Golapi Ekhon Traine

Golapi Ekhon Traine (Bengali: গোলাপী এখন ট্রেনে, romanized: Gōlāpī Ekhon Trēnē, lit. 'Golapi is now on a train' - English name: The Endless Trail) is a Bangladeshi drama film based on the novel of Amjad Hossain Droupodi Ekhon Traine and directed by himself.^[1] The film is one of his "Golapi" film series.^[2] This film was released on September 5, 1978 and became popular and had positive critical receptions.

Golapi Ekhon Traine
Golapi Ekhon Traine Poster
গোলাপী এখন ট্রেনে
Directed by	Amjad Hossain
Written by	Amjad Hossain
Produced by	Amjad Hossain
Starring	Farooque Bobita Anawar Hossain Rosy Samad Tarana Halim Rawshan Jamil A.T.M. Shamsuzzaman
Cinematography	Rafiqul Bari Chowdhury
Edited by	Enamul Haque
Music by	Alauddin Ali
Distributed by	Shukla Films
Release date	September 5, 1978 (1978-09-05)
Running time	114 min
Country	Bangladesh
Language	Bengali
Budget	est. ৳5 lakh
Box office	est.৳1 crore (US$82,000)

Plot

Mondol (A.T.M. Shamsuzzaman) is an influential person in the village. His son, Milon (Farooque), likes the daughter of a street singer (Anwar Hossain) Golapi (Bobita). Mondol brings a marriage proposal for Golapi but the groom's family demand dowry in the form of a bicycle. Golapi's father cannot afford it so Milon pays for the cycle. The marriage does not take place, unfortunately, and Golapi's father commits suicide. As a result, Golapi's family fall further into poverty and she starts to work various jobs on the trains. The people from the village do not take this positively and try to stop her from working on the trains.

Cast

• Bobita - Golapi
• Farooque - Milon
• Anwar Hossain - Golapi's Father
• Rosy Samad - Golapi's Mother
• Anwara - Moina
• Tarana Halim - Alapi
• Rawshan Jamil - Buri
• A.T.M. Shamsuzzaman - Mondol
• Abdullah al Mamun - Manik
• Teli Samad - Bonga

Soundtrack

The music of this film was directed by Alauddin Ali and lyrics were penned by Tahera Haque, Moniruzzaman Monir, Mohammad Moniruzzaman, Gazi Mazharul Anwar and Amjad Hossain. Syed Abdul Hadi, Sabina Yasmin and other popular singers sang in this film.^[3]

Track	Singer(s)	Lyrics	Music Director
Achen Amar Muktar	Syed Abdul Hadi	Gazi Mazharul Anwar and Amjad Hossain	Alauddin Ali
Hayre Kopal Mondo	Sabina Yasmin	Tahera Haque, Moniruzzaman Monir, Mohammad Moniruzzaman, Gazi Mazharul Anwar and Amjad Hossain	Alauddin Ali

Awards

National Film Awards

• Golapi Ekhon Traine made history winning 9 awards out of 16 including Best Film, Best Director, Best Music Director, Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Best Actress in a Supporting Role, Best Lyrics, Best Male Playback Singer, Best Screenplay and Best Cinematography (Color).
• Amjad Hossain made a unique record of achieving 4 National Awards in the same year including Best Film (Producer), Best Director, Best Screenplay and Best Lyricist.

See also

• Golapi (franchise)