Forever Flows

Nirontor ;
Directed by	Abu Sayeed
Produced by	Impress Telefilm Limited
Written by	Humayun Ahmed
Starring	Litu Anam; Shilpi Sharkar Apu; Dolly Johur; Jayanta Chattopadhyay; Amirul Huq Chawdhury;
Music by	S I Tutul
Cinematography	Mazibul Huq Bhuiyan
Edited by	Junaid Halim
Release date	2006
Running time	95 minutes
Country	Bangladesh
Language	Bengali

Nirontor (in English as Forever Flows) is a 2006 Bangladeshi drama film directed by Abu Sayeed.[1] It stars Dolly Johur, Jayanta Chattopadhyay, Amirul Haque Chowdhury, Litu Anam and Shilpi Shahana Apu.[2] It was Bangladesh's submission to the 79th Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee.[3][4]

Plot

Nirontor (Forever Flows) portrays the struggle of Thithi, a young girl who comes from a lower-middle-class family. Tithi takes up the job of a call girl to support her family. In time, the economic condition of the family changes, but slowly Tithi becomes very much aloof and indifferent to everything. She takes refuge in solitude.

Director Abu Sayeed receiving Silver Peacock (Special Jury Award) for the film at IFFI (2006)

Cast

Litu Anam as Hiru
Shilpi Sharkar Apu as Farida
Dolly Johur as Mother
Jayanta Chattopadhyay as Nasim
Amirul Huq Chawdhury as Father
Shahidul Islam Sachchu
Shabnur as Tithi
Ilias Kanchan

Award

Special Jury Award, International Film Festival of India, Goa, 2006
Best Film, International Film Festival Kerala, 2006
Best Film by FIPRESCI, International Film Festival of Kerala, 2006
Bangladesh Submission for OSCAR, 2006

Festival participations

Official selection, Rotterdam International film Festival
Official selection, Palm Spring International Film Festival
Official selection, Kolkata International Film Festival
Official selection, Bangalore international film festival
Official selection, Pune International Film Festival

References

"Abu Sayeed film's screening at Public Library today, tomorrow". The Independent. Dhaka.
Rothman, Roth. "VR's first stop won't be at home". Variety.
Sneider, Jeff (2006-10-19). "Oscar race counts 61 countries". Variety. Archived from the original on 2007-12-08. Retrieved 2008-06-22.
"Foreign language Oscar nominees announced". The New Zealand Herald. 2007-01-17. Archived from the original on 2012-12-04. Retrieved 2008-06-22.

External links

Nirontor at IMDb
Nirontor from BMDB

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[1] "Abu Sayeed film's screening at Public Library today, tomorrow". The Independent. Dhaka.

[2] Rothman, Roth. "VR's first stop won't be at home". Variety.

[VarietySubmissionList-3] Sneider, Jeff (2006-10-19). "Oscar race counts 61 countries". Variety. Archived from the original on 2007-12-08. Retrieved 2008-06-22.

[NZHeraldShortlist-4] "Foreign language Oscar nominees announced". The New Zealand Herald. 2007-01-17. Archived from the original on 2012-12-04. Retrieved 2008-06-22.