Alifa
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| আলিফা | |
| Directed by | Deep Choudhury |
| Written by | Deep Choudhury |
| Produced by | Arman Ahmed |
| Starring |
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| Cinematography | Nahid Ahmed |
| Edited by | Rabiranjan Maitra |
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Running time | 109 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Languages | Bengali Assamese |
Alifa (Bengali: আলিফা) is an Indian Bengali drama feature film written and directed by Deep Choudhury and produced by Arman Ahmed. It stars Baharul Islam and Jaya Seal.
Alifa won the Best Debut Film of A Director award to Deep Choudhury in 2017 64th National Film Awards.[1]
Story
[edit | edit source]This movie carries the story of a couple and their daughter Alifa as they had lost their home to soil erosion by the Beki River at Barpeta and settled in Guwahati for their livelihood.[[2]]
Cast
[edit | edit source]- Baharul Islam
- Jaya Seal
- Victor Banerjee
- Al-Mamun Al Siyam as Saif
- Prasun Gayen
- Satya Ranjan
- Pakija Hasmi
- Rayan Abdul
- Swapna Dey
- Mahmuda Begum
- Tajmal Hussain
- Pabitra Rabha as Ranjan
Festivals
[edit | edit source]Alifa premièred at 22nd Kolkata International Film Festival in at Kolkata, West Bengal in November 2016.
Alifa was also screened at Ottawa Indian Film Festival Awards 2017 at Ottawa, Canada[3]
Reception
[edit | edit source]Critical response
[edit | edit source]NEZine.com writes about the film as "Alifa- in search of hope and humanity amidst chaos and despair"[4]
Alifa was also featured in North East Today article in April 2017.[5]
Accolades
[edit | edit source]The film was screened at 22nd Kolkata International Film Festival[6]
Awards and nominations
[edit | edit source]- Best Debut Film of A Director – Deep Choudhury. Alifa (2016)
References
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