Meghmallar মেঘমল্লার I A film by Zahidur Rahim Anjan I BENGAL CINEMA INITIATIVES

#BENGALCINEMAINITIATIVES ’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’ MEGHMALLAR (Feature Film, Digital 2K, 92 min, 2014) Directed by Zahidur Rahim Anjan Meghmallar, a powerful feature film by eminent filmmaker and educator Zahidur Rahim Anjan (1964-2025), is based on a short story by the renowned Bengali writer Akhteruzzaman Elias. The film received the National Film Grant from the Government of Bangladesh and went on to win five National Film Awards, including Best Script and Best Direction. It was also selected for screening at the prestigious Toronto International Film Festival and showcased at numerous other international festivals around the world. Meghmallar is a deeply moving tale of fear, courage, and hope, set during the monsoon of 1971, as Bangladesh’s Liberation War gathers force. Over the course of just three days, an ordinary middle-class family is swept into the chaos of history. The film follows Nurul Huda, a quiet college teacher whose life is upended when his brother-in-law secretly joins the freedom fighters. As the Liberation War rages on, Huda tries to maintain normalcy—until the Pakistani Army arrests him, suspecting rebel ties. Handed a raincoat once worn by Mintu, his brother-in-law, Huda is drawn into the conflict he tried to avoid. Under brutal interrogation, fear gives way to conviction. He embraces the spirit of resistance—and pays the ultimate price. A powerful story of sacrifice and survival, Meghmallar explores the quiet heroism of ordinary people in extraordinary times. Meghmallar was created under the Young Filmmakers Project (Nobeen Chalachittra Nirmata Prakalpa) of the Bengal Cinema Development Forum, which was launched in 2013 to support emerging Bangladeshi directors. The film is released by Bengal Creations, a leading platform for quality music, cinema, and digital media content in Bangladesh. ’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’ Script and Direction: Zahidur Rahim Anjan Camera: Sudhir Palsane Sound Design: Ratan Paul Art Direction: Towfiqur Rahman Editing: Sameer Ahmed, Junaed Halim Music: Abhijit Bose Cast Nurul Huda: Shahiduzzaman Selim Asma: Aparna Ghosh Shudha: Zara Mintu: Jayanta Chattopaddhyay Military personnel: Mustafiz Shahin, Adnan Sobhan Evan Technical Information 2K Digital Format, 5.1 Surround Sound =========================== 🔔 Please do Subscribe & enable notifications for more contents from us! 👍 Website: http://www.bengalfoundation.org​​​​ 👍 Facebook:   / bengalfoundat.  . 👍 Twitter:   / trustfortheart.  . 👍 Instagram:   / bengalfound....  . ------------------------------------------------------------------------ © Bengal Foundation 2025