[Monpura] Language: Bengali Genre: Romantic

Monpura is film based on romance in a rural scenario. The debut film of Gias Uddin Selim has made huge hype even before its release. The shooting of the film was started in June 2007. It was shot in different places including Dhunot(Bogra), Khushtia and Dhaka.The film 'Monpura' has the star casting which is not based on glamour of face but the glamour of acting. Chanchal Chowdhury plays the role of Sonai. New Actor Farhana Mili plays the role of Pori (daughter of a boatman). And the young couple are well supported by veteran actors Mamunur Rashid and Fazlur Rahman Babu.

Plot

Monpura is a story centrev around a man named Sonai. He had been banished from the life he lived previously because the autistic son of the man he worked for had killed a young girl and the blame was placed upon him. He was sent to live in a deserted island by name of Monpura. His solitary life was thrown into motion by the instant love he felt for a fishermans daughter, Pori, who passes by the island on the back of her fathers boat. After many secret meetings, the pair are finally found out and Sonai seeks her hand in marriage, by asking the man he previously worked for. Instead, a marriage between his autsistic son and Pori is arranged. Sonai is also found and jailed for the alleged killing. In an attempt to help the newly wedded Pori move on with her life, her in-laws inform her of his imminent hanging. In a fit of depression, Pori drinks a poisonous liquid at the same moment she believes Sonai is being hung. Sonai is not found guilty and comes back for her, only to find a funeral procession in her honour. He sobs, rowing out to the ocean and lets go of his oars; floating wherever the ocean takes him.

Music

It is a rare case that a Bangla movie comes under spotlight by its music. Though people are reluctant to hear and talk of Hindi movie songs, Monpura perhaps will change this tradition. It was thought that the music from the film was collected from Bangladesh folk music, but, almost all the songs of Monpura is original. There is depth, creative thoughts and trend breaking effort put into this album.