The Grave is a Bangladeshi English languagedrama film written and directed by Gazi Rakayet. It is a Bangladesh Government and Impress Telefilm funded joint venture film, based on a journey of an undertaker. It features Gazi Rakayet himself in the title role, Dilara Zaman, Deepanwita Martin, Moushumi Hamid, Sushoma Sarkar, and Shamima Tusty among others. SM Mohsin and Mamunur Rashid also make guest appearances in the film. The film was simultaneously shot in Bengali, titled Gor (Bengali: গোর,transl. the grave) respectively.[3] The film is coined as Bangladesh's first bilingual film project.[1] The Grave is initially released in Bangladesh on 25 December 2020, and later on Hollywood as the first Bangladeshi-produced film.[4] The film was also submitted to compete in the general category of the 94th Academy Awards; as it is the first Bangladeshi film to be competing in this category.[5] The film was added to the 2022 Oscar Reminder List.[6] The film bagged 11 National film awards of Bangladesh.[7]
Rakayet now a middle-aged person has lost everything, his loving family, his daughter, because of a tidal bore. Now he begs, but begging is not the main purpose of his life. He is an undertaker, a gravedigger. He inquires about the death of people through begging. When he was young he came to a Char and got married. They had a lovely daughter named Rahela. He had to go to town for work. Rahela asked for a doll from the town. he bought a doll, while he was returning to the Char from town; but he couldn’t come back to Char due to bad weather. The next day he heard that the tidal bore had washed out the Char. Later he came back to Char. But he didn’t find his daughter and wife anywhere. The Char was full of dead bodies. At that time he started digging graves. Now he has only two possessions in his life. One is a doll which he bought for his daughter and the other is a number which he got from his ancestors. His ancestors believed that if someone could dig a hundred graves he would surely be placed in heaven. But no one could ever reach the target. He believes the only way to get salvation is to dig one hundred graves, so he can go straight to heaven and meet his family. Thus he dug 99 graves. His goal is to dig a hundred graves. He wandered from village to village waiting for the news of people's death and digging graves. Then began the wait to achieve his goal, also falls in big crisis with a girl who looks like his deceased daughter.
Castedit
Note: The actors from Gazi Rakayet to Zarifa Tasnim Abony appear in the opening credits, and the rest of the cast appears in the closing credits.
Students of Charuneerom school of acting played in Team of Holee.
Productionedit
The screenplay of The Grave is originally adapted from Rakayet's previously scripted and starred, tele-fiction named Gor, aired on Bangladesh Television.[8] Original story was written in 1994 and made in drama for TV in 1998.[9] The film received a grant of 6 million BDT from the Government of Bangladesh for the production of films.[2] Later, Impress Telefilms, was joined to co-produce and distribute the film.[1] Original Bengali screenplay was translated by Abdus Selim for English version.[10] The film was shot in rural scene and inset of Dohar.[8]Uttam Guho provided the art direction for this film. Set was created by clearing space in a jungle.[11] Principal photography was done in October and November in 2018.[12] The film was shot bilingually simultaneously for both international and domestic audiences.[1]
Film's soundtrack and the score is composed by Mohammad Fazla Kadar Shadhin. Only song "Jater meye kalo bhalo" is penned by A.K. Azad, used in the film on Naira Farzin Mahfuza's voice.
Releasesedit
The Grave has been release on few screens in Bangladesh on Christmas Day of 2020.[13][14] The film was also scheduled to release internationally on 15 January, 2021 in Los Angeles.[15] Later on 14 May 2021, the film is commercially released on Laemmle NoHo 7 as the first Bangladeshi production.[4] There were 21 shows run in Laemmle.[9] The Grave was later released in Over the top platforms like Plex TV and Typhoon TV in the USA.[16]
Accoladesedit
The Grave won eleven awards at the 45th National Film Awards in the Best Film, Best Film Director, Best Actor in a Lead Role (Female), Best Story, Best Screenplay, Best Art Direction, Best Cinematographer, Best Editor, Best Makeup, Best Sound Designer, Best Costume categories.[7]
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The Grave at the Bangla Movie Database (in Bengali)
October 27, 2023
