Koshai Explained

Koshai
Director:	Amjad Hossain
Producer:	Amjad Hossain
Music:	Alauddin Ali, Adhyan Dhara
Country:	Bangladesh
Language:	Bengali

Koshai (Bengali: কসাই, "butcher") is a 1980 Bangladeshi film directed by Amjad Hossain. It stars Rozina, Bobita, Alamgir, Kabari, and Jashim. It won four National Film Awards: Best Supporting Actress (Rozina), Best Music Director (Alauddin Ali), Best Male Playback Singer (Syed Abdul Hadi), and Best Female Playback Singer (Sabina Yasmin).

Cast

• Bobita
• Kabari
• Rozina
• Jashim
• Alamgir

Music

• "Bondhu Tin Din" - Runa Laila
• "Amar Doshe Doshi Ami" - Syed Abdul Hadi

Release and reception

The film was screened at the 1980 Moscow International Film Festival.^[1]

Writing in 2002, filmmaker Zakir Hossain Raju described Koshai as one of the films of the period that, "bubble with social criticism and satire, which were virtually non-existent earlier".^[2]

Awards

Bangladesh National Film Awards 1980

• Best Supporting Actress - Rozina^[3]
• Best Music Director - Alauddin Ali^[4]
• Best Male Playback Singer - Syed Abdul Hadi^[5]
• Best Female Playback Singer - Sabina Yasmin^[6]

Notes and References

1. News: bn:আনত্মর্জাতিক পরিমন্ডলে বাংলাদেশের সিনেমা . Bangladesh Cinema in the International Arena . http://ananda-alo.com/%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%95-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A1%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%AC/ . Anando Alo . 2016-05-20.
2. Book: Raju, Zakir Hossain . Zakir Hossain Raju . 2002 . Bangladesh: A Defiant Survivor . Vasudev . Aruna . Padgaonkar . Latika . Doraiswamy . Rashmi . Being & Becoming: The Cinemas of Asia . MacMillan . 16 . 0333-93820-8.
3. News: Milu . Kamruzzaman . 2018-12-21 . bn:হাল ছাড়েননি রোজিনা . Rozina did not give up . https://mzamin.com/details-archive2016.php?mzamin=96987 . Manab Zamin . bn.
4. News: Of songs and a shining star . The Daily Star . 2020-08-10.
5. News: Mizan . Mahfuz . Veteran Virtuoso: Syed Abdul Hadi in focus . New Age . 2019-05-31 . en.
6. News: Milu . Kamruzzaman . bn:জন্মদিনে সাবিনা: মেয়ে বাঁধনকে নিয়ে ঘুরছি সারাদিন . Sabina on her birthday: I've been hanging out with my daughter Bandhan all day . https://www.banglanews24.com/cat/news/bd/136741.details . Banglanews24.com . 2012-09-04 . bn.