Ghetuputra Komola

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 Humayan Ahmed's last film before his death. 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	Mamun Tariq Anam Khan Jayanta Chattopadhyay Munmun Ahmed
Music by	Maqsud Jamil Mintoo S I Tutul Emon Saha
Cinematography	Mahfooz-ur-Rahman Khan
Edited by	Solim Ullah Soli
Distributed by	Ashirbad Films
Release date	7 September 2012
Running time	121 minutes
Country	Bangladesh
Language	Bengali English

Plot

The 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.

Cast

• Mamun 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

Pleasure Boy Komola
Soundtrack album by Maksud Jamil Mintu
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

• National Film Awards - Best Film
• National Film Awards - Best child artist-(Mamun)
• National Film Awards - Best screenwriter-(Humayun Ahmed)
• National Film Awards - Best Dialogue
• National Film Awards - Best Costume Design[3]
• Meril Prothom Alo Awards - Best Film
• Meril Prothom Alo Awards - Best Director
• Meril Prothom Alo Awards - Best Screenplay

See also

• List of submissions to the 85th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
• List of Bangladeshi submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

References

1. "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.
2. news-detail-162202
3. "Handover of nat'l film award today". The Daily Star.

External links

• Ghetuputra Komola at IMDb