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2007 Bangladeshi film

Swopnodanay


Bengali	স্বপ্নডানায়

Written by	Golam Rabbany Biplob Anisul Hoque
Starring	Mahmuduzzaman Babu Rokeya Prachy Fazlur Rahman Babu
Cinematography	Mahfuzur Rahman Khan
Edited by	Junaid Halim
Music by	Bappa Mazumder
Production company	Impress Telefilm Limited
Release date	5 August 2007 (2007-08-05)
Running time	84 minutes
Country	Bangladesh
Language	Bengali

Swopnodanay (Bengali: স্বপ্নডানায়, On the Wings of Dreams) is a 2007 Bengali drama film directed and co-written by Golam Rabbany Biplob. It was Bangladesh's submission to the 80th Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not nominated.

Plot

The story of the movie revolves around a village in Naogaon district. The entire movie's dialogues are in the regional language of Naogaon. The story begins with a hawker in a village market. People call him Fazlu Kabiraj. In fact, he sells ointment in the market. His companion is his ten-year-old son Ratan. One day after the haat, Fazlu goes to a second-hand shop to buy pants for Ratan. After buying the pants he finds some foreign notes in a pocket. What will be the value of this notes, he thinks of his family dreams. When he talks to his childhood friend Siraj Member about this, he gets greedy. Fazlu Kabiraj's life changed in his dream of owning money, and relations with people close to him deteriorated.

Cast

Mahmuduzzaman Babu as Fazlu
Rokeya Prachy as Matka
Fazlur Rahman Babu as Siraj
Momena Choudhury
Shamima Islam Tusti as Rehana
Shoma as Asma
Golam Rasul Babu
Shah Alam Kiran
Gulshan Ara
Fargana Milton
Ratan
Shoma
Shamoly

Awards

Best Director Asian New Talent Competition 10th Shanghai International Film Festival, 2007

Silver Peacock 38th International Film Festival of India-GOA, 2007

Meril Prothom Alo Awards

Best Film

References

"A Record 63 Countries Vying For Best Foreign-Language Oscar Nod". Yahoo! Movies. 17 October 2007. Archived from the original on 26 September 2008. Retrieved 23 June 2008.
Gaydos, Steven; McCarthy, Libby (15 January 2008). "Oscar's foreign film race heats up". Variety. Retrieved 23 June 2008.
"স্বপ্নডানায় (Shopnodanay)". বাংলা মুভি ডেটাবেজ (in Bengali). Retrieved 21 July 2023.

External links

Swopnodanay at IMDb

v t e Bachsas Award for Best Film
1973-1999	Abar Tora Manush Ho (1973) Palanka (1976) Bosundhora (1977) Dumurer Phul (1978) Surja Dighal Bari (1979) Ghuddi (1980) Lal Shobujer Pala (1981) Lal Kajol (1982) Simar (1983) Princess Tina Khan (1984) Parineeta (1986) Rajlakshmi Srikanta (1987) Anya Jibon (1995) Poka Makorer Ghor Bosoti (1996) Dukhai (1997) Ammajan (1999)
2000-present	Srabon Megher Din (2000) Matir Moina (2002) Adhiar (2003) Joyjatra (2004) Shasti (2005) Hridoyer Kotha (2006) Swopnodanay (2007) Chandragrohon (2008) Priotomeshu (2009) Gohine Shobdo (2010) Guerrilla (2011) Runway (2012) Mrittika Maya (2013) Desha: The Leader (2014) Podmo Patar Jol (2015) Oggatonama (2016) Rajneeti & Dhaka Attack (2017) Debi (2018)

Bachsas Award for Best Film

1973-1999

Abar Tora Manush Ho (1973)
Palanka (1976)
Bosundhora (1977)
Dumurer Phul (1978)
Surja Dighal Bari (1979)
Ghuddi (1980)
Lal Shobujer Pala (1981)
Lal Kajol (1982)
Simar (1983)
Princess Tina Khan (1984)
Parineeta (1986)
Rajlakshmi Srikanta (1987)
Anya Jibon (1995)
Poka Makorer Ghor Bosoti (1996)
Dukhai (1997)
Ammajan (1999)

2000-present

Srabon Megher Din (2000)
Matir Moina (2002)
Adhiar (2003)
Joyjatra (2004)
Shasti (2005)
Hridoyer Kotha (2006)
Swopnodanay (2007)
Chandragrohon (2008)
Priotomeshu (2009)
Gohine Shobdo (2010)
Guerrilla (2011)
Runway (2012)
Mrittika Maya (2013)
Desha: The Leader (2014)
Podmo Patar Jol (2015)
Oggatonama (2016)
Rajneeti & Dhaka Attack (2017)
Debi (2018)

v t e Meril-Prothom Alo Critics Choice Award for Best Film
Adhiar (2003) Shankhonad (2004) Hajar Bachhor Dhore (2005) Ayna (2006) Swopnodanay (2007) Chandragrohon (2008) Third Person Singular Number (2009) Runway (2010) Guerrilla (2011) Uttarer Sur (2012) Mrittika Maya (2013) Brihonnola (2014) Chuye Dile Mon (2015) Oggatonama (2016) The Cage (2017) Komola Rocket (2018)

v t e Bangladeshi submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film
Matir Moina (2002) Shyamol Chhaya (2005) Forever Flows (2006) Swopnodanay (2007) Aha! (2008) Beyond the Circle (2009) Third Person Singular Number (2010) Ghetuputra Komola (2012) Television (2013) Glow of the Firefly (2014) Jalal's Story (2015) Oggatonama (2016) The Cage (2017) No Bed of Roses (2018) Alpha (2019) Sincerely Yours, Dhaka (2020) Rehana Maryam Noor (2021) Hawa (2022) No Ground Beneath the Feet (2023) The Wrestler (2024)

Bangladeshi submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film

Matir Moina (2002)
Shyamol Chhaya (2005)
Forever Flows (2006)
Swopnodanay (2007)
Aha! (2008)
Beyond the Circle (2009)
Third Person Singular Number (2010)
Ghetuputra Komola (2012)
Television (2013)
Glow of the Firefly (2014)
Jalal's Story (2015)
Oggatonama (2016)
The Cage (2017)
No Bed of Roses (2018)
Alpha (2019)
Sincerely Yours, Dhaka (2020)
Rehana Maryam Noor (2021)
Hawa (2022)
No Ground Beneath the Feet (2023)
The Wrestler (2024)

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