training from Surya Sen and who have seen most of the story that was told in the film "Chittagong" and was still there to tell the story to us that we found at the end of the film Jhunku's original voice in 2006. And one of the important message from Surya Sen to Jhunku was that , the fight was just a start and next generation have to continue it. It is depicted clearly in the picture. In the final scene , that 14-year boy Jhunku , who already a grown up man after his Andaman Period , again returned with that revolutionary zeal and keep on protesting against British Rulers with the villagers for their right. Jhunku is the character that binded the story for the movie Chittagong. 5. The landscape of Chittagong was brought closely but can be more closer to the event if the Chittagong Local Dialect can be used. As the director is of different area background may be he was more focused to tell the story than depicting the original archeological facts ;that is ok from that particular director's point of view as it is he who is telling the story. Hope someday someone can depict the story with original Chittagong Dialect , which possibly was used by most of those revolutionary team by Surya Sen and places , the landscape , where they spent most of their time , historical events occured to add more archeological value and as a world heritage point of view. As many of us know that in Chittagong Dialect, there are words which have distinct or acute meaning , that adds value. 6. In the film, beautifully depicted , how Hindu and Muslim psychology have played in that period and how British used it for their purpose but still the basic relation keep the bonding against that conspiracy of British rule. And one thing always depicted that most of the police action when occured , British directly not involved first.They sent their own Indian officials , police to attack , to torture which actually made the work more easier for British that period and tougher for the revolutionary who consider them as Indian , their countrymen but those British India's Indian police not depict the revolutionary in the same way, mostly. It clearly shows, British ruled by papers, by their laws , by their divide and rule strategy until the peoples of this sub-continent not able to understand their own nationalistic value and strength. In that sense, the event of capturing armoury of british police, created a big psychological change and that part depicted in many scenes in this film. Sometimes you may find some British like Maj. Wilkinson who look like more softer to the revolutionary actually worked as another way to ruling , it works for British rule as with "Bad Cop , Good Cop" theory. Doing nothing in such situations is also like supporting the unjust acts of British in far more better way as it somehow hides their real intention. That part was also depicted clearly in the film. Maj. Wilkinson's part was good as a white collar villain and depicted nicely. 7. If someone from Bangladesh , specially from that part of Chittagong , who understands the dialect , the landscape , the overall history of that part, the archeological aspects of that part , possibly can bring more value to that story of Surya Sen and his team , the revolutionary events with more detail that is an integral part of the history of Bangladesh also. Thanks to Bedabrata Pain for his excellent work and I am sure it encourage many of us to go for more detail with that story. As a Bangladesh person and Bangalee it made us proud as part of our parts' fight against British Rule. Its a kind of documentation that will inspire others to read and know more about the Chittagong event armoury of the police 8. There are many writers in the world who may not writer as a profession or a regular writer , but their books added tremendous value to the world history because that particular story only can be told by that person or no one before told that story in that way before or a person's work that added value to the history depiction or to inspiring a nation in a particular manner. The film Chittagong have that value. This is the only film he made till today ( the film made in 2012 and language is Hindi and I am writing this article in 2019 ) but the weight of this film, the influence it can make , the story it is telling , added a considerable value for the Bangladesh and Indian Subcontinent audience and history, which will keep on inspiring peoples to know more about this event and the unjust rule which was continuing that time in British India ( British Bangladesh Part mainly)