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Chhutir Ghonta
Chhutir Ghonta
	VCD Poster
Bengali	ছুটির ঘণ্টা
Directed by	Azizur Rahman
Written by	Azizur Rahman
Produced by	Ramala Shaha
Starring	Abdur Razzak; Shabana; Sujata; Master Sumon;
Edited by	Nurun Nabi
Music by	Satya Shaha
Distributed by	Swaralipi Banichitra
Release date	1980;
Running time	148 minutes
Country	Bangladesh
Language	Bengali
Box office	৳4 crore (US$330,000)

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Chhutir Ghonta (Bengali: ছুটির ঘণ্টা When The Bell Rang) is a 1980 Bangladeshi drama film written and directed by Azizur Rahman. It stars Razzak, Shabana, Sujata and Sumon in the lead.^[2]

It is based on the true story of a twelve-year-old school boy named Khokon in Bangladesh, who starved to death after the washroom he was in was mistakenly closed by the caretaker the day before the Muslim vacation Eid-ul-Azha started. The boy was found dead after the vacation was over.

Plot

The film opens up at a mental asylum. At the beginning of the day, a man starts ringing a bell which infuriates one of the patients, Abbas Mia. After he gets injured by a guard for yelling(in an effort to stop the ringing), he gets healed by a doctor who asks him why he yells every time the bell rings. After which, Abbas Mia starts to tell him a story.

Many years ago, when Abbas Mia was the caretaker of a school (known as "Nilgiri Multipurpose High School) There was a boy named Khokon. While Khokon's mother loves her son, she mourn over the loss over her husband, Khokon is generally loved by the students, teachers, and especially Abbas Mia.

Since the Muslim vacation Eid-ul-Azha is approaching, Khokon plans to meet his maternal grandfather. However, his maternal grandfather arrives early and he, Khokon, and his mother go shopping. Khokon later sees an advertisement for a magic show and asks his mother if he can go and see it.

The magic show is hosted by Jewel Aich and he explains that he can get out of any locked box or room.

Cast

Razzak as Abbas Mia the school caretaker
Sujata as the mother of Khokon
Master Sumon as Khokon
Khan Ataur Rahman as the school principal
Shabana as the school maid
ATM Shamsuzzaman as the school teacher
Shawkat Akbar as Khokon's maternal grandfather
Rabiul Alam as a pickle seller
Sarbbari
Jewel Aich as a magician

Soundtrack

The film's soundtrack is composed by Satya Shaha and his chief assistant Swapan Saha.

Track	Songs	Translations	note
1	Ekdin chhuti hobe onek dhure zabo	One day a holiday will happen, we will go very far	title song
2	Achar khaile bichar hobe
3	Purush manush kenze ailo duniyay
4	Amader deshta shopnopuri

References

^ "ঢালিউডের ইতিহাসে সবার ওপর 'বেদের মেয়ে জোৎসনা'". www.jugantor.com. Retrieved 2023-07-06.
^ "Chutir Ghonta (1980) ছুটির ঘণ্টা" (in Bengali). Archived from the original on November 6, 2014. Retrieved November 6, 2014.

External links

Chhutir Ghonta at IMDb

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[1] "ঢালিউডের ইতিহাসে সবার ওপর 'বেদের মেয়ে জোৎসনা'". www.jugantor.com. Retrieved 2023-07-06.

[allbdmovie-2] "Chutir Ghonta (1980) ছুটির ঘণ্টা" (in Bengali). Archived from the original on November 6, 2014. Retrieved November 6, 2014.