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The Grave is a Bangladeshi English language drama film written and directed by Gazi Rakayet It is a Bangladesh Government and Impress Telefilm funded joint venture film based on a journey of an undertaker It features Gazi Rakayet himself in the title role Dilara Zaman Deepanwita Martin Moushumi Hamid Sushoma Sarkar and Shamima Tusty among others SM Mohsin and Mamunur Rashid also make guest appearances in the film The film was simultaneously shot in Bengali titled Gor Bengali গ র transl the grave respectively 3 The film is coined as Bangladesh s first bilingual film project 1 The Grave is initially released in Bangladesh on 25 December 2020 and later on Hollywood as the first Bangladeshi produced film 4 The film was also submitted to compete in the general category of the 94th Academy Awards as it is the first Bangladeshi film to be competing in this category 5 The film was added to the 2022 Oscar Reminder List 6 The film bagged 11 National film awards of Bangladesh 7 The GraveOfficial posterBengaliগ রDirected byGazi RakayetWritten byGazi RakayetScreenplay byGazi RakayetBased on Gor the dramaProduced byGazi Rakayet Faridur Reza Sagar 1 Iftekharul ChistyStarringGazi Rakayet Dilara Zaman Moushumi Hamid Sushoma Sarkar Ashiul Islam Deepanwita MartinCinematographyPankaz Palit Niaz MahbubEdited byMuhammad Shariful Islam RaselMusic byMohammad Fazla Kadar ShadhinProductioncompaniesImpress Telefilm LimitedCharuneerom Audio Visual LimitedDistributed byImpress Telefilm LimitedRelease dates25 December 2020 2020 12 25 Bangladesh 14 May 2021 2021 05 14 Los Angeles Running time132 minutes 1 CountryBangladeshLanguagesBangla EnglishBudget 6 million 2 Contents 1 Synopsis 2 Cast 3 Production 4 Releases 5 Accolades 6 References 7 External linksSynopsis editRakayet now a middle aged person has lost everything his loving family his daughter because of a tidal bore Now he begs but begging is not the main purpose of his life He is an undertaker a gravedigger He inquires about the death of people through begging When he was young he came to a Char and got married They had a lovely daughter named Rahela He had to go to town for work Rahela asked for a doll from the town he bought a doll while he was returning to the Char from town but he couldn t come back to Char due to bad weather The next day he heard that the tidal bore had washed out the Char Later he came back to Char But he didn t find his daughter and wife anywhere The Char was full of dead bodies At that time he started digging graves Now he has only two possessions in his life One is a doll which he bought for his daughter and the other is a number which he got from his ancestors His ancestors believed that if someone could dig a hundred graves he would surely be placed in heaven But no one could ever reach the target He believes the only way to get salvation is to dig one hundred graves so he can go straight to heaven and meet his family Thus he dug 99 graves His goal is to dig a hundred graves He wandered from village to village waiting for the news of people s death and digging graves Then began the wait to achieve his goal also falls in big crisis with a girl who looks like his deceased daughter Cast editNote The actors from Gazi Rakayet to Zarifa Tasnim Abony appear in the opening credits and the rest of the cast appears in the closing credits Gazi Rakayet as Shirja Mia Ashiul Islam as Moja A K Azad Shetu as Soba Deepanwita Martin as Honufa Moushumi Hamid as Archona Sushoma Sarkar as Annopunna Shamima Islam Tusty as Shefali Dilara Zaman as Anguri Kazi Anisul Haq Barun as Haripod SM Mohsin as Anchhu Habib Masid as Nibaron Omar Faruque as SureshChild artists Gazi Amatun Nur Duti as Rahala Soba s daughter Zarifa Tasnim Abony as Rehala Shirja s daughter Chitrapath Tepantar as MoynaOther casts Mahmud Alam Chanchal as Sultan Hasan Mehedi Laltu as Mugdam Shamim Al Mamun as 1st Gentleman Mamunur Rashid as 2nd Gentleman Akhand Jahid as 3rd Gentleman Namita Das as Village Woman Nurun Nahar Begum as Anchu s wife Tajkia as Anchu s daughter in law Gazi Liakat Ali as Imam 1 Roman Shuvo as Young boy Sohel Hasan Sony as Young boy s friend Shahin Alam as Young Murubbi Ratan Siddique as Gentleman Mukter Ahmed as loom labor ABM Shahidul Haque as Farmer Avi Alamin as Munsi Faysul Robin as Imam 2 Liakat Rahi Ratan Sahik Tahiat as Zulhash Alamgir Sagar as Archona s brother Students of Charuneerom school of acting played in Team of Holee Production editThe screenplay of The Grave is originally adapted from Rakayet s previously scripted and starred tele fiction named Gor aired on Bangladesh Television 8 Original story was written in 1994 and made in drama for TV in 1998 9 The film received a grant of 6 million BDT from the Government of Bangladesh for the production of films 2 Later Impress Telefilms was joined to co produce and distribute the film 