| Choturtha Matra | |
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| Bengali | চতুর্থ মাত্রা |
| Based on | Choturtha Matra by Shahidul Jahir |
| Screenplay by | Nurul Alam Atique |
| Directed by | Nurul Alam Atique |
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| Country of origin | Bangladesh |
| Original language | Bengali |
| Production | |
| Producer | Ashraful Azim |
| Cinematography | Kamrul Hasan Khoshru |
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| Running time | 87 mins |
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| Release | 2001 (2001) |
Choturtha Matra is a 2001 Bangladeshi television drama film written and directed by Nurul Alam Atique. The film is based on a story by the same name written by Shahidul Jahir. It stars Jayanta Chattopadhyay, Tamalika Karmakar, Sonia Zafar, M.M. Morshed, Shamsul Alom Bakul and Fazlur Rahman Babu.
The film won Meril Prothom Alo Critics Choice Awards in 2002 in three categories.
Plot
The story is of a lonely man who was caught in a perpetual cycle of time. He hangs in limbo, between reality and dreams. His only companions are a maid, a cat, and a grandfather clock. The same things are happening in his life and he becomes increasingly frustrated.
Cast
- Jayanta Chattopadhyay as Abdul Karim
- Tamalika Karmakar as maid servant
- M.M. Morshed as the paper seller
- Sonia Zafar as the woman
- Shamsul Alam Bakul as landowner
- Junaid Halim as candy seller
- Munir as children I
- Shobuj as children II
- Arif as children II
- Rajeeb as children II
- Fazlur Rahman Babu as neighbour I
- Ashoke Bepari as neighbour II
- Bablu Biswas as neighbour III
- Dardesh Chacha as hores rider
Awards
| Ceremony | Year | Category | Recipients and nominee | Result | Ref. |
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| Meril Prothom Alo Awards | 2002 | Critics Award for Best Film Actor | Jayanta Chattopadhyay | Won | |
| Critics Award for Best Film Director | Nurul Alam Atique | Won | |||
| Critics Award for Best Playwright | Nurul Alam Atique | Won |
References
- "The Creator of Post-Modern Bengali Literature". The Daily Star. 8 March 2015. Archived from the original on 7 April 2018. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
- ^ Raihan, Siam (5 August 2019). "Atique's upcoming film Manusher Bagan unveils poster". Dhaka Tribune. Archived from the original on 5 August 2019. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
- ^ Islam, Mohammad Zahidul (8 March 2015). "Ten Things You Didn't Know About NURUL ALAM ATIQUE". The Daily Star (Interview). Interviewed by Mohammad Zahidul Islam. Dhaka: Transcom Group. Archived from the original on 14 September 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
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