JK 1971 explained

Director:Fakhrul Arefeen Khan
Based On:PIA flight PK712 hijacking
Music:Debajyoti Mishra
Cinematography:Rana Dasgupta
Editing:Pranoy Dasgupta
Studio:Gorai Films
Distributor:Gorai Films
Runtime:82 mins
Country:Bangladesh

JK 1971 or 1971 et Kay is a 2023 Bangladeshi period drama film directed by Fakhrul Arefeen Khan and produced by Gorai Films. It is the first English-language Bangladeshi film about the Bangladesh liberation war[1] that features Sabyasachi Chakrabarty and Subhra Sourav Das in lead role. The film is based on PIA flight PK712 hijacking.[2]

Premise

On 3 December 1971, Jean Eugene Paul Kay, a French citizen, hijacked a Boeing 720 owned by Pakistan International Airlines at Orly Airport. He demanded that the government of France sent 20 tons of relief and medicines to the camps of East Bengali refugees in India and people of East Pakistan in the support of the Bangladesh liberation war.

Cast

Production

Fakhrul Arefeen Khan, director of the film, announced its production on 9 March 2021. His purpose to produce to the film was to honor the Mujib Year. It was also announced that Sabyasachi Chakrabarty would be in the film, it was his second film with Fakhrul. The director said that the production of JK 1971 would start from April, 2021 in West Bengal.[3] On 18 September 2021, its filming started with 36 actors.[4] Its post-production ended on 23 April 2022.[5]

Release

Fakhrul wanted to release the film on 3 December 2021 after its production.[3] It was screened in Mumbai International Film Festival[6] and International Istanbul Film Festival in August 2022[7] and Kolkata International Film Festival in December 2022.[8] On 10 January 2023, the film got green signal from the Bangladesh Film Censor Board to release in Bangladesh.[9] It became the opening film of 2023 Dhaka International Film Festival.[10] It was theatrically released in Bangladesh on 3 March 2023.[11] It was released in the country on 7 cinemas.[12]

Controversy

After the films' release, Amit Mollick alleged that the basic storyline of the film was lifted from a film script he had emailed to the director in 2017. However, the director denied the allegation and said that he is ready to face the case if Amit files a case of plagiarism against him.[13]

Reception

Film critic Ahsan Kabir of Bangla Tribune praised the performance of lead actors of the film.[14]

Accolades

List of awards and nominations
OrganizationYearCategoryRecipients & nomineesResultRef.(s)
Mumbai International Film Festival2022Best historical filmFakhrul Arefeen Khan
International Istanbul Film FestivalBest narrative feature film
Kolkata International Film FestivalAsian Select Neptac Awards[15]
Dhaka International Film Festival2023Special audiences award[16]

Notes and References

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  2. Web site: 29 May 2022 . Teaser of 'JK 1971' released . 7 April 2023 . . 29 May 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220529163541/https://www.dhakatribune.com/showtime/2022/05/29/teaser-of-jk-1971-released . live .
  3. Web site: Sabyasachi and Fakhrul to work together again in 'JK 1971'. 10 March 2021. 7 April 2023. The Business Standard. 6 April 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230406211019/https://www.tbsnews.net/glitz/sabyasachi-and-fakhrul-work-together-again-jk-1971-214033. live.
  4. News: Shooting of Fakhrul Arefeen's movie JK 1971 begins. 21 September 2021. 7 April 2023. The Asian Age. 7 April 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230407060528/https://dailyasianage.com/news/271958/shooting-of-fakhrul-arefeens-movie-jk-1971-begins. live.
  5. News: Post-production for JK 1971 ends. 23 April 2022. 7 April 2023. New Age. 5 April 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230405211202/https://www.newagebd.net/article/168842/post-production-for-jk-1971-ends. live.
  6. News: মুম্বাই চলচ্চিত্র উৎসবে পুরস্কার জিতেছে 'জেকে ১৯৭১'. bn. 18 August 2022. 7 April 2023. Daily Inqilab. 7 April 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230407060611/https://old.dailyinqilab.com/article/510102/%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%87-%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%9A%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%89%E0%A7%8E%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%9B%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%9C%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%87-%E0%A7%A7%E0%A7%AF%E0%A7%AD%E0%A7%A7. live.
  7. Web site: মুম্বাইয়ের পর এবার ইস্তাম্বুলে পুরস্কৃত 'জেকে ১৯৭১'. bn. 1 September 2022. 7 April 2023. Channel i. 7 April 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230407060546/https://www.channelionline.com/jk-1971-awarded-in-istanbul/. live.
  8. News: কলকাতা চলচ্চিত্র উৎসবে বাংলাদেশের চলচ্চিত্র 'জেকে ১৯৭১' সাড়া ফেলেছে. bn. 19 December 2022. 7 April 2023. Prothom Alo. 21 December 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221221171525/https://www.prothomalo.com/entertainment/ggb8ualc9z. live.
  9. Web site: সেন্সর ছাড়পত্র পেল 'জেকে ১৯৭১'. bn. 13 January 2023. 7 April 2023. Bonikbarta.net. 12 January 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230112203549/https://bonikbarta.net/home/news_description/326956/%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%9B%E0%A6%BE%E0%A7%9C%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B2-%E2%80%98%E0%A6%9C%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%87-%E0%A7%A7%E0%A7%AF%E0%A7%AD%E0%A7%A7%E2%80%99. live.
  10. News: 'জেকে ১৯৭১' দিয়ে শুরু হচ্ছে ঢাকা আন্তর্জাতিক চলচ্চিত্র উৎসব. bn. 5 September 2022. 7 April 2023. Prothom Alo. 6 September 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220906225433/https://www.prothomalo.com/entertainment/dhallywood/eqmtlsztz2. live.
  11. News: 'জেকে ১৯৭১' চলচ্চিত্র মুক্তি ৩ মার্চ. bn. 26 February 2023. 7 April 2023. Janakantha. 5 April 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230405013351/https://www.dailyjanakantha.com/entertainment/news/679441. live.
  12. News: 'জ্যঁ কুয়েকে রাষ্ট্রীয়ভাবে স্বীকৃতি দেওয়ার চেষ্টা করবো'. bn. 4 March 2023. 7 April 2023. The Daily Ittefaq. 5 March 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230305225005/https://www.ittefaq.com.bd/634321/%E2%80%98%E0%A6%9C%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%81-%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%81%E0%A7%9F%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B7%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9F%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%80%E0%A7%9F%E0%A6%AD%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%80%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%83%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BF-%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%93%E0%A7%9F%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%9A%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B7%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%BE. live.
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