Golapi Ekhon Traine | |
Native Name: | গোলাপী এখন ট্রেনে |
Director: | Amjad Hossain |
Producer: | Amjad Hossain |
Music: | Alauddin Ali |
Cinematography: | Rafiqul Bari Chowdhury |
Editing: | Enamul Haque |
Distributor: | Shukla Films |
Runtime: | 114 min |
Country: | Bangladesh |
Language: | Bengali |
Budget: | ৳5 lakh |
Golapi Ekhon Traine (Bengali: গোলাপী এখন ট্রেনে|Gōlāpī Ekhon Trēnē|Golapi is now on a train - English name: The Endless Trail) is a Bangladeshi drama film based on the novel of Amjad Hossain Droupodi Ekhon Traine and directed by himself.[1] The film is one of his "Golapi" film series.[2] This film was released on September 5, 1978 and became popular and had positive critical receptions.
Mondol (A.T.M. Shamsuzzaman) is an influential person in the village. His son Milon (Farooque) likes the daughter of a street singer (Anwar Hossain) Golapi (Bobita). Mondol brings a marriage proposal for Golapi but the groom's family demand dowry in the form of a bicycle. Golapi's father cannot afford it. Milon pays for the cycle. The marriage does not take place unfortunately and Golapi's father commits suicide. As a result, Golapi's family fall further into poverty and she starts to work various jobs on the trains. The people from the village do not take this positively and try to stop her from working on the trains.
The music of this film was directed by Alauddin Ali and lyrics were penned by Tahera Haque, Moniruzzaman Monir, Mohammad Moniruzzaman, Gazi Mazharul Anwar and Amjad Hossain. Syed Abdul Hadi, Sabina Yasmin and other popular singers sang in this film.[3]
Track | Singer(s) | Lyrics | Music Director | |
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Achen Amar Muktar | Alauddin Ali | |||
Hayre Kopal Mondo | Tahera Haque, Moniruzzaman Monir, Mohammad Moniruzzaman, Gazi Mazharul Anwar and Amjad Hossain | Alauddin Ali |