Humayun Ahmed with his new film: Chandra Katha

Director Humayun Ahmed in action

The story of Chandra Katha revolves around the life of a typical young village girl named Chandra (Shawon). The girl and her cousin Jalil (Ferdous) fall in love with each other as they grow up under the care of Chandra's mother. But Chandra's mother fixes her marriage with Amin (Ahmed Rubel), the servant of an ex-zamindar. On the wedding day, the two lovers run away from home. But ultimately fate divides their path of love and Chandra's tragedy begins when she is forced to marry the zamindar, Amin's master. She has to endure mental and physical torture inflicted by her husband. The emotional and tragic love story comes to an end with the murder of the landlord.

Viewers, who expect something new from Humayun Ahmed, the leading filmmaker of the industry, will be quite disheartened by the movie. There is nothing special for the audience to carry back home, the entertainment fades as soon as the curtain drops. This is nothing but a typical Humayun Ahmed film, with the same stereotyped love story and style.

Skillful and adept performance of all the artistes might help Humayun Ahmed to captivate the audience for a couple of fleeting hours. Asaduzzaman Noor in the character of the landlord and Champa in the character of a paralyzed man's wife are brilliant.

The movie is releasing publicly on August 22.