''Mukh O Mukhosh / The Face and the Mask
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Directed by	Abdul Jabbar Khan
Produced by	Abdul Jabbar Khan
Written by	Abdul Jabbar Khan (play titled Dakat)
Starring	Purnima, Saifuddin, Benoy Biswas, Jabbar, Inam Ahmed, Zahrat Azra, Kazi Khaleque
Music by	Samar Das
Distributed by	Iqbal Films
Released	1956
Language	Bengali language
Budget	Rs. 64,000
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Mukh O Mukhosh (Bengali: মুখ ও মুখোশ) (The Face and the Mask) (1956) was the first Bengali language feature film to be made in Bangladesh (then East Pakistan). It was produced by Iqbal Films and directed by Abdul Jabbar Khan. The movie was released in East Pakistan on 3 August 1956. It was released in Dhaka, Chittagong, Narayanganj, and Khulna. The movie was a great success as viewers thronged to watch the first movie to be made in the region. It earned a total of Rs. 48,000 during its initial run.^[1] Bengali or Bangla (বাংলা ) is an Indo-Aryan language of South Asia that evolved as a successor to Sanskrit, Pali, and Prakrit. ... Bengali or Bangla (বাংলা ) is an Indo-Aryan language of South Asia that evolved as a successor to Sanskrit, Pali, and Prakrit. ... East Pakistan was a former province of Pakistan which existed between 1955 and 1971. ... August 3 is the 215th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (216th in leap years), with 150 days remaining. ... 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Panorama of Dhakas skyline Dhaka (previously Dacca; Bangla: ঢাকা Đhaka), population 12,560,000[1] (2005 UN projection for statistical metropolitan area), is the capital and largest city of Bangladesh. ... Chittagong (Bengali: চট্টগ্রাম, Chaá¹­á¹­agrām) is the major sea-port and second largest city of Bangladesh. ... Narayanganj is a city in central Bangladesh. ... Khulna (population ~660,000) is the third-largest city of Bangladesh, located on the bank of the rivers Rupsha and Bhairob. ...

Background

The story of the movie was based on Abdul Jabbar Khan's play, Dakaat (Robbers).^[1] Khan started working on the movie from 1953. At that time, the film industry in erstwhile East Pakistan was virtually non-existent, and local film theatres screened movies from Kolkata, or Lahore. Jabbar Khan was reportedly incensed by the remarks of a West Pakistani movie producer, F. Dossani, who claimed the local climate was not suitable for movie production.^[2] Khan worked on the movie for two years. Local actors, who had no prior experience of acting in films, performed for the movie for free.^[1] In the absence of any local film production studios, the negatives of the film had to be taken to Lahore for developing. ^[2] East Pakistan was a former province of Pakistan which existed between 1955 and 1971. ... Kolkata (Bangla: (?) কলকাতা; formerly ) is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. ... The Minar-e-Pakistan represents Pakistani independence The Hazuri Bagh, looking towards the Roshnai Gate The Hazuri Bagh, looking towards the Roshnai Gate in 1870 Lahore (Urdu: لاہور) is a major city of Pakistan and is the capital of the province of Punjab. ... The Minar-e-Pakistan represents Pakistani independence The Hazuri Bagh, looking towards the Roshnai Gate The Hazuri Bagh, looking towards the Roshnai Gate in 1870 Lahore (Urdu: لاہور) is a major city of Pakistan and is the capital of the province of Punjab. ...

Cast

• Purnima,
• Saifuddin,
• Benoy Biswas,
• Jabbar,
• Inam Ahmed,
• Zahrat Azra
• Kazi Khaleque

Notes

1. ^ ^a b c Mukh O Mukhosh, from Pakistani films.
2. ^ ^a b Waheed, Karim, Celebrating 50 years of our cinema: