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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Shyamol Chhaya<br />
| image = ShyamolChhaya.jpg<br />
| caption = DVD Cover<br />
| director = [[Humayun Ahmed]]<br />
| producer = [[Impress Telefilm Ltd]].<br />
| writer = [[Humayun Ahmed]]<br />
| narrator =<br />
| starring = {{Plainlist|<br />
* [[Humayun Faridi]]<br />
* [[Challenger (actor)|Challenger]]<br />
* [[Riaz (Actor)|Riaz]]<br />
* [[Monir Khan Shimul]]<br />
* [[Ahmed Rubel]]<br />
* [[Tania Ahmed]]<br />
* [[Meher Afroz Shaon]]<br />
* [[Ejajul Islam|Dr.Ezazul Islam]]<br />
* [[Faruk Ahmed (actor)|Faruk Ahmed]]<br />
* [[Shadhin Khosru]]<br />
* [[Shamima Nazneen]]<br />
* [[Hosne Ara Putul]]<br />
* [[Rahmat Ali (actor)|Rahmat Ali]]<br />
}}<br />
| music = [[Maksud Jamil Mintu]]<br />
| cinematography = [[Anwar Hossain (photographer)|Anwar Hossain]]<br />
| editing = Atiqur Rahman Mollick<br />
| distributor = Impress Telefilm Ltd.<br />
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2004|12|16}}<ref>{{cite news |title=Shyamol Chhaya on Channel i today |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/arts-entertainment/tv/shyamol-chhaya-channel-i-today-188290 |work=The Daily Star |date=17 December 2022}}</ref><br />
| runtime = 110 minutes<br />
| country = [[Bangladesh]]<br />
| language = [[Bengali language|Bengali]]<br />
| budget =<br />
| gross =<br />
}}<br />
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'''''Shyamol Chhaya''''' ({{lang-bn|শ্যামল ছায়া}}; English: ''The Green Shade'') is a Bangladeshi [[Bengali-language]] film. It was released on 16 December 2004. Written and directed by [[Humayun Ahmed]]. Stars [[Humayun Faridi]], [[Challenger (actor)|Challenger]], [[Riaz (Actor)|Riaz]], [[Monir Khan Shimul]], [[Ahmed Rubel]], [[Tania Ahmed]], [[Meher Afroz Shaon]], [[Ejajul Islam|Dr.Ezazul Islam]], [[Faruque Ahmed (actor)|Faruque Ahmed]], [[Shadhin Khosru]], [[Shamima Nazneen]], [[Hosne Ara Putul]], [[Rahmat Ali (actor)|Rahmat Ali]] and many more. It reflects a story of the [[Bangladesh War of Independence]], 1971.<br />
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''Shyamol Chhaya'' was Bangladesh's submission to the [[78th Academy Awards]] in the 'Foreign Language Film' category. It was not nominated.<br />
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This is the story of a group of people leaving their homes to escape the tyrannical Pakistani military during the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation war. The story focuses on the diverse group of characters as they make their way by boat, with the shadow of war constantly present in the background. As the journey progresses alongside the war, we see the character development of the passengers, as the war and their journey pushes them to their most extreme selves.<br />
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==Cast==<br />
* [[Humayun Faridi]]<br />
* [[Challenger (actor)|Challenger]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Popular TV and film actor Challenger passes away |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-158320 |newspaper=The Daily Star |date=14 October 2010 |access-date=24 March 2022}}</ref><br />
* [[Riaz (Actor)|Riaz]] as Maulana<br />
* [[Monir Khan Shimul]] as a Bengali-German engineer<br />
* [[Tania Ahmed]] as Ratri<br />
* [[Meher Afroz Shaon]] as Ashalata<br />
* [[Ahmed Rubel]] as Pitamber<br />
* [[Ejajul Islam|Dr.Ezazul Islam]] as a boatman addressed as Ustad by Kallu <br />
* [[Faruque Ahmed (actor)|Faruque Ahmed]] as Kallu, Ustad's sidekick and assistant boatman<br />
* [[Shadhin Khosru]] as Gaurango, Ashalata's husband<br />
* [[Shamima Nazneen]]<br />
* [[Hosne Ara Putul]] as Putul<br />
* [[Rahmat Ali (actor)|Rahmat Ali]]<br />
* [[Syed Akhtar Ali]]<br />
* [[Jasmine Parvez]]<br />
Guest Appearance<br />
* [[Zahid Hossain Shovon]] as Ratri's Husband<br />
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==Release==<br />
===Festivals===<br />
* 6th Bangladesh Film Festival 2005. London<br />
* 11th Kolkata Film Festival 2005. India<br />
* International Palm Spring Film Festival 2006. USA<br />
* The 32nd Seattle International Film Festival 2006. USA<br />
* FIBOFEST Film Festival, Prague, 2006. Czech Republic<ref>{{cite news |title=Shyamal Chhaya goes to Prague Film Festival |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/2006/02/15/d602151403107.htm |newspaper=The Daily Star |date=15 February 2006 |access-date=23 April 2022}}</ref><br />
* East End Film Festival 2006. London<br />
* East London Film Festival 2006. London<br />
* South Asian Film Festival 2009. GOA, India.<br />
* Film Festival Featuring Liberation War Kolkata 2010. India<ref>{{cite news |title=Film festival featuring Liberation War in Kolkata |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/story.php?nid=131714 |newspaper=The Daily Star |date=27 March 2010 |access-date=23 April 2022}}</ref><br />
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===Critical response===<br />
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Robert Koehler of ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' gave the film a negative review, calling it "symbolic to a fault", and saying Humayun Ahmed didn't have the directorial skills to enliven the story.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Koehler |first=Robert |date=11 January 2006 |title=Review: 'The Green Shade' |url=https://variety.com/2006/film/reviews/the-green-shade-1200519375/ |magazine=Variety |access-date=25 March 2022}}</ref><br />
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==Awards and achievement==<br />
The Bangladesh Federation of Film Societies (BFFS) chose ''Shyamol Chhaya'' as the Bangladeshi submission to the [[78th Academy Awards]] in the 'Foreign Language Film' category.<ref>{{cite news |last=Kamol |first=Ershad |date=15 September 2005 |title=Honours Shyamol Chhaya going to the Oscars |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/2005/09/15/d509151401103.htm |newspaper=The Daily Star |access-date=23 April 2022}}</ref> The [[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]] did not select it as one of the five nominees in 2006.<br />
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===6th Bangladesh Film Festival===<br />
* '''Winner''' Best Contemporary Film - 2005. London<br />
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===Bachosach Film Awards===<br />
* '''Winner''' Best supporting Actress - [[Tania Ahmed]]<br />
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==Home media==<br />
''Shyamol Chhaya'' film's VCD and DVD copy rights were taken by G-Series.<br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{IMDb title|id=0480732|title=Shyamol Chhaya}}<br />
* [http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/shyamol-chhaya/ Shyamol Chhaya] at The [http://www.rottentomatoes.com Rotten Tomatoes]<br />
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{{Humayun Ahmed}}<br />
{{Bangladeshi submission for Academy Awards}}<br />
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[[Category:Films based on Bangladeshi novels]]<br />
[[Category:Films scored by Maksud Jamil Mintu]]<br />
[[Category:Films set in 1971]]<br />
[[Category:Films based on the Bangladesh Liberation War]]<br />
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