A FEATURE FILM BY AMITABH REZA CHOWDHURY
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BASED ON THE ACCLAIMED NOVEL BY MITALI PERKINS
Daring and determined, teenaged girl Naima longs to earn money for her poor Bangladeshi family, but her unrivaled artistic talent is of little use. When her father grows gravely ill, Naima feels she has no choice but to leave her small village for the bright lights of Dhaka.
In the big city, Naima finds the same economic, societal, and gender pressures faced by most young girls in Bangladesh. She cleverly disguises herself as a boy and takes the difficult job of a rickshaw puller. When her gender is revealed and her livelihood vanishes, Naima finds an unconventional – and transcendental - solution to her problems. Based on the acclaimed novel by Mitali Perkins.
ABOUT
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DIRECTOR AMITABH REZA CHOWDHURY
One of Bangladesh’s most acclaimed directors, Amitabh has been directing film, television and commercials in Dhaka and beyond for over 15 years. His most recent feature film, “Anyabaji,” was the recipient of eight international and national film awards. He has won numerous Bangladeshi Critics Awards, including Best Director for his work “Ekti Phon Kora Jabe Please” and “E Somoye,” and Best Screenplay for “Sei Bhoboney in Meril Prothom Alo.”
Amitabh works and lives in his hometown of Dhaka and is founder and president of his own film and production company, Half Stop Down. Leading a team of talented professionals, Amitabh is perhaps the most prolific of Bangladeshi filmmakers.
A graduate of Pune University in Pune, India, Amitabh has also studied film and the American film industry as a guest of the United States government’s International Visitor Leadership Program.
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THE CAST
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CREDITS
Directed By
AMITABH REZA
CHOWDHURY
Produced by
ERIC J. ADAMS
FARIDUR REZA SAGAR
ZIAUDDIN ADIL
SHIHAB AHMED SHIRAZEE
ASSADUZZAMAN SOKAL
Executive Producer
MICHEL J. VANDEWALLE
Co-Executive Producer
AMAN ASHRAF FAIZ
SYED GOUSUL ALAM
Co-Produced by
MAHJABIN REZA
KATHLEEN ADAMS
Screenplay by
NASEEF FARUQUE AMIN
SHARBARI Z. AHMED
Based on the Novel by
MITALI PERKINS
Associate Producers
ASHFAQUE AHMED
NAZIR MOHAMMOD TOWHID ALAM
TANVIR GHANI
KYRA BUCHKO
ALEXI STAVROPOULOS
LISA STAVROPOULOS
YVONNE SCHÄFER
NAZ HAIDER
ZAHED AZAM SAYEM
Art Director
SHIHAB NURUN NABI
Editor
NAVNITA SEN
Cinematographers
TUHIN TAMIJUL
NICLAS RIBBARP, FSF
Casting
MOHAMMAD RAFI
Costume Designer
EDILA KASRIN FARID TURIN
Rickshaw Art Consultant
FARHANA HAMID
Rickshaw Painter
SOLAIMAN HOSSAIN
Directorial Team
SUMANA TUMPA
MOHAMMAD SHAKILUR RAHMAN SHEIKH
NAZMUL HASAN SUKOMO
SIBAT TAZWAR
Script Superviser
SIBAT TAZWAR
PRIYANKA CHOWDHURY
Music Composed by
DEBAJYOTI MISHRA
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BEHIND THE SCENES
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DETAILS
TITLE
Rickshaw Girl
LANGUAGE
English/Bengali
RUNTIME
110 minutes
LONGLINE
A daring teen-aged Bangladeshi girl disguises herself as a boy and peddles her father’s prized rickshaw for extra cash for her family.
TECHNICAL INFO
Aspect Ratio: 16:9, 4K
FILM SALES
Atlas International