Beder Meye Josna

Beder Meye Josna (Bengali: বেদের মেয়ে জোস্না, also known as Beder Meye Jyotsna) is a 1989 Bangladeshi film directed by Tojammel Haque Bokul. It was remade in India in 1991 with the same name. The film stars Ilias Kanchan and Anju Ghosh.[1] The original movie is also reputed to be the highest grossing Bangladeshi film of all time.[2]

Beder Meye Josna
Beder Meye Jyotsna
Directed byTojammel Haque Bakul
Produced byAbbas Ullah Shikder
Music byAbu Taher
CinematographyRafiqul Bari Chowdhury
Release date
  • 9 June 1989 (1989-06-09)
Running time
122 minutes
CountryBangladesh
LanguageBengali

Plot

In the Bengali language, "Bede" means a caste or group of people who make their living by catching snakes and entertaining people by making the snakes dance to the tune of there flutes. Joytsna (Anju Ghose) is a girl from this community. One day a poisonous snake bites the foot of a local prince (Ilias Kanchan). A bede is called to cure the prince. He sees the wound and declares that only Jyotsna can extract the poison from the prince's blood. The king calls Jyotsna and asks her to save his son, in exchange for which he agrees to give her anything she wants. Jyotsna cures the prince but becomes ill in the process. After her mother and the queen pray for her, she recovers and demands the hand of the prince as her reward, but the king balks. When the prince, now recovered, comes to know of everything that has transpired, he falls in love with Jyotsna. After a long tug-of-war, the couple persuade the king to consent to their union and they marry.

This story was taken from a very old rural Bengali play of the same name. The tune of the title song, "Beder meye Jyotsna amay katha diyeche," was adopted from the song "Ek pardesi mera dil le gaya" from the film Phagun (1958).

Cast

Crew
  • Director: Tojammel Haque Bokul
  • Producer: Jai Khemka Ajoy Films
  • Presenter:
  • Music director: Abu Taher
  • Cinematographer: Rafiqul Bari Chowdhury
  • Editor:
  • Playback singer: Andrew Kishore, Khurshid Alam

Box office

This is the highest grossing Bangladeshi film.[3][4][5]

References
  1. Chatterji, Shoma A. "Not quite a babumoshai". www.rediff.com. Retrieved 2009-02-13.
  2. "They Met After 23 Years". The Daily Star. 2018-09-15. Retrieved 2019-07-22.
  3. আবার বেদের মেয়ে জোসনা. Kaler Kantho (in Bengali). 26 May 2019. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  4. বেলীর কণ্ঠে ‘বেদের মেয়ে জোসনা’. Banglanews24.com (in Bengali). 11 June 2019. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  5. বেদের মেয়ে জোসনার প্রযোজক আর নেই. Jago News 24 (in Bengali). 18 January 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
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