During the Liberation War in 1971, a cultural troupe, named Bangladesh Mukti Sangrami Shilpi Sangstha used to travel to refugee camps and different areas in Mukta Anchal, perform patriotic songs, arrange puppet shows and stage dramas to inspire the freedom fighters and people with the spirit of war.[3] Muktir Gaan, 25 years in the making. Tareque and Catherine used original footage by American filmmaker Lear Levin, as well as other archival footage from the UK and India.[2]
Crewedit
Tareque Masud, director, co-producer
Catherine Masud, co-producer, editor
Lear Levin, Cinematography
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In 1971 the people of East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) waged a war of liberation against West Pakistan, which ended in December 1971 with the foundation of the country of Bangladesh. The film Muktir Gaan is a special and rear archive of footage of this war. Firstly the footage taken by American filmmaker Lear Levin shot of a group of young musicians and actors who at the time travelled through the country with battle songs and political puppet shows. The film follows the group not only during their performances for refugees and guerillas but also during their travels, which has produced many melancholy pictures. Levin's material is available for the first time thanks to two filmmakers from Bangladesh who, being discontent with the present regime, wanted to remind the Bengal people of the initial motives of the war of liberation: freedom and democracy. The film was screened in Bangladesh where it was a resounding success.[4]
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The songs in Muktir Gaan have been sung by various singers of the country. The film also features Brig Gen (retired) Giasuddin Chowdhury, Aminul Haque Badshah and other nameless freedom fighters who fought for liberation of the country.[3]
muktir, gaan, bengali, song, freedom, 1995, bangladeshi, documentary, film, tareque, masud, wife, catherine, masud, explores, impact, cultural, identity, bangladesh, liberation, 1971, where, music, songs, provided, source, inspiration, freedom, fighters, spiri. Muktir Gaan Bengali ম ক ত র গ ন The Song of Freedom is a 1995 Bangladeshi documentary film by Tareque Masud and his wife Catherine Masud 1 It explores the impact of cultural identity on the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971 where music and songs provided a source of inspiration to the freedom fighters and a spiritual bond for the emerging nation 2 Muktir GaanPoster of Muktir GaanDirected byTareque MasudCatherine MasudProduced byTareque MasudCinematographyLear LevinEdited byCatherine MasudMusic byHeamel ShahaProductioncompanyAudiovisionRelease date1 December 1995 1995 12 01 Running time80 minutesCountryBangladeshLanguageBengali Contents 1 Background 2 Crew 3 Synopsis 4 Music 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksBackground editDuring the Liberation War in 1971 a cultural troupe named Bangladesh Mukti Sangrami Shilpi Sangstha used to travel to refugee camps and different areas in Mukta Anchal perform patriotic songs arrange puppet shows and stage dramas to inspire the freedom fighters and people with the spirit of war 3 Muktir Gaan 25 years in the making Tareque and Catherine used original footage by American filmmaker Lear Levin as well as other archival footage from the UK and India 2 Crew editTareque Masud director co producer Catherine Masud co producer editor Lear Levin CinematographySynopsis editIn 1971 the people of East Pakistan now Bangladesh waged a war of liberation against West Pakistan which ended in December 1971 with the foundation of the country of Bangladesh The film Muktir Gaan is a special and rear archive of footage of this war Firstly the footage taken by American filmmaker Lear Levin shot of a group of young musicians and actors who at the time travelled through the country with battle songs and political puppet shows The film follows the group not only during their performances for refugees and guerillas but also during their travels which has produced many melancholy pictures Levin s material is available for the first time thanks to two filmmakers from Bangladesh who being discontent with the present regime wanted to remind the Bengal people of the initial motives of the war of liberation freedom and democracy The film was screened in Bangladesh where it was a resounding success 4 Music editThe songs in Muktir Gaan have been sung by various singers of the country The film also features Brig Gen retired Giasuddin Chowdhury Aminul Haque Badshah and other nameless freedom fighters who fought for liberation of the country 3 Bipul Bhattacharjee Debobroto Chowdhury Dulal Chandrashil Laila Khan Lata Chowdhury Lubna Marium Mahmudur Rahman Benu Shaheen Samad Sharmin Murshid Swapan Chowdhury Ziauddin Tariq AliSee also editArtistic depictions of Bangladesh Liberation War Independent films of BangladeshReferences edit Muktir Gaan tarequemasud org Retrieved 2013 07 03 a b Muktir Gaan ektaonline org Retrieved 2013 07 03 a b Tareque Masud and Muktir Gaan news priyo com Archived from the original on 2013 02 13 Retrieved 2013 07 03 Muktir Gaan idfa nl Archived from the original on 2013 12 27 Retrieved 2013 07 03 External links editMuktir Gaan at IMDb nbsp Muktir Gaan at Rotten Tomatoes Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Muktir Gaan amp oldid 1209571058, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
