Joyjatra Explained

Joyjatra
Native Name:
Language:bn
জয়যাত্রা
Director:Tauquir Ahmed
Producer:Nokkhotro Films and Impress Telefilm Limited
Screenplay:Tauquir Ahmed
Music:Shujeo Shyam
Cinematography:Rafiqul Bari Chowdhury
Editing:Arghyakamal Mitra
Distributor:Nokkhotro Films
Runtime:119 minutes
Country:Bangladesh
Language:Bengali

Joyjatra (Bengali: জয়যাত্রা) is a Bangladeshi film directed by Tauquir Ahmed[1] and produced by Azam Faruk, featuring Mahfuz Ahmed, Bipasha Hayat, Azizul Hakim, Ahsan Habib Nasim, and others.[2] The film is set in the period of the Bangladesh Liberation War.[3]

Plot

Joyjatra takes place during the liberation war of Bangladesh. Many people from various villages and ethnic backgrounds attempt to flee to India after the Pakistan Army launched an attack on them. For days, the refugees have been stuck on a boat on a journey to India, but eventually, some of them were killed by the army.

Cast

Soundtrack

The songs of this film were composed by Sujey Shyam and the lyrics by Mosharraf Hossain.

Awards and nominations

This film won several awards including

Bangladesh National Film Awards

Category Awardee Result
Best Film
Best Director
Best Actress in Supporting Role
Best Music Director
Best Story Amjad Hossain
Best screenplay
Best Cinematography Rafiqul Bari Chowdhury

Dhaka International Film Festival

Meril Prothom Alo Awards

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: http://www.banglanews24.com/fullnews/bn/348031.html. bn:‘জয়যাত্রা’র এক দশক. banglanews24.com. 2014-12-10. bn. October 25, 2015. 2016-03-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20160305012638/http://www.banglanews24.com/fullnews/bn/348031.html. dead.
  2. Web site: Inspiring Liberation War movies to watch. Amader Kotha. December 1, 2012. Farah. Subhan. September 22, 2015.
  3. News: Joyjatra is the image of the Liberation War in my mind … Tauquir Ahmed. 2014-12-17. The Daily Star. en. 2019-10-04.