Amar Bondhu Rashed

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{{Infobox film
| name = Amar Bondhu Rashed
| image = Amar_Bondhu_Rashed.jpg
| alt = 
| caption = DVD cover
| native_name = {{Infobox name module|language=bn|title=আমার বন্ধু রাশেদ}}
| director = [[Morshedul Islam]]
| producer = [[Faridur Reza Sagar]]
| screenplay = {{Plainlist|
* [[Morshedul Islam]]
* Barkat Ullah Maruf
}}
| based_on = {{based on|''Amar Bondhu Rashed''|[[Muhammad Zafar Iqbal]]}}
| starring = {{Plainlist|
* Chowdhury Zawata Afnan
* Rayan Ibtesham Chowdhury
* Refayat Zinnat
* Faiyaz Bin Zia
}}
| music = [[Emon Saha]]
| cinematography = L. Apu Rozario
| editing = Ratan Paul
| studio = {{Plainlist|
* Monon Chalachitra
* [[Impress Telefilm]]
}}
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|2011|4|1|df=y}}
| runtime =
| country = [[Bangladesh]]
| language = [[Bengali language|Bengali]]
| budget =
| gross =
}}
'''''Amar Bondhu Rashed''''' ({{lang-bn|আমার বন্ধু রাশেদ}}, English: My Friend Rashed) is a film directed by [[Morshedul Islam]], known for making indie movies.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/magazine/2011/12/02/profile.htm|title=Making Memorable Moments|last=Haq|first=Fayza|publisher=The Daily Star|work=Star Weekend Magazine|access-date=2019-08-05}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.newagebd.net/article/70267/morshedul-islam-the-maestro-of-independent-cinema|title=Morshedul Islam: The maestro of independent cinema|work=New Age|language=en|access-date=2019-08-05}}</ref> Adapted from the novel of same name ''Amar Bondhu Rashed'' by [[Muhammad Zafar Iqbal]], the story narrates the brave and courageous actions displayed by schoolboy Rashed, told from the perspective of his friend Ibu, during the [[Bangladesh Liberation War|Bangladesh Liberation war]] and [[1971 Bangladesh genocide|Bangladesh Genocide]].<ref name="SAFF 2012 film synopsis">{{cite web|title=SAFF 2012 film synopsis|url=http://southasianfilmfestival.in/SAFF%202012%20FILMS%20SYNONPSIS%20FINAL.pdf|publisher=southasianfilmfestival.in|access-date=19 March 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.theindependentbd.com/printversion/details/26920|title=Amar Bondhu Rashed, Guerrilla to be screened at BSA today|work=The Independent|access-date=2019-08-05}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CBOMDwAAQBAJ&q=Amar+Bondhu+Rashed&pg=PA12|title=The History of Genocide in Cinema: Atrocities on Screen|last1=Friedman|first1=Jonathan|last2=Hewitt|first2=William|date=2016-10-27|publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing|isbn=9781786730473|pages=11–12|language=en}}</ref> The movie was released on 1 April 2011.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-180203|title=Amar Bondhu Rashed|date=2011-04-03|work=The Daily Star|language=en|access-date=2019-08-05}}</ref> The music was composed and directed by Rizvi Hasan.

==Plot==
This a story of a boy named ''Ibu'' during [[Bangladesh Liberation War]] in 1971. He lives in a small town. The main character Rashed suddenly appears at his school. Rashed, the name was given by the class teacher at the first day at school. In 1971, when other students are not conscious about the liberation movement Rashed could understand the matters. Rashed started to motivate others to make them understand those matters. One day, Pakistani army attacks the town and Rashed observes the battle. He and his friends start to help the [[Mukti Bahini]].

==Cast==
* Chowdhury Zawata Afnan as Rashed
* Rayaan Ittesham Chowdhury as Ibu
*[[Rizvi Hasan]]
* Refayat Zinnat as Fazlu
* Faiyaz Bin Zia as Asraf
* [[Shovon Jaman]]
* Likhon Rahi as Dilip
* Kaosar Abedin as Kader
* [[Arman Parvez Murad]] as Shafiq Bhai
* [[Humaira Himu]]<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-145794|title=Passion for acting|date=2010-07-08|work=The Daily Star|language=en|access-date=2019-08-05}}</ref> as Aru Apa
* [[Raisul Islam Asad]] as senior Ibu
* Kazi Rayhan Rabbi as Ibu's son
* [[Pijush Banerjee]] as Ibu's father
* [[Wahida Mollick Jolly]] as Ibu's mother
* Inamul Huque as Majid Sir
* [[Gazi Rakayet]] as Ajraf Ali
* Kamol Ghosh as Dilip's father
* Kholilur Rahman Kadery as doctor
* Md Jakir Hossain (Actor) as Freedom Fighters
* Habibur Rahman as Freedom Fighter
* Shahinur Rahman as Freedom Fighter

