Chhutir Ghonta Explained

Chhutir Ghonta
Native Name:
Language:bn
ছুটির ঘণ্টা
Director:Azizur Rahman
Producer:Ramala Shaha
Music:Satya Shaha
Editing:Nurun Nabi
Distributor:Swaralipi Banichitra
Runtime:148 minutes
Country:Bangladesh
Language:Bengali
Gross:[1]

Chhutir Ghonta (Bengali: ছুটির ঘণ্টা When The Bell Rang) is a 1980 Bangladeshi drama film written and directed by Azizur Rahman. It stars Razzak, Shabana, Sujata and Sumon in the lead.[2]

It is based on the true story of a twelve-year-old school boy named Khokon in Bangladesh, who starved to death after the washroom he was in was mistakenly closed by the caretaker the day before the Muslim vacation Eid-ul-Azha started. The boy was found dead after the vacation was over.

Plot

The film opens up at a mental asylum. At the beginning of the day, a man starts ringing a bell which infuriates one of the patients Abbas Mia. After he gets injured by a guard for yelling(in an effort to stop the ringing), he gets healed by a doctor who asks him why he yells every time the bell rings. After which, Abbas Mia starts to tell him a story.

Many years ago, when Abbas Mia was the caretaker of a school (known as "Nilgiri Multipurpose High School) There was a boy name Khokon. While Khokons mother loves her son to mourn over the loss over her husband, Khokon is generally loved by the students, teachers, and especially Abbas Mia.

Since the Muslim vacation Eid-ul-Azha is approaching, Khokon plans to meet his maternal grandfather. However, his maternal grandfather arrives early and he, Khokon, and his mother both go shopping, Khokon later sees an advertisement for a magic show and asks his mother if he can go and see it.

The magic show is hosted by Jewel Aich and he explains that he can get out of any locked box or room

Cast

Soundtrack

The film's soundtrack is composed by Satya Shaha and his chief assistant Swapan Saha.

Track Songs Translations Singer(s) note
1Ekdin chhuti hobe onek dhure zaboOne day a holiday will happen, we will go very fartitle song
2Achar khaile bichar hobe
3Purush manush kenze ailo duniyay
4Amader deshta shopnopuri

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ঢালিউডের ইতিহাসে সবার ওপর 'বেদের মেয়ে জোৎসনা' . 2023-07-06 . www.jugantor.com . en.
  2. Web site: Chutir Ghonta (1980) ছুটির ঘণ্টা. bn. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20141106235655/http://www.allbdmovie.com/2013/12/chutir-ghonta-1980.html. November 6, 2014. November 6, 2014.