Ekti Nadir Naam
Ekti Nadir Naam (English: The Name of a River) is a 2003 documentary-style film directed Anup Singh, exploring the life and work of the great Indian filmmaker Ritwik Ghatak and is set in the partition of Bengal in 1947.[1]
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| Directed by | Anup Singh |
| Produced by | NFDC, British Film Institute, Aashirbad Chalachitra, Bangladesh, The Ministry of External Affairs, India, Riverfilms |
| Starring | Shiboprosad Mukherjee Shomi Kaiser Supriya Devi Abhanish Bandopadhyay |
| Cinematography | K. K. Mahajan |
| Edited by | Arghyakamal Mitra |
| Distributed by | British Film Institute |
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Running time | 1:27:34 |
| Countries | India, UK, Bangladesh |
| Language | Bengali |
The film won the Silver Dhow Prize at the 5th Zanzibar International Film Festival.[2]
Overview
The Name of a River is Anup Singh's debut work[3] and focuses on a love story between a man and a woman crossing the river between Bangladesh and India - playing the roles of refugees, divine beings and literary and cinematic characters - to understand the mysteries of the events that led to the massacre of half a million people and forced ten million people to migrate across the newly established borders. Covering a huge area of visual, aural and intellectual ground within its 90 minutes, this exquisite film presents its audience with a dreamlike odyssey through a history, a life and a work that we, the viewers, encounter in the shape of stunning landscapes and music, lovers and gods, myths and memories, literature and cinema.[4]
Filming
The film was shot in India and Bangladesh.
Credits
Cast
- Shibu Prasad Mukhopadhyay
- Shomi Kaiser
- Supriya Choudhury
- Abhanish Bandopadhyay
- Rosy Afsari
- Kabori Sarwar
- Gita Dey
- Gita Ghatak
- Baisakhi Marjit
- Pratithi Debi
- Meem
- Adrita
- Rousan Zamil
- Tondra Islam
- Tamizuddin Rezvi
- Kalipod Sen
Crew
- Director: Anup Singh
- Screenplay: Madan Gopal Singh and Anup Singh
- Original Music: Sanjoy Chowdhury
- Cinematography: K.K. Mahajan and Prasann Jain
- Editor: Arghya Kamal Mitra
- Sound Designer: Nihar Samal
- Art Director: Chokas Bharadwaj
- Costume: Madhuja Mukhopadhyay
- Line Producer: Mita Vasisht
- Executive Producers: Steve Brookes, P. Parameswaran and Akhand, Sanwar Murshed.
- Producer: NFDC, British Film Institute, Aashirbad Chalachitra, Bangladesh, The Ministry of External Affairs, India and Riverfilms.
- Distributor: British Film Institute
References
- "The Name of a River - Anup Singh". Dvdbeaver.com. 18 June 2001. Archived from the original on 21 March 2011. Retrieved 2012-10-07.
- India. Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (2002). Report - Government of India, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. p. 47.
- "Anup Singh biography". Chaos Mag. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
- British Film Institute. "The Name of a River | British Film Institute". Bfi.org.uk. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