== Production ==
Amar Bondhu Rashed was based on the novel of the same name by professor Muhammad Zafar Iqbal and was adapted by Filmmaker Morshedul Islam.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-133684|title=Updates on Morshedul Islam's new film "Amar Bondhu Rashed"|date=2010-04-10|work=The Daily Star|language=en|access-date=2019-08-05}}</ref> This is the second collaboration between Zafar Igbal and Morshedul Islam following [[Dipu Number Two|Dipu Number 2]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-96312|title=Morshedul Islam to bring Zafar Iqbal's novel to the big screen|date=2009-07-10|work=The Daily Star|language=en|access-date=2019-08-05}}</ref> It was jointly produced by [[Monon Chalachitra]] and [[Impress Telefilm Ltd]] and was partially funded by a grant from the Government of Bangladesh. Ashirbad Chalachitra was the distributor of the film.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-179759|title=Story of a Teenage Freedom Fighter|date=2011-03-31|work=The Daily Star|language=en|access-date=2019-08-05}}</ref>

== Release ==
Amar Bondhu Rashed was released on 1 April 2011 in Dhaka, Khulna, Rajshahi, and Dinajpur in Bangladesh. The premier of the movie was held in [[Star Cineplex]] in Dhaka.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> The [[Pabna District]] [[Bangladesh Police|Police]] and Pathshala, a non-profit organization, jointly organized the screening of the movie in 30 school and colleges in the district.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/arts-entertainment/film/amar-bondhu-rashed-inspires-schoolchildren-pabna-1556116|title="Amar Bondhu Rashed" inspires schoolchildren in Pabna|date=2018-04-01|work=The Daily Star|language=en|access-date=2019-08-05}}</ref> The movie was screen at [[Shahjalal University of Science and Technology]] where the write of the book, [[Muhammad Zafar Iqbal]], is a faculty member.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-191983|title="Amar Bondhu Rashed" screened at SUST|date=2011-06-29|work=The Daily Star|language=en|access-date=2019-08-05}}</ref> On 23 May 2011, it was screen in [[Manikganj District]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-186823|title=Amar Bondhu Rashed screened in Manikganj|date=2011-05-23|work=The Daily Star|language=en|access-date=2019-08-05}}</ref> On 16 July 2011 the movie was screened at [[Rajshahi University]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/newDesign/cache/cached-news-details-194396.html|title=Amar Bondhu Rashed screened at RU|work=The Daily Star|access-date=2019-08-05}}</ref> The movie was screened at the 7th annual [[South Asian Film Festival]] in 2012.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-255546|title=Dissolving boundaries|date=2012-10-31|work=The Daily Star|language=en|access-date=2019-08-05}}</ref> It was screened at the 6th International Children's Film Festival, organized by Children's Film Society of Bangladesh, in Khulna in 2013.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-266380|title=Int'l Children's Film Festival in Barisal wraps up|date=2013-01-24|work=The Daily Star|language=en|access-date=2019-08-05}}</ref> The movie was screened at a film festival organized by the Theatre and Film Department of [[Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy]] in 2013.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news/film-festival-at-shilpakala|title=Film festival at Shilpakala|date=2013-09-05|work=The Daily Star|language=en|access-date=2019-08-05}}</ref>

=== Reception ===
Tamana Khan wrote in her review for [[The Daily Star (Bangladesh)|The Daily Star]] wrote that it was a "commendable effort to bring something entertaining for children but one that could have been done with a little more finesse". She praised the attempt but felt the adaption did not develop the relationship between the characters by leaving out some of the scenes from the book.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/magazine/2011/04/04/film.htm|title=A Treat for Children|last=Khan|first=Tamanna|publisher=The Daily Star|work=[[Star Weekend Magazine]]|access-date=2019-08-05}}</ref> The Daily Star placed it on a list of "essential Bangla movies for children" list in 2015 and on a list of 5 "memorable films" on the Bangladesh Liberation war in 2017.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/shout/unwind/the-essential-bangla-movies-children-157183|title=The Essential Bangla Movies for Children|date=2015-10-15|work=The Daily Star|language=en|access-date=2019-08-05}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/showbiz/movie-review-0/5-memorable-films-based-the-liberation-war-1505542|title=5 Memorable Films Based on the Liberation War|date=2017-12-16|work=The Daily Star|language=en|access-date=2019-08-05}}</ref>

== See also ==
* ''[[Dipu Number Two (Film)|Dipu Number Two]]''

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|1918969|My Friend Rashed (Amar Bondhu Rashed)}}
{{Morshedul Islam}}

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