Tanvir Mokammel to make government-granted documentary on Bangabandhu
Ekushey Padak awardee and eminent director Tanvir Mokammel is set to make a documentary about Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
Recently, Tanvir told The Daily Star that he will start shooting the documentary, funded by the Government of Bangladesh, from next month. Titled Modhumati Parer Manushti: Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the documentary will be completed by this year, which marks the birth centenary of Bangabandhu. An agreement about the documentary was signed by the director and the Bangladesh Information and Broadcasting Ministry, in Dhaka.
Modhumati Parer Manushti: Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman will contain several video footages from Bangabandhu’s life, including his famous March 7 speech, his release from Pakistan’s prison, his return to an independent Bangladesh and other landmark events related to the liberation of the country. Tanvir said that the documentary will cover the lifespan of Bangabandhu, from his childhood to his assassination. “Although it is a documentary, it will be done on a biopic scale,” he added. Shooting for the documentary will begin on the bank of the Modhumati River in Tungipara, Gopalganj, where Bangabandhu spent his childhood years. According to Tanvir, parts of the documentary will also be shot in Kolkata’s Islamia College and iconic Baker Hostel, where Bangabandhu spent several years as a student leader. Another spot where the documentary will be shot is Shahid Hossain Sohrawardy’s house in Park Circus, Kolkata, where Bangabandhu had stayed.
Tanvir’s long-time associate Syed Shabab Ali Arzoo will compose the background score for the documentary, while Uttam Guha will be the art director. Sources from the Government of Bangladesh have claimed that some other filmmakers will be asked to produce more documentaries on the Father of the Nation, in the near future.
Tanvir, who hopes to wrap up the post-production work on his forthcoming feature film, Rupsha Nadir Baankey this month, is currently in Karimganj to attend a film festival, which begins today. His documentaries Seemantarekha and 1971 will be screened at the event, where he will also give a lecture on the ‘Prolematics of Filming the 1947 Partition.’
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