Ghetuputra Komola (Bengali: ঘেটুপুত্র কমলা, Gheṭuputro Kômola, Pleasure Boy Komola) is a 2012 Bangladeshi musical film written and directed by Humayun Ahmed and produced by Impress Telefilm. The film is Ahmed's last film before his death. It received National Film Awards in nine categories, including Best Director, Story, and Screenplay for Ahmed. The film was selected as the Bangladeshi entry for the Best Foreign Language Oscar at the 85th Academy Awards, but it did not make the final shortlist.[1]
| Ghetuputra Komola | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Humayun Ahmed |
| Written by | Humayun Ahmed |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Mahfooz-ur-Rahman Khan |
| Edited by | Solim Ullah Soli |
| Music by | |
| Distributed by | Ashirbad Films |
Release date |
|
Running time | 121 minutes |
| Country | Bangladesh |
| Languages | Bengali English |
Plot
editThe story takes place 150 years ago, during the colonial era in a village called Jalshuka, in Habibganj. During that time a musical group was created called Ghetugaan where young boys danced in female clothing; those dancers were called "Ghetu". Soon they became famous among people but the landlords wanted them for sexual desires and gradually elite pederasty became recognized in the contemporary local society. The Ghetus used to get hired for the flood season. The story is about a teenage boy who is hired by a colonial era landlord to entertain his sexual desires until the annual flood is over. The movie starts with a young boy and his family, who are looking for work as they cannot work during the floods. The young boy and his father join a musical group, where the boy (Komola) works as the Ghetu.
The landlord sexually molests the young boy after the first dance performance. This pattern keeps repeating throughout the whole time that the musical group stays there. The landlord's wife becomes insecure after noticing his increasing obsession with Komola. The landlord suggests keeping Komola even after the floods end which angers his wife. She secretly orders her maid to push Komola off the railings on the balcony where he usually likes to walk with his eyes closed. The maid, after one unsuccessful attempt, pushes the boy off and he dies.
Cast
edit- Al-Mamun Al Siyam as Komola/Jahir
- Tariq Anam Khan as the landlord Chowdhury Hekmot Ali
- Jayanta Chattopadhyay as Fazlu, Komola's father and troupe leader
- Munmun Ahmed as the landlord's wife
- Agoon as a painter named Shah Alam
- Pran Roy as Gaurango, dance master
- Abdullah Rana
- Shamima Nazneen as Mayna, the head maid
- Tamalika Karmakar as Komola's mother
- Pranti
- Masud Akhond as horse handler
- Rahmat Ali as Moura (sweet maker)
- Ehsanur Rahman
- Jewel Rana
- Rousso
- Saleh Sohel
- Shahana Rahman Geeta
- Putul
- Z. H. Sameer
- Prapti
- Kuddus Boyati as the lead singer of the troupe
- Islam Uddin Boyati
Soundtrack
edit| Pleasure Boy Komola | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by | |
| Recorded | 2012 |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Length | 44:27 |
| Label | Impress Telefilm |
| Producer | Faridur Reza Sagar |
The film is scored by Maksud Jamil Mintu and several artists have rendered the songs.[2]
| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Baje Bongshi" | Fazlur Rahman Babu | |
| 2. | "Saban Aaina Dile Na" | Shafi Mondol | |
| 3. | "Sua Urilo" | Fazlur Rahman Babu | |
| 4. | "Joler Ghate Baje Bashi" | Fazlur Rahman Babu | |
| 5. | "Amar Jomunar Jol Dekhte Kalo" | Fazlur Rahman Babu | |
| 6. | "Baje Bongshi" | Shafi Mondol | |
| 7. | "Sua Urilo" | Selim Chowdhury |
Awards
edit- Best Director, Best Story, Best Screenplay – Humayun Ahmed[3][4]
- Best Child Artist – Mamun
- Best Music Director – Emon Saha
- Best Cinematography – Mahfuzur Rahman Khan
- Best Editing – Solimullah
- Best Costume Design – S.M. Mainuddin[5]
- Best Makeup – Khalilur Rahman[6]
- Best Film
- Best Director
- Best Screenplay
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Humayun's 'Ghetuputra Komola' to compete for Oscar". Daily Star. 18 September 2012. Archived from the original on 9 December 2012. Retrieved 18 September 2012.
- ^ news-detail-162202
- ^ "জাতীয় চলচ্চিত্র পুরস্কার ২০১২ ঘোষিত, শ্রেষ্ঠ পরিচালক হুমায়ূন আহমেদ". Priyo News. 26 September 2013. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
- ^ "And the winners are …". The Daily Star. 13 May 2014. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
- ^ "Handover of nat'l film award today". The Daily Star.
- ^ "জাতীয় চলচ্চিত্র পুরস্কার ঘোষণা". Prothom Alo. 7 February 2014. Archived from the original on 2 October 2015. Retrieved 1 October 2015.