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Akash Ar Mati
1959 film From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Akash Ar Mati (The Sky and the Earth) is a 1959 black and white film directed by Fateh Lohani and produced by Film Development Corporation (FDC).[1] It was the first sound feature produced in East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) including post-production,[2] though like Mukh O Mukhosh (The Face and the Mask), the first Bengali-language film made in East Pakistan, it used some cast and crew from the West Bengal film industry.[3]
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Background
Akash Ar Mati was actor-director Fateh Lohani's second venture. Satrang, an Urdu film directed by him was released in 1965.[4] He based Akash ar Mati on one of dramatist Bidhayak Bhattacharya's stories.[5] A musical film, it was thematically ambitious. But it suffered from poor technical knowledge and the inexperience of film-makers of Dhaka.[6][7] The film flopped commercially.[8]
Legendary Bangladeshi actress Sumita Devi,[9] Fazlul Karirt, Pradip, the first Bangladeshi hero Aminul Haque,[1] Dagu, Ali, Zinat, Rablul, Madhuri, Tejon, and Ranon acted in the film.[10] Baby Islam was the cinematographer.[11] Subal Das was the music director.[12]
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Cast
- Sumita Devi
- Fazlul Karirt
- Madhuri
- Aminul Haque
- Rabiul Alam
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