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Mukh O Mukhosh (1956)

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Original title
মুখ ও মুখোশ
Directed by
Abdul Jabbar Khan
Genre
drama film
Country
Pakistan
Runtime
1h 39m
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This is the first Bengali-language feature film made in East Pakistan. It tells a dramatic story centered on family and social issues in a rural setting.

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What happens

Mukh O Mukhosh (Bengali: মুখ ও মুখোশ, lit. ''The Face and the Mask'') was the first Bengali-language feature film to be made in East Pakistan (now Bangladesh). It was produced by Iqbal Films and directed by Abdul Jabbar Khan. Nuruzzaman (d. 1975) was the founder producer of Iqbal Films. The film was released in East Pakistan on 3 August 1956. It was released in Dhaka, Chittagong, Narayanganj, and Khulna. The film was commercially successful as viewers were enticed to watch the first feature film to be made in the region. It earned a total of Rs. 48,000 during its initial run. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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