Ammajan (1999)
- Original title
- আম্মাজান
- Directed by
- Kazi Hayat
- Genre
- gangster film
- Country
- Bangladesh
- Runtime
- 2h 25m
- Rating
- 9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A gangster drama in which a man takes on a criminal life to protect his mother. The film follows his violent rise and the personal costs along the way.
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What happens
Ammajan (lit. 'Dear Mother') is a Bangladeshi Bengali-language crime-drama film directed by Kazi Hayat and written by Monwar Hossain Dipjol. The film was released in 1999 in Bangladesh. It was produced by Dipjol. It stars Manna, Shabnam, Moushumi, Amin Khan, and Dipjol in lead roles. Ammajan became a massive commercial success and is the 7th highest-grossing Bangladeshi films of all time. Manna’s performance was hugely praised, particularly his role as an anti-hero the first time on screen. The title song, Ammajan, performed by Ayub Bachchu, became a cultural phenomenon, cementing the film’s legacy in popular culture. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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