Jibon Theke Neya

Jibon Theke Neya
Directed by	Zahir Raihan
Produced by	Zahir Raihan
Written by	Zahir Raihan; Amjad Hossain;
Starring	Shuchanda; Razzak; Rosy; Shawkat Akbar;
Music by	Khan Ataur Rahman
Cinematography	Afzal Chowdhury
Edited by	Maloy Banerjee
Distributed by	Aanis Film
Release date	10 April 1970 (Pakistan);
Running time	114 minutes
Country	Pakistan
Language	Bengali

Jeebon Theke Neya (Bengali: জীবন থেকে নেয়া) is a 1970 Bengali-language film directed by Zahir Raihan. The film is a political satire based on the Bengali Language Movement under the rule of Pakistan metaphorically, where an autocratic woman in one family symbolizes the political dictatorship of Ayub Khan in East Pakistan, and stars Shuchanda, Razzak, Rosy Samad and Shawkat Akbar.

Jeebon Theke Neya has been described as an example of "national cinema", using discrete local traditions to build a representation of the Bangladeshi national identity.^[2] It is considered a milestone for Bangladeshi cinema and also a classic.

Plot

An autocratic bad tempered woman controls family members-her husband, two brothers and the servants which symbolizes the political dictatorship of Ayub Khan in then East Pakistan. Both stories run in parallel. Outside, the people of East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) rise in political protest, and inside, the family members raise their voices against the tyrannical woman. The two brothers get married and the situation gets more complicated when there are conspiracies for the control of the family between the sisters-in-law by having the keys of the house.

Cast

Shuchanda as Bithi
Razzak as Faruk
Rosy as Sathi
Shawkat Akbar as Anis
Rawshan Jamil
Khan Ataur Rahman
Anwar Hossain
Amjad Hossain as Modhu
Baby Zaman as Ghotok

Music

Song	Singer(s)
Eki Sonar Aloy	Sabina Yasmin
E Khacha Bhangbo Ami	Khan Ataur Rahman

References

^ "Jiban Thaka Nea - জীবন থেকে নেয়া". Bangladesh Film Archive. Archived from the original on 2015-01-22. Retrieved 2021-01-08.
^ Masud, Catherine (2004-12-17). "Bangladesh National Cinema in the Age of Globalisation". Star Weekend Magazine. The Daily Star. Retrieved 2007-12-10.

External links

Jibon Theke Neya at IMDb

[1] "Jiban Thaka Nea - জীবন থেকে নেয়া". Bangladesh Film Archive. Archived from the original on 2015-01-22. Retrieved 2021-01-08.

[2] Masud, Catherine (2004-12-17). "Bangladesh National Cinema in the Age of Globalisation". Star Weekend Magazine. The Daily Star. Retrieved 2007-12-10.

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