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| Press show |
In August 2015, I joined "Laal Moroger Jhuti" (Call of the Red-Rooster) as a film worker. Our first team meeting was in the Dhaka residence of the filmmaker couple, Nurul Alam Atique-Matia Banu Shuku, also the writer-director and producer of the film.
Then I started on a long voyage with this film and we visited different areas of Dhaka, Kushtia, Syedpur, Dinajpur, Thakurgaon. Later, the film's production came to a halt, and in my reality, I was unable to maintain a steady connection with the work. Yet, I tried to engage with the film in various ways and noticed more about the film's behind-the-scenes.
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| Family show |
In his statement at the first meeting, Atique Bhai said that in the current context, his production team needs to carry out a "liberation fight of Bengali cinema" to complete the production of this government-funded film. After that battle, when I sat in the auditorium of the Bangladesh Film Archive in December 2021, watching the film's press show, just one word repeatedly came to mind, "wow.
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Joyraj and Antu
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When I used to hang out in Dhaka's Shahbag area on a regular basis, sometimes overnight, that's when I met photographer and actor Ananta Munir Ahmed (Antu), and our bond has grown gradually over the past decade and a half. I was numb when I heard about his accidental death in Kushtia on September 26 of last year. This guy, who has left his family and friends in tears, has left the final signature of his dedication and commitment to working in this movie.
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| Faruk Hossain and Ahmed Rubel |
As a journalist and as a film worker, I've met a lot of amazing people. I'd like to remember the late Faruk Hossain today. While he was working as a make-up artist on the set of the film 'Call of the Red-Rooster', I got a chance to take this picture.
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Ratan Sheikh
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Ratan Sheikh, the late gaffer (chief lighting technician), was one of the people I met during the work on the film 'Call of the Red-Rooster.' He also says goodbye to the world before the film's release.
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Shahjahan Shamrat
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Shahjahan Shamrat is the only man who has sustained from beginning to end, both in front of and behind the camera. He's been with the team since the movie script was drafted. He was expected to help with a variety of tasks, such as research, location scouting, and performer selection. And, hopefully, everyone who saw the film realized how serious he was about his actual job, acting. It is now the responsibility of the global audience to recognize his efforts.
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| Behind the Scenes/2016 |
