Suraiya (film)

Suraiya is a 2020 Bengali short film directed by Anirudho Rasel with Shahiduzzaman Selim and Shiba Ali Khan[1] playing the lead roles.[2] This film is based on true events that occurred during the 1947 partition of India and Pakistan.[3] The story is inspired by a Sikh woman during the partition of India and Pakistan in Rawalpindi and the main story was written  by Kuldip Nayar.[4][5]

Suraiya
Directed byAnirudho Rasel
Screenplay bySajol Ahmed and Anirudho Rasel
Story byKuldip Nayar
StarringShahiduzzaman Selim Shiba Ali Khan
Edited byShameem Ahmed
Music byRipon Nath
Production
company
Vertex production House
Release date
  • 16 January 2020 (2020-01-16) (Dhaka)
Running time
27 minutes
CountryBangladesh
LanguageBengali

Plot

This film based is on the story of Suraiya, a Sikh woman, during the 1947 partition between India and Pakistan.[6] Suraiya had lost her parents, sister and brother during the 1947 partition. She stayed in Rawalpindi by taking shelter in a Muslim's family home. She converted to Islam from Hindu. Later, the Authority of Madrasa decided to give her a chance to join as a teacher in Madrasa.[7]

Senior teacher Ibrahim was impressed by Suraiya and proposed her father to marry her. Their conjugal life was running well, and Suraiya gave birth to a son named Omar. However, their situation was changed when Suraiya's brother came from India to look for her. Then, it was found out that Suraiya was a Sikh, and she lost all respect. Suraiya could handle her outside situation but could not handle her own home because Omar could not accept Suraiya as his mother and he started to hate her because she was a Sikh.[8]

Suraiya lost all hope and decided to sacrifice her life.[9]

Cast
  • Shiba Ali Khan as Suraiya, based on the character of Sikh women during 1947 partition between India and Pakistan.[10][11]
  • Shahiduzzaman Selim as Ibrahim, an artist and Suraiya's husband.[12]
  • Imon as Suraiya's son.
  • A. K. Azad Setu as Suraiya's brother.

Release

The film premiered during the 2020 Dhaka International Film Festival.[13] It was released on the BeBop Channel in 2020.[14]

References
  1. দেশ ভাগের গল্পে সেলিম-শিবা. jagonews24.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  2. ‘সুরাইয়া’র অফিসিয়াল পোস্টার প্রকাশ. Desh Report (in Bengali). 2 May 2019. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  3. কুলদীপ নায়ারের গল্প নিয়ে চলচ্চিত্র. Samakal (in Bengali). Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  4. কুলদীপ নায়ারের গল্প থেকে বাংলাদেশে স্বল্পদৈর্ঘ্যের ছবি. Sarabangla.net (in Bengali). 2 May 2019. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  5. দেশভাগের প্রেক্ষপটে সিনেমা ‘সুরাইয়া’. Cultural Yard (in Bengali). 27 March 2019. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  6. এবার ‘সুরাইয়া’র টিজার. Manab Zamin (in Bengali). Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  7. আলোচনায় আসা স্বল্পদৈর্ঘ্য চলচ্চিত্র ‘সুরাইয়া’র টিজার প্রকাশিত হয়েছে
  8. কুলদীপ নায়ারের গল্পে অনিরুদ্ধ রাসেলের ‘সুরাইয়া'র ফার্স্ট লুক প্রকাশ
  9. কুলদীপ নায়ারের গল্পে অনিরুদ্ধ রাসেলের ‘সুরাইয়া’র ফার্স্ট লুক প্রকাশ - বিনোদন. The Daily Observer (in Bengali). Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  10. শিবা আলী খান যখন ‘সুরাইয়া’. Newsg24.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  11. প্রকাশ হলো সুরাইয়ার টিজার. Kaler Kantho (in Bengali). Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  12. প্রকাশিত হল সুরাইয়া’র টিজার ও পোষ্টার. Daily Jubokantho (in Bengali). Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  13. "Screening Schedule 2020". Dhaka International Film Festival. Archived from the original on 12 January 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  14. "OS Alphabetized by Title". BeBoptv.com. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
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