1 Original Bengali screenplay was translated by Abdus Selim for English version 10 The film was shot in rural scene and inset of Dohar 8 Uttam Guho provided the art direction for this film Set was created by clearing space in a jungle 11 Principal photography was done in October and November in 2018 12 The film was shot bilingually simultaneously for both international and domestic audiences 1 Film s soundtrack and the score is composed by Mohammad Fazla Kadar Shadhin Only song Jater meye kalo bhalo is penned by A K Azad used in the film on Naira Farzin Mahfuza s voice Releases editThe Grave has been release on few screens in Bangladesh on Christmas Day of 2020 13 14 The film was also scheduled to release internationally on 15 January 2021 in Los Angeles 15 Later on 14 May 2021 the film is commercially released on Laemmle NoHo 7 as the first Bangladeshi production 4 There were 21 shows run in Laemmle 9 The Grave was later released in Over the top platforms like Plex TV and Typhoon TV in the USA 16 Accolades editThe Grave won eleven awards at the 45th National Film Awards in the Best Film Best Film Director Best Actor in a Lead Role Female Best Story Best Screenplay Best Art Direction Best Cinematographer Best Editor Best Makeup Best Sound Designer Best Costume categories 7 List of accolades received by The Grave Award Date of Announcement Category Recipient s Results Note Ref s 45th National Film Awards 15 February 2022 17 Best Film Gor The Grave Won cowinner with Bishwoshundori 7 Best Film Director Gazi Rakayet WonBest Actor in a Lead Role Female Deepanwita Martin WonBest Story Gazi Rakayet WonBest Screenplay Gazi Rakayet WonBest Art Direction Uttam Guho WonBest Cinematographer Pankaj Palit Mahbub Ullah Niaz Won Joint winnerBest Editor Muhammad Shariful Islam Rasel WonBest Makeup Mohammad Ali Babul WonBest Sound Designer Kazi Selim Ahmed WonBest Costume categories Enamtara Begum WonReferences edit a b c d e Gazi Rakayet s Gor gets clearance from censor board The Daily Star 2020 01 17 Archived from the original on 2020 09 18 Retrieved 2020 12 19 a b প চ ন র ম ত প চ ছ ন ২ ক ট ৮০ ল খ ট ক Prothom Alo in Bengali 2018 06 07 Archived from the original on 2021 08 19 Retrieved 2020 12 19 Country s first English full length film The Grave s trailer released bangladeshpost net 2020 12 19 Archived from the original on 2022 02 21 Retrieved 2021 01 12 a b Gazi Rakayet s The Grave to be released in Hollywood The Daily Star 2021 05 07 Archived from the original on 2021 05 13 Retrieved 2021 05 13 Gazi Rakayet s The Grave headed to the Oscars The Daily Star 2021 11 05 Archived from the original on 2021 11 17 Retrieved 2021 11 17 প রত ব দক ব ন দন 22 January 2022 অস ক র র ম ইন ড র ল স ট ব ল দ শ র চলচ চ ত র Prothomalo in Bengali Archived from the original on 2022 01 22 Retrieved 2022 01 22 a b c Info Ministry announces national film awards 2020 winners United News of Bangladesh 2022 02 16 Archived from the original on 2022 02 20 Retrieved 2022 02 20 a b Gazi Rakayet directs a film after six years The Daily Star 2019 01 18 Archived from the original on 2019 02 02 Retrieved 2020 12 19 a b Gazi Rakayet s Gor receives acclaim in Hollywood New Age Bangladesh 2021 08 03 Archived from the original on 2021 11 17 Retrieved 2021 11 17 Professor Abdus Selim on writing the English screenplay for The Grave The Daily Star 2021 01 16 Archived from the original on 2021 01 22 Retrieved 2021 01 22 Gazi Rakayet on his latest film The Grave The Daily Star 2021 01 09 Archived from the original on 2021 01 14 Retrieved 2021 01 12 দ ই ভ ষ য গ জ র ক য ত র গ র Prothom Alo in Bengali 2019 10 26 Archived from the original on 2022 02 21 Retrieved 2020 12 19 ট র ল র দ শ র প রথম ই র জ প র ণদ র ঘ য চলচ চ ত র Bangla Tribune in Bengali 2020 12 18 Archived from the original on 2022 02 21 Retrieved 2020 12 19 Gazi Rakayet directorial The Grave released today The Daily Star 2020 12 25 Archived from the original on 2020 12 25 Retrieved 2021 01 05 ব ল দ শ স ন ম ক আমর আন তর জ ত ক অঙ গন দ খত চ ই Prothom Alo in Bengali 2020 12 25 Archived from the original on 2021 01 02 Retrieved 2020 12 25 Gazi Rakayet s The Grave releases on American OTT platforms The Business Standard 2021 08 18 Archived from the original on 2021 11 17 Retrieved 2021 11 17 Winners of National Film Awards 2020 announced The Daily Star Bangladesh 2022 02 15 Archived from the original on 2022 02 20 Retrieved 2022 02 20 External links edit nbsp Film portal nbsp Bangladesh portalOfficial website nbsp The Grave at IMDb nbsp The Grave at Rotten Tomatoes nbsp The Grave at the Bangla Movie Database in Bengali nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Grave 2020 film amp oldid 1182119923, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
