Akash Ar Mati

Akash Ar Mati (The Sky and the Earth) is a 1959 black and white film directed by Fateh Lohani and produced by Film Development Corporation (FDC).[1] It was the first sound feature produced in East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) including post-production,[2] though like Mukh O Mukhosh (The Face and the Mask), the first Bengali-language film made in East Pakistan, it used some cast and crew from the West Bengal film industry.[3]

Akash Ar Mati
Promotional poster for Akash ar Mati
Directed byFateh Lohani
Starring
Music bySubal Das
CinematographyBaby Islam
Production
companies
Film Development Corporation
Release date
  • January 1, 1959 (1959-01-01) (Pakistan)
CountryEast Pakistan
Box office₨0.001 crore (US$62)

Background

Akash Ar Mati was actor-director Fateh Lohani's second venture. Satrang, an Urdu film directed by him was released in 1965.[4] He based Akash ar Mati on one of dramatist Bidhayak Bhattacharya's stories.[5] A musical film, it was thematically ambitious. But it suffered from poor technical knowledge and the inexperience of film-makers of Dhaka.[6][7] The film flopped commercially.[8]

Legendary Bangladeshi actress Sumita Devi,[9] Fazlul Karirt, Pradip, the first Bangladeshi hero Aminul Haque,[1] Dagu, Ali, Zinat, Rablul, Madhuri, Tejon, and Ranon acted in the film.[10] Baby Islam was the cinematographer.[11] Subal Das was the music director.[12]

Cast

See also

References
  1. "'Mukh O Mukhosh' hero Aminul no more…". Dhaka Mirror. August 1, 2011. Retrieved September 22, 2014.
  2. "Sumita Devi fighting for life". The Daily Star. November 2, 2003. Retrieved September 22, 2014.
  3. Vasudev, Aruna; Padgaonkar, Latika; Doraiswamy, Rashmi (2002). Being & Becoming: The Cinemas of Asia. Macmillan. p. 8. ISBN 978-0-333-93820-1.
  4. Hayat, Anupam (2012). "Lohani, Fateh". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  5. Hayat, Anupam (2012). "Bhattacharya, Bidhayak". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  6. Zaki, Syed Salahuddin (Summer 1995). "On Bangladesh Cinema". Indian Journal of American Studies. 25: 25.
  7. Film World, Volume 7, Page 90, T.M. Ramachandran, 1971
  8. Puja Annual, Page 200, Amrita Bazar Patrika, 1971
  9. Shamim, Mirza (January 7, 2014). "Sumita Devi – the queen of silver screen in 60s". Daily Sun. Archived from the original on September 24, 2014. Retrieved September 22, 2014.
  10. Hayat, Anupam. "A brief History of Bangladesh Cinema". Bangladesh.net. Archived from the original on June 13, 2010.
  11. "We lost this year: Baby Islam". The Daily Star. December 31, 2010.
  12. "Musician Subal Das passes away". The Daily Star. UNB. August 17, 2005. Retrieved September 22, 2014.
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