Koshai

Bangladeshi film

Koshai

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Directed by| Amjad Hossain
Produced by| Amjad Hossain
Starring|

* Alamgir
* Rozina
* Jashim
* Kabari

Music by| Alauddin Ali, Adhyan Dhara

Release date

* 1980 (1980)

Country| Bangladesh
Language| Bengali

Koshai (Bengali: কসাই, transl. "butcher") is a 1980 Bangladeshi film directed by Amjad Hossain.[1] 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

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* Bobita
* Kabari
* Rozina
* Jashim
* Alamgir

## Music

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

## Release and reception

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

Writing in 2002, Critic 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

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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]

## References

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1. ^ a b আনত্মর্জাতিক পরিমন্ডলে বাংলাদেশের সিনেমা [Bangladesh Cinema in the International Arena]. Anando Alo. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
2. ^ Raju, Zakir Hossain (2002). "Bangladesh: A Defiant Survivor". In Vasudev, Aruna; Padgaonkar, Latika; Doraiswamy, Rashmi (eds.). Being & Becoming: The Cinemas of Asia. MacMillan. p. 16\. ISBN 0333-93820-8.
3. ^ Milu, Kamruzzaman (21 December 2018). হাল ছাড়েননি রোজিনা [Rozina did not give up]. Manab Zamin (in Bengali).
4. ^ "Of songs and a shining star". The Daily Star. 10 August 2020.
5. ^ Mizan, Mahfuz (31 May 2019). "Veteran Virtuoso: Syed Abdul Hadi in focus". New Age.
6. ^ Milu, Kamruzzaman (4 September 2012). জন্মদিনে সাবিনা: মেয়ে বাঁধনকে নিয়ে ঘুরছি সারাদিন [Sabina on her birthday: I've been hanging out with my daughter Bandhan all day]. Banglanews24.com (in Bengali).

## External links

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* Koshai at IMDb

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