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Dhire Bohe Meghna
Directed byAlamgir Kabir
Produced byBangladesh Films International
Screenplay byAlamgir Kabir
Story byAlamgir Kabir
Starring
Music bySatya Saha
Cinematography
  • Arun Roy
  • M A Mobin
  • Komal Nayek
Edited byDebobrato Sen Gupta
Distributed byStar Film Distribution
Release date
1973
Running time
109 Minutes
CountryBangladesh
LanguageBengali

Dhire Bohe Meghna (Bengali: ধীরে বহে মেঘনা; Literary Meaning Quiet Flows the Meghna) is a 1973 Bengali war film based on the events of the Bangladesh Liberation War.[1] The film is written and directed by Alamgir Kabir and it was his first feature film.[2]

Background[edit | edit source]

Initially Zahir Raihan was the original planner of the movie Dhire Bohe Meghna.

Plot[edit | edit source]

Cast[edit | edit source]

Music[edit | edit source]

The film's song was written by Mohammad Monirujjaman, composed by Samar Das and background music by Sataya Saha. Hemanta Mukherjee and Sandhya Mukhopadhyay gave voice for the two songs.

No.TitleSingerLength
1."Kato je dhire bohe Megna (কতো যে ধীরে বহে মেঘনা)"Hemanta Mukherjee 
2."Ore aai ghore aai (ওরে আয় ঘরে আয়)"Sandhya Mukhopadhyay 

Reception[edit | edit source]

In 2002, the British Film Institute's list of South Asian films, Dhire Bohe Meghna was ranked in No. 8 of the top 10 ranked movies.[4]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. Santa Mariya (26 March 2015). যুদ্ধদিনের ছবি. bdnews24.com (in Bengali).
  2. Farhad Ahmed Nilaya (14 December 2014). ১০ অনন্য সাধারণ বাংলাদেশী চলচ্চিত্র- আপনি দেখেছেন কি? [10 Amazing Bangladeshi Movies]. poramorsho.com (in Bengali). মুক্তিযুদ্ধের পটভূমিতে নির্মিত 'ধীরে বহে মেঘনা' ছবিটি রচনা ও পরিচালনা করেন প্রখ্যাত চলচিত্রকার আলমগীর কবীর। এটি ছিল তার পরিচালিত প্রথম ছবি, মুক্তি পায় ১৯৭৩ সালে। [War created in the background, film Dhire Bohe Meghna was written and directed by renowned filmmaker Alamgir Kabir. Released in 1973, it was the first picture of his.][self-published source]
  3. Hossain, Ashik (13 September 2013). "'Nawab' of sliver screen Anwar Hossain bows out". bdnews24.com.
  4. Jinsie. "BFI South Asian Film (2002)". mubi.com.

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