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| Nirontor | |
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| Directed by | Abu Sayeed |
| Written by | Humayun Ahmed |
| Produced by | Impress Telefilm Limited |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Mazibul Huq Bhuiyan |
| Edited by | Junaid Halim |
| Music by | S I Tutul |
Release date |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | Bangladesh |
| Language | Bengali |
Nirontor (in English as Forever Flows) is a 2006 Bangladeshi drama film directed by Abu Sayeed.[1] It stars Shabnoor, Ilias Kanchan, Jayanta Chattopadhyay, Dolly Johur, Litu Anam, and Amirul Haq Chowdhury.[2] It was Bangladesh's submission to the 79th Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee.[3][4]
Plot
[edit]The film portrays the struggle of Tithi, a young girl from a lower-middle-class family. Tithi takes up the job of a call girl to support her family. With time, the economic condition of the family changes, but slowly Tithi becomes very much aloof and indifferent to everything. She takes refuge in solitude.

Cast
[edit]- Shabnur as Tithi[5]
- Ilias Kanchan as Dabir, a client of Tithi[5][6]
- Jayanta Chattopadhyay
- Dolly Johur as Minu, Tithi's mother[5]
- Litu Anam
- Amirul Huq Chowdhury as Jalaluddin, Tithi's father[5]
- Shilpi Sharkar Apu as Farida, Dabir's wife[6]
Award
[edit]- Special Jury Award, International Film Festival of India, Goa, 2006
- Best Film, International Film Festival Kerala, 2006
- Best Film by FIPRESCI, International Film Festival of Kerala, 2006
- Bangladesh Submission for OSCAR, 2006
Festival participations
[edit]- Official selection, Rotterdam International film Festival
- Official selection, Palm Spring International Film Festival
- Official selection, Kolkata International Film Festival
- Official selection, Bangalore international film festival
- Official selection, Pune International Film Festival
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Abu Sayeed film's screening at Public Library today, tomorrow". The Independent. Dhaka.
- ^ "Film Festival Summaries Today". The Desert Sun. 10 January 2007. p. F4.
- ^ Sneider, Jeff (19 October 2006). "Oscar race counts 61 countries". Variety. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
- ^ "Foreign language Oscar nominees announced". The New Zealand Herald. 17 January 2007. Archived from the original on 4 December 2012. Retrieved 22 June 2008.
- ^ a b c d Waheed, Karim (31 October 2006). "'Nirontor': An endless cycle". The Daily Star.
- ^ a b নতুন দুই সিনেমায় শিল্পী সরকার অপু [Artist Sarkar Apu in two new movies]. B Barta 24 (in Bengali). 27 September 2016.
