Splendours of alternative films
The PM emphasised in her speech on the immense strength of films as mass media, and urged everyone associated with the film industry--filmmakers, producers, technicians, actors and actresses--to make proper use of it for the betterment of the nation. She pointed at the necessity of good films and reviving the larger audience that used to go to the cinema halls earlier. She also gave importance to use the vast treasure of Bangla literature as the source of the stories for the films.
Information minister M Tariqul Islam, Chairman of the Jury Board M Mofazzal Karim, Information Secretary Nazmul Alam Siddiqui, and Managing Director of Film Development Corporation Wasimul Bari Rajiv were also present at the ceremony.
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. Abu Sayeed's Kittonkhola has won a maximum of nine awards. Director Tanvir Mokammel has won individual awards for direction of Chitra Nodir Parey and Lalshalu. Besides, he has won awards for story and dialogue for the former, and for dialogue for the latter. The best actors and actresses are Zahid Hassan and Shamsun Nahar Shimla for the year 1999, Riaz Ahmed and Champa for 2000, and Raisul Islam Asad and Moushumi for 2001. Veteran actor ATM Shamsuzzaman has won two awards as the best comedian in '99 and 2000. Some young and mainly television performers like Chandni, Tomalika Karmakar, Shahidul Alam Sachchu have also won awards for their outstanding performance in best supporting roles.
Films like Sraban Megher Din and Dui Duari of popular novelist Humayun Ahmed have been able to attract the middle class viewers towards the cinema halls after quite a long time. On the other hand, Chitra Nodir Parey and Lalshalu of Tanvir Mokammel, and Kittonkhola of Abu Sayeed have also created much applause among the film watchers. And not just at home, our films have affected the foreign audiences too, as did Tareq Masud's Matir Moyna at the Cannes festival last year. That three good films have won in most of the categories is an obvious sign to the revival of the old golden era of Bangla films.