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'71 Er Maa Jononi (2014)

'71 Er Maa Jononi poster
Original title
71 Er Ma Jononi
Directed by
Shah Alam Kiron
Genre
drama, war
Country
Bangladesh
Runtime
2h 02m
Elsewhere
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The film tells the story of women who joined the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971. It follows a lead heroine and the people around her during the conflict.

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What happens

'71 Er Ma Jononi (Bengali: '৭১ এর মা জননী) is a 2014 Bangladeshi drama film directed by Shah Alam Kiron, and starring Nipun Akter. The film is centered on the 1971 Bangladesh War of Independence and based on a book written by Anisul Haque, Jononi Shahoshini 71. The Government funded this film and was produced by Impress telefilm. This film shows the story of heroines, who joined Bangladesh liberation war. Nipun Akter plays the lead heroine role, while her husband's role was played by singer Khan Asif Agun. Apart from that, some other actors like M M Morshed, Shakil Ahmed, Chitralekha Guho, Mishu Choudhary and Gulshon Ara also played supporting roles. Chitralekha Guho was awarded Best Supporting Actress at the 39th Bangladesh National Film Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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