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 the PIA flight PK712 hijacking.[2]
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| Directed by | Fakhrul Arefeen Khan |
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| Based on | PIA flight PK712 hijacking |
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| Cinematography | Rana Dasgupta |
| Edited by | Pranoy Dasgupta |
| Music by | Debajyoti Mishra |
Production company | Gorai Films |
| Distributed by | Gorai Films |
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Running time | 82 mins |
| Country | Bangladesh |
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Premise
editOn 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 sent 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.[citation needed]
Cast
edit- 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
editFakhrul 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
editFakhrul 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
editAfter the film's 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
editFilm critic Ahsan Kabir of the Bangla Tribune praised the performance of lead actors of the film.[14]
Accolades
edit| Organization | Year | Category | Recipients & nominees | Result | Ref.(s) |
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| Mumbai International Film Festival | 2022 | Best historical film | Fakhrul Arefeen Khan | Won | [6] |
| International Istanbul Film Festival | Best narrative feature film | Won | [7] | ||
| Kolkata International Film Festival | Asian Select Neptac Awards | Nominated | [15] | ||
| Dhaka International Film Festival | 2023 | Special audiences award | Won | [16] |
References
edit- ^ Sayem, Kawser Md (2 June 2022). "JK 1971: First English-Language Bangladeshi Film featuring Independence War". United News of Bangladesh. Archived from the original on 19 September 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
- ^ "Teaser of 'JK 1971' released". Dhaka Tribune. 29 May 2022. Archived from the original on 29 May 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
- ^ a b "Sabyasachi and Fakhrul to work together again in 'JK 1971'". The Business Standard. 10 March 2021. Archived from the original on 6 April 2023. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
- ^ "Shooting of Fakhrul Arefeen's movie JK 1971 begins". The Asian Age. 21 September 2021. Archived from the original on 7 April 2023. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
- ^ "Post-production for JK 1971 ends". New Age. 23 April 2022. Archived from the original on 5 April 2023. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
- ^ a b মুম্বাই চলচ্চিত্র উৎসবে পুরস্কার জিতেছে 'জেকে ১৯৭১'. Daily Inqilab (in Bengali). 18 August 2022. Archived from the original on 7 April 2023. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
- ^ a b মুম্বাইয়ের পর এবার ইস্তাম্বুলে পুরস্কৃত 'জেকে ১৯৭১'. Channel i (in Bengali). 1 September 2022. Archived from the original on 7 April 2023. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
- ^ কলকাতা চলচ্চিত্র উৎসবে বাংলাদেশের চলচ্চিত্র 'জেকে ১৯৭১' সাড়া ফেলেছে. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 19 December 2022. Archived from the original on 21 December 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
- ^ সেন্সর ছাড়পত্র পেল 'জেকে ১৯৭১'. Bonik Barta (in Bengali). 13 January 2023. Archived from the original on 12 January 2023. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
- ^ "'জেকে ১৯৭১' দিয়ে শুরু হচ্ছে ঢাকা আন্তর্জাতিক চলচ্চিত্র উৎসব". Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 5 September 2022. Archived from the original on 6 September 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
- ^ "'জেকে ১৯৭১' চলচ্চিত্র মুক্তি ৩ মার্চ". Janakantha (in Bengali). 26 February 2023. Archived from the original on 5 April 2023. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
- ^ "'জ্যঁ কুয়েকে রাষ্ট্রীয়ভাবে স্বীকৃতি দেওয়ার চেষ্টা করবো'". The Daily Ittefaq (in Bengali). 4 March 2023. Archived from the original on 5 March 2023. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
- ^ Rahman, Pavel (13 March 2023). 'জেকে ১৯৭১' মুক্তির পর গল্প নিয়ে বিতর্ক. Bdnews24.com (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 7 April 2023. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
- ^ Kabir, Ahsan (10 March 2023). জেকে ১৯৭১: আজন্ম কৃতজ্ঞতা প্রকাশের ছবি. Bangla Tribune (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 11 March 2023. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
- ^ "'Kura Pokkhir Shunne Ura' and 'JK 71' competing at KIFF". Dhaka Tribune. 15 December 2022. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
- ^ সাঁতাও, জে কে ১৯৭১, হাওয়া পুরস্কৃত. Bangladesh Pratidin (in Bengali). 24 January 2023. Archived from the original on 25 January 2023. Retrieved 25 January 2023.