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2023 Bangladeshi film
JK 1971
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Theatrical release poster
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Directed by
| Fakhrul Arefeen Khan
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Screenplay by
| - Masum Reza
- Fakhrul Arefeen Khan
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Based on
| PIA flight PK712 hijacking
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Produced by
| - Fakhrul Arefeen Khan
- Israt Sultana
- Tanvir A Mishuk
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Starring
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Cinematography
| Rana Dasgupta
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Edited by
| Pranoy Dasgupta
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Music by
| Debajyoti Mishra
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Production
company
| Gorai Films
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Distributed by
| Gorai Films
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Release date
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- 3 March 2023
(
2023-03-03
)
(Bangladesh)
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Running time
| 82 mins
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Country
| Bangladesh
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Languages
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JK 1971
or
1971 et Kay
is a 2023
Bangladeshi
period drama
film directed by Fakhrul Arefeen Khan and produced by Gorai Films. It is the first English-language Bangladeshi film about the
Bangladesh liberation war
[1]
that features
Sabyasachi Chakrabarty
and
Subhra Sourav Das
in lead role. The film is based on
PIA flight PK712 hijacking
.
[2]
Premise
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On 3 December 1971, Jean Eugene Paul Kay, a French citizen, hijacked a
Boeing 720
owned by
Pakistan International Airlines
at
Orly Airport
. He demanded that the
government of France
have to send 20 tons of relief and medicines to the camps of
East Bengali refugees
in India and people of
East Pakistan
in the support of the
Bangladesh liberation war
.
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citation needed
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Cast
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- Subhra Sourav Das
as Jean Eugene Paul Kay
- Sabyasachi Chakrabarty
as pilot
- Daria Gavrushenko as Konal
- Indrajit Majumdar as interpreter
- Avishek Singh as first pilot
- Francisco Raymond
- Nikolai Novominaski
Production
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Fakhrul Arefeen Khan, director of the film, announced its production on 9 March 2021. His purpose to produce to the film was to honor the
Mujib Year
. It was also announced that
Sabyasachi Chakrabarty
would be in the film, it was his second film with Fakhrul. The director said that the production of
JK 1971
would start from April, 2021 in
West Bengal
.
[3]
On 18 September 2021, its filming started with 36 actors.
[4]
Its post-production ended on 23 April 2022.
[5]
Release
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Fakhrul wanted to release the film on 3 December 2021 after its production.
[3]
It was screened in
Mumbai International Film Festival
[6]
and
International Istanbul Film Festival
in August 2022
[7]
and
Kolkata International Film Festival
in December 2022.
[8]
On 10 January 2023, the film got green signal from the
Bangladesh Film Censor Board
to release in Bangladesh.
[9]
It became the opening film of 2023
Dhaka International Film Festival
.
[10]
It was theatrically released in Bangladesh on 3 March 2023.
[11]
It was released in the country on 7 cinemas.
[12]
Controversy
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After the films' release, Amit Mollick alleged that the basic storyline of the film was lifted from a film script he had emailed to the director in 2017. However, the director denied the allegation and said that he is ready to face the case if Amit files a case of plagiarism against him.
[13]
Reception
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Film critic Ahsan Kabir of
Bangla Tribune
praised the performance of lead actors of the film.
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Accolades
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References
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External links
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