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Ghetuputra Komola
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Humayun Ahmed
Written by	Humayun Ahmed
Starring	Al-Mamun Al Siyam Tariq Anam Khan Jayanta Chattopadhyay Munmun Ahmed
Cinematography	Mahfooz-ur-Rahman Khan
Edited by	Solim Ullah Soli
Music by	Maqsud Jamil Mintoo S I Tutul Emon Saha
Distributed by	Ashirbad Films
Release date	7 September 2012 (2012-09-07)
Running time	121 minutes
Country	Bangladesh
Languages	Bengali English

Ghetuputra Komola (Bengali: ঘেটুপুত্র কমলা, Gheṭuputro Kômola, Pleasure Boy Komola) is a 2012 Bangladeshi musical film written and directed by Humayun Ahmed and produced by Impress Telefilm. The film is Ahmed's last film before his death. It received National Film Awards in nine categories, including Best Director, Story, and Screenplay for Ahmed. The film was selected as the Bangladeshi entry for the Best Foreign Language Oscar at the 85th Academy Awards, but it did not make the final shortlist.

Plot

The story takes place 150 years ago, during the colonial era in a village called Jalshuka, in Habibganj. During that time a musical group was created called Ghetugaan where young boys danced in female clothing; those dancers were called "Ghetu". Soon they became famous among people but the landlords wanted them for sexual desires and gradually elite pederasty became recognized in the contemporary local society. The Ghetus used to get hired for the flood season. The story is about a teenage boy who is hired by a colonial era landlord to entertain his sexual desires until the annual flood is over. The movie starts with a young boy and his family, who are looking for work as they cannot work during the floods. The young boy and his father join a musical group, where the boy (Komola) works as the Ghetu.

The landlord sexually molests the young boy after the first dance performance. This pattern keeps repeating throughout the whole time that the musical group stays there. The landlord's wife becomes insecure after noticing his increasing obsession with Komola. The landlord suggests keeping Komola even after the floods end which angers his wife. She secretly orders her maid to push Komola off the railings on the balcony where he usually likes to walk with his eyes closed. The maid, after one unsuccessful attempt, pushes the boy off and he dies.

Cast

• Al-Mamun Al Siyam as Komola/Jahir
• Tariq Anam Khan as the landlord Chowdhury Hekmot Ali
• Jayanta Chattopadhyay as Fazlu, Komola's father and troupe leader
• Munmun Ahmed as the landlord's wife
• Agoon as a painter named Shah Alam
• Pran Roy as Gaurango, dance master
• Abdullah Rana
• Shamima Nazneen as Mayna, the head maid
• Tamalika Karmakar as Komola's mother
• Pranti
• Masud Akhond as horse handler
• Rahmat Ali as Moura (sweet maker)
• Ehsanur Rahman
• Jewel Rana
• Rousso
• Saleh Sohel
• Shahana Rahman Geeta
• Putul
• Z. H. Sameer
• Prapti
• Kuddus Boyati as the lead singer of the troupe
• Islam Uddin Boyati

Soundtrack

The film is scored by Maksud Jamil Mintu and several artists have rendered the songs.

Awards

National Film Awards

• Best Director, Best Story, Best Screenplay – Humayun Ahmed
• Best Child Artist – Mamun
• Best Music Director – Emon Saha
• Best Cinematography – Mahfuzur Rahman Khan
• Best Editing – Solimullah
• Best Costume Design – S.M. Mainuddin
• Best Makeup – Khalilur Rahman

Meril Prothom Alo Awards

• Best Film
• Best Director
• Best Screenplay

See also

• List of submissions to the 85th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
• List of Bangladeshi submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

References

1. "Humayun's 'Ghetuputra Komola' to compete for Oscar". Daily Star. 18 September 2012. Archived from the original on 9 December 2012. Retrieved 18 September 2012.
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3. "জাতীয় চলচ্চিত্র পুরস্কার ২০১২ ঘোষিত, শ্রেষ্ঠ পরিচালক হুমায়ূন আহমেদ". Priyo News. 26 September 2013. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
4. "And the winners are …". The Daily Star. 13 May 2014. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
5. "Handover of nat'l film award today". The Daily Star.
6. "জাতীয় চলচ্চিত্র পুরস্কার ঘোষণা". Prothom Alo. 7 February 2014. Archived from the original on 2 October 2015. Retrieved 1 October 2015.

External links

• Ghetuputra Komola at IMDb

• 2012 films
• 2012 drama films
• 2010s Bengali-language films
• 2010s musical drama films
• Bengali-language Bangladeshi films
• Bangladeshi musical drama films
• Films scored by Maksud Jamil Mintu
• Films scored by S.I. Tutul
• Films directed by Humayun Ahmed
• Films whose writer won the Best Screenplay National Film Award (Bangladesh)
• Impress Telefilm films
• Films about landlords
• 2012 musical films