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-* [[Suman (actor)|Sumon]]
+* [[Sumon_(actor)|Master Sumon]]
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-'''''Chhutir Ghonta''''' ({{lang-bn|ছুটির ঘণ্টা}} ''Holiday Hours'') is a 1980 [[Cinema of Bangladesh|Bengali]] [[Christmas and holiday season|holiday film]] written and directed by [[Azizur Rahman (film director)|Azizur Rahman]]. It stars [[Abdur Razzak (actor)|Abdur Razzak]], [[Shabana]], [[Sujata (actress)|Sujata]] and Sumon in the lead.<ref name=allbdmovie>{{cite web|last1=staff|title=Chutir Ghonta (1980) ছুটির ঘণ্টা|url=http://www.allbdmovie.com/2013/12/chutir-ghonta-1980.html|accessdate=November 6, 2014|language=Bengali|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141106235655/http://www.allbdmovie.com/2013/12/chutir-ghonta-1980.html|archivedate=November 6, 2014|df=}}</ref>
+'''''Chhutir Ghonta''''' ({{langx|bn|ছুটির ঘণ্টা}} '' When The Bell Rang'') is a 1980 [[Cinema of Bangladesh|Bangladesh]]i [[drama film]] written and directed by [[Azizur Rahman (film director)|Azizur Rahman]]. It stars [[Abdur Razzak (actor)|Razzak]], [[Shabana (actress)|Shabana]], [[Sujata (actress)|Sujata]] and Sumon in the lead.<ref name=allbdmovie>{{cite web |title=Chutir Ghonta (1980) ছুটির ঘণ্টা|url=http://www.allbdmovie.com/2013/12/chutir-ghonta-1980.html|language=bn|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141106235655/http://www.allbdmovie.com/2013/12/chutir-ghonta-1980.html|archive-date=November 6, 2014|access-date=November 6, 2014}}</ref>
-This was a movie based on a true story of a school boy in Cox's Bazaar in Bangladesh.The boy named "Khokon"("When") was the main character of 12 years. He died in his school washroom mistakenly closed by the caretaker the day before the Muslim vacation of Eid-ul-Azha started. Then he starved to death and was found dead after the vacation was over.
+It is based on the true story of a twelve-year-old school boy named Khokon in [[Bangladesh]], who starved to death after the washroom he was in was mistakenly closed by the caretaker the day before the Muslim vacation [[Eid-ul-Azha]] started. The boy was found dead after the vacation was over.
+==Plot==
+The film opens up at a mental asylum. At the beginning of the day, a man starts ringing a bell which infuriates one of the patients, Abbas Mia. After he gets injured by a guard for yelling(in an effort to stop the ringing), he gets healed by a doctor who asks him why he yells every time the bell rings. After which, Abbas Mia starts to tell him a story.
+Many years ago, when Abbas Mia was the caretaker of a school (known as "Nilgiri Multipurpose High School) There was a boy named Khokon. While Khokon's mother loves her son, she mourn over the loss over her husband, Khokon is generally loved by the students, teachers, and especially Abbas Mia.
+Since the Muslim vacation Eid-ul-Azha is approaching, Khokon plans to meet his maternal grandfather. However, his maternal grandfather arrives early and he, Khokon, and his mother go shopping. Khokon later sees an advertisement for a magic show and asks his mother if he can go and see it.
+The magic show is hosted by Jewel Aich and he explains that he can get out of any locked box or room.
 ==Cast==
 {{div col|colwidth=30em}}
-* [[Abdur Razzak (actor)|Abdur Razzak]] as Abbas Mia the school caretaker
+* [[Abdur Razzak (actor)|Razzak]] as Abbas Mia the school caretaker
-* [[Sujata (Bengali actress)|Sujata]] as the mother of Khokon
+* [[Sujata (actress)|Sujata]] as the mother of Khokon
-* [[Sumon saha]] as Khokon
+* [[Sumon_(actor)|Master Sumon]] as Khokon
-* [[Khan Ataur Rahman]]
+* [[Khan Ataur Rahman]] as the school principal
-* [[Shabana]] as the school maid
+* [[Shabana (actress)|Shabana]] as the school maid
 * [[ATM Shamsuzzaman]] as the school teacher
 * [[Shawkat Akbar]] as Khokon's maternal grandfather
-* [[Rabiul]]
+* [[Rabiul Alam]] as a pickle seller
 * [[Sarbbari]]
+* [[Jewel Aich]] as a magician
 {{div col end}}
 ==Soundtrack==
-The film's soundtrack is composed by Shotto Saha.
+The film's soundtrack is composed by [[Satya_Saha|Satya Shaha]] and his chief assistant Swapan Saha.
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+! Track !! Songs !! Translations !! Singer(s) !! note
-|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC" align="center"
-! Track !! Song !! Singer(s) !! note
 |-
 |1
 |''Ekdin chhuti hobe onek dhure zabo''
+|''One day a holiday will happen, we will go very far''
 |
 |title song
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 |2
 |''Achar khaile bichar hobe''
+|
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 |3
 |''Purush manush kenze ailo duniyay''
+|
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 |4
 |''Amader deshta shopnopuri''
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 * {{cite news |last=Manzoor |first=Novo |date=15 October 2015 |title=The Essential Bangla Movies for Children |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/shout/unwind/the-essential-bangla-movies-children-157183 |work=The Daily Star}}
-==See also==
+==External links==
 * {{IMDb title|tt4912834}}
 {{DEFAULTSORT:Chhutir Ghonta}}
 [[Category:1980 films]]
-[[Category:1980s drama films]]
+[[Category:1980 drama films]]
-[[Category:Bangladeshi films]]
+[[Category:Bengali-language Bangladeshi films]]
 [[Category:Bangladeshi drama films]]
-[[Category:Bengali-language films]]
 [[Category:Films scored by Satya Saha]]
 [[Category:1980s Bengali-language films]]
 [[Category:Films directed by Azizur Rahman (film director)]]
+[[Category:Bangladeshi films based on actual events]]