Beder Meye Josna
Beder Meye Josna (lit. 'Josna, the daughter of a Bede') is a 1989 Bangladeshi film directed by Tojammel Haque Bokul. The film stars Ilias Kanchan and Anju Ghosh in the lead roles.[3]
| Beder Meye Josna | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Tojammel Haque Bakul |
| Produced by | Abbas Ullah Shikder |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Rafiqul Bari Chowdhury |
| Music by | Abu Taher |
Production company | Anandomela Cholocchitro |
| Distributed by | S.M. Abbas Matiur Rahman Pannu |
Release date |
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Running time | 122 minutes |
| Country | Bangladesh |
| Language | Bengali |
| Budget | ৳20 lakh (equivalent to ৳1.4 crore or US$130,000 in 2022)[1] |
| Box office | ৳20 crore (equivalent to ৳142 crore or US$13 million in 2022)[2] |
This story was taken from a very old rural Bengali play of the same name. The tune of the title song, "Beder meye Jyotsna amay katha diyeche," was adopted from the song "Ek pardesi mera dil le gaya" from the film Phagun (1958).
Plot edit
In Bengal, Bede means a caste or group of people who make their living by catching snakes and entertaining people by making the snakes dance to the tune of there flutes. Josna is a girl from this community. One day a poisonous snake bites the foot of a local prince. A bede is called to cure the prince. He sees the wound and declares that only Josna can extract the poison from the prince's blood. The king calls Josna and asks her to save his son, in exchange for which he agrees to give her anything she wants. Josna cures the prince but becomes ill in the process. After her mother and the queen pray for her, she recovers and demands the hand of the prince as her reward, but the king balks. When the prince, now recovered, learns what has transpired, he falls in love with Jyotsna. After a long tug-of-war, the couple persuade the king to consent to their union and they marry.
Cast edit
- Ilyas Kanchan - Anwar
- Anju Ghosh - Josna
- Mithun - Razzaq
- Farzana Bobby - Tara
- Saifuddin Ahmed - Bede Sardar (lit. 'Chief of Bedes')
- Nasir Khan - Mubarak
- Shawkat Akbar - Sagar Mudak (lit. 'King of Bengal')
- Prabir Mitra - Apon Mudak (lit. 'Mr. Judge')
- Rawshan Jamil - Zosner's grandmother
- Dildar - Moni
- Abbas - Zamindar
- Sushma
- Maya Chowdhury
- Manzur Rahi
- Nader
- Ghulam Sharif Khan
- Fazal Rahman
Music edit
| Beder Meye Josna | |
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| Soundtrack album by | |
| Released | 1989 |
| Genre | Film music |
| Language | Bengali |
| Producer | Abu Taher |
Abu Taher directed the music of Beder's daughter Josna. The film has eleven songs. The film's director Tozammel Haque Bakul is composing the lyrics for ten of these eleven songs.[4] The audio cassette of the film's songs sold one lakh copies within a month of its release.[5] The song, written by Veda's daughter Josna Amay, became a huge hit. Besides, the song 'Ami Bandi Jail' written by Hasan Matiur Rahman and sung by Mujib Pardesi is still popular.[6][7]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singers | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Mayay gora ei songsare" | Tozammel Haque Bakul | Rathindranath Roy | |
| 2. | "O rani salam barebar/Pahariya shaper khela" | Tozammel Haque Bakul | Sabina Yasmin | |
| 3. | "Esho esho sahazada... go" | Tozammel Haque Bakul | Runa Laila and Andrew Kishore | |
| 4. | "Beder meye josna amay kotha diyeche" | Tozammel Haque Bakul | Runa Laila and Andrew Kishore | |
| 5. | "Prem jamuna satar dilam... go" | Tozammel Haque Bakul | Runa Laila | |
| 6. | "Ki dhon ami chaibo raja... go" | Tozammel Haque Bakul | Runa Laila | |
| 7. | "O tui dakli jare apon kore" | Tozammel Haque Bakul | Rathindranath Roy | |
| 8. | "Merona merona jollad... go" | Tozammel Haque Bakul | Runa Laila | |
| 9. | "Amaro lagiya re bondhu" | Tozammel Haque Bakul | Sabina Yasmin and Andrew Kishore | |
| 10. | "Ore tara tui dili dhora" | Tozammel Haque Bakul | Khurshid Alam and Runa Laila | |
| 11. | "Maa... ami bondi karagare" | Hasan Matiur Rahman | Mujib Pardeshi |
Reception edit
It was the highest grossing Bangladeshi film[8] by earning approximately ৳20 crore gross till 2023,[2] which was surpassed by Priyotoma in 2023.[9][10][11] It was ranked fifth among the top 10 Bangladeshi films in an audience poll a survey by the British Film Institute.[12]
Remake edit
The film was remade in West Bengal in 1991 with the same name, which feature Chiranjeet Chakraborty and Anju Ghosh reprise her role.[13] In 2019, Bongo BD bought the rights from Anandamela Cholocchitro for another remake of the film, which was later cancelled.[14]
Cancelled Sequel edit
In 2018, producer Nader Khan of Rajesh Film proposed a sequel to the film on the day of reception ceremony for Anju Ghosh at Bangladesh Film Development Corporation named Josna Keno Bonobase.[15] But, later it was cancelled. [16]
See More edit
References edit
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- ^ a b "ঢালিউডের ইতিহাসে সবার ওপর 'বেদের মেয়ে জোৎসনা'". Jugantor (in Bengali). 4 January 2018. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
- ^ "They Met After 23 Years". The Daily Star. 2018-09-15. Retrieved 2019-07-22.
- ^ . Bangladesh Pratidin (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 19 February 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
- ^ "বেদের মেয়ে জোসনা". Kaler Kantho (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 September 2019.
- ^ "'বেদের মেয়ে জোসনা'র রজতজয়ন্তী". banglanews24.com (in Bengali). 9 June 2014. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
- ^ . NTV Online. Archived from the original on 15 October 2019. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
- ^ বেদের মেয়ে জোসনার প্রযোজক আর নেই. Jago News 24 (in Bengali). 18 January 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
- ^ "ভাঙল 'বেদের মেয়ে জোসনা'-র রেকর্ড! ৩৪ বছর পর কোন সিনেমা হারিয়ে দিল সুপারহিট ছবিকে?". Eisamay (in Bengali). 2023-07-18. Retrieved 2023-07-23.
- ^ "৩ সপ্তাহে 'প্রিয়তমা'র ২৫ কোটি টাকার টিকিট বিক্রি!". Channel i Online. 2023-07-21. Retrieved 2023-07-21.
- ^ "'Priyotoma' sells tickets worth Tk 25 crore by the end of third week". The Daily Star. 2023-07-21. Retrieved 2023-07-22.
- ^ . Bfi.org.uk. British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 10 September 2011.
- ^ Chatterji, Shoma A. "Not quite a babumoshai". www.rediff.com. Retrieved 2009-02-13.
- ^ "BongoBD to remake five Dhallywood blockbusters". Dhaka Tribune. 12 March 2019. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
- ^ "ইলিয়াস কাঞ্চন-অঞ্জু ঘোষকে নিয়ে নতুন ছবি 'জোসনা কেন বনবাসে'". Bangla Tribune (in Bengali). 9 September 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
- ^ "ইলিয়াস কাঞ্চন-অঞ্জু ঘোষকে নিয়ে নতুন ছবি 'জোসনা কেন বনবাসে'". Bangla Tribune (in Bengali). 9 September 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
External links edit
- Beder Meye Josna at IMDb