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Meghla Akash (2002)

Meghla Akash poster
Original title
মেঘলা আকাশ
Directed by
Nargis Akhter
Genre
romance film
Country
Bangladesh
Runtime
2h 29m
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This Bangladeshi film follows characters whose lives are affected by HIV/AIDS. It aims to raise awareness about prevention and control of the disease.

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What happens

Meghla Akash also (Bengali: মেঘলা আকাশ, English: The Cloudy Sky ) is a Bangladeshi Bengali language film. The film was directed by Bangladeshi filmmaker Nargis Akter as her first directed film. It was released in 2002 all over Bangladesh. This thought has brought forward Nargis Akhter's first feature film Meghla Akash that deals with the issue of HIV/AIDS prevention and control. It stars Moushumi, Ayub Khan, Amit Hasan, Shakil Khan, Purnima, Wasimul Bari Rajib, Shahidul Alam Sachchu, Ferdousi Mazumder, Pijush Bandyopadhyay and many more. Public consciousness based the films special appearance Indian actress Shabana Azmi The film was appreciated by film critics and film viewers and won the National Film Award of Bangladesh as best director Nargis Akter of the year 2002, with won a total of six categories. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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