Koshai

Koshai (Bengali: কসাই, transl. "butcher") is a 1980 Bangladeshi film directed by Amjad Hossain.^[1] It stars Rozina, Bobita, Alamgir, Kabari, and Jashim. It won four National Film Awards: Best Supporting Actress (Rozina), Best Music Director (Alauddin Ali), Best Male Playback Singer (Syed Abdul Hadi), and Best Female Playback Singer (Sabina Yasmin).

Koshai
Poster
Directed by	Amjad Hossain
Produced by	Amjad Hossain
Starring	Alamgir Rozina Jashim Kabari
Music by	Alauddin Ali, Adhyan Dhara
Release date	1980 (1980)
Country	Bangladesh
Language	Bengali

Cast

• Bobita
• Kabari
• Rozina
• Jashim
• Alamgir

Music

• "Bondhu Tin Din" - Runa Laila
• "Amar Doshe Doshi Ami" - Syed Abdul Hadi

Release and reception

The film was screened at the 1980 Moscow International Film Festival.^[1]

Writing in 2002, Critic Zakir Hossain Raju described Koshai as one of the films of the period that, "bubble with social criticism and satire, which were virtually non-existent earlier".^[2]

Awards

Bangladesh National Film Awards 1980

• Best Supporting Actress - Rozina^[3]
• Best Music Director - Alauddin Ali^[4]
• Best Male Playback Singer - Syed Abdul Hadi^[5]
• Best Female Playback Singer - Sabina Yasmin^[6]