Director: Tojammel Hossen Bokul, Jai Khemka; Writer: Tojammel Haque Bokul; Producer: Motiur Rahman Panu, S.M. Abbas Ullah; Cinematographer: Rafiqul Bari Chowdhury, Zakir Hossain; Editor: Fazle Haque; Cast: Anju Ghosh, Ilias Kanchan, Mithun, Farjana Bobi, Shaukat Akbar, Prabir Mitra, Saifuddin, Abbas, Nasir Khan, Dildar, Rawshan Zamil, Sushoma, Maya Chowdhury, Manjur Rahi, Nader, Golam Kabir Khan, Fazal Rahman, Syed Akhtar Ali, Anup, Moslem, Shahi, Salam, Yousuf, Prince, Mofajjal Hossain, Jhorna, Setu
Summary: Drawing on a popular Bangladeshi theatrical
version of the Rupban Kavya fable, the gaudy
production mixes elements from the
devotional, the social and the historical genres
while invoking both the Laila-Majnu and the
medieval Bengali Behula-Lakhindar love
stories. A girl snake charmer cures a Prince
and they fall in love, triggering court intrigues
to forestall a marriage and numerous
adventures delaying the happy ending. The
Prince is represented as a weakling and the
film’s most spectacular sequence shows the
heroine braving impossible odds to support
him. A rare Indo-Bangladeshi co-production
and a megahit, especially with women in rural
areas, in spite of its largely unfamiliar cast,
low budget and consistently over-the-top
performances.
Josna, daughter of Kazi Under the rule of the King of Bengal, was bitten by snake at her age of 10. She then rared up by a gypsy leader as his granddaughter and learns techniques regarding snakes. Mobarok, son of Wazir of the King, wants to have her but Prince Anwar saves her and falls in love with her. Once Anwar is bitten by snake and Josna saves his life with her technique and demands to marry the prince to the King. King becomes dissatisfied at this and orders to desert the gypsies from the kingdom. Anwar gets around and goes to find Josna. He marries her and comes back to the kingdom. The king orders for highest punishment of Anwar and exile to the forest of Josna. Now how can they save their lives???
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