A River Called Titas

Synopsis

An in-depth look at the lives and struggles of the community of fishermen living by the river Titash. In 1973, acclaimed Indian director and screenwriter Ritwik Ghatak unveiled "A River Called Titas," a captivating drama delving into the life of a fisherman along Bangladesh's Titas River in Brahmanbaria. Adapted from Adwaita Mallabarman's novel, this film etched its place in cinematic history by pioneering hyperlink cinema. Ghatak ingeniously weaves a narrative featuring interconnected characters, a storytelling technique later embraced by Robert Altman in "Nashville" (1975). Through this innovative approach, Ghatak crafts a tale brimming with romance and intense melodrama, delivering a fervent and emotionally charged cinematic experience.

Main Cast

Rosy Samad

Basanti

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Kabori Sarwar

Rajar Jhi

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Rawshan Zamil

Mother

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Rani Sarkar

Mungli

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Sufia Rustam

Udaytara

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Prabir Mitra

Kishore Chand Mulya Verman

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Shafikul Islam

Ananta

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Golam Mustafa

Ramprasad / Kader Mian

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Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Ritwik Kumar Ghatak
	Assistant Director	Amjad Hossain Abdul Zalil Mintu Tamijuddin Rizvi
	First Assistant Director	Fakrul Hasan Bairagi
Writing	Writer	Ritwik Kumar Ghatak
	Novel	Advaita Malla Burman
	Original Story	Advaita Malla Burman
	Dialogue	Saiyad Nurul Islam
Camera	Director of Photography	Baby Islam
	Still Photographer	Sunil Amin
	First Assistant Camera	Bulbul Wazeed
Production	Producer	Habibur Rahman Khan N. M. Choudhary Fayez Ahmed
	Executive Producer	Sanwar Murshed
Sound	Original Music Composer	Ustad Bahadur Khan
	Playback Singer	Dheeraj Uddin Fakir Rathindranath Ray Nina Hamid
	Sound	Amjad Hossein
	Sound Re-Recording Mixer	Harun Ar Rashid
Editing	Editor	Bashir Hossain Abu Taleb Mahabubur Rahman
	Assistant Editor	Atiqur Rehman Anwar Hossein Khurshed Alam
Costume & Make-Up	Makeup Artist	Rebati Das Mohammad Shahjahan
Art	Art Direction	Munshi Mahiuddin
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