Ekti Nadir Naam (English: The Name of a River) is a 2003 documentary-style film directed by Anup Singh, exploring the life and work of the great Indian filmmaker Ritwik Ghatak and is set in the partition of Bengal in 1947.
The film won the Silver Dhow Prize at the 5th Zanzibar International Film Festival.
Overview The Name of a River is Anup Singh's debut work and focuses on a love story between a man and a woman crossing the river between Bangladesh and India - playing the roles of refugees, divine beings and literary and cinematic characters - to understand the mysteries of the events that led to the massacre of half a million people and forced ten million people to migrate across the newly established borders. Covering a huge area of visual, aural and intellectual ground within its 90 minutes, this exquisite film presents its audience with a dreamlike odyssey through a history, a life and a work that we, the viewers, encounter in the shape of stunning landscapes and music, lovers and gods, myths and memories, literature and cinema.
Filming The film was shot in India and Bangladesh.
Credits
Cast Shibu Prasad Mukhopadhyay Shomi Kaiser Supriya Choudhury Abhanish Bandopadhyay Rosy Afsari Kabori Sarwar Gita Dey Gita Ghatak Baisakhi Marjit Pratithi Debi Meem Adrita Rousan Zamil Tondra Islam Tamizuddin Rezvi Kalipod Sen
Crew
Director: Anup Singh Screenplay: Madan Gopal Singh and Anup Singh Original Music: Sanjoy Chowdhury Cinematography: K.K. Mahajan and Prasann Jain Editor: Arghya Kamal Mitra Sound Designer: Nihar Samal Art Director: Chokas Bharadwaj Costume: Madhuja Mukhopadhyay Line Producer: Mita Vasisht Executive Producers: Steve Brookes, P. Parameswaran and Akhand, Sanwar Murshed. Producer: NFDC, British Film Institute, Aashirbad Chalachitra, Bangladesh, The Ministry of External Affairs, India and Riverfilms. Distributor: British Film Institute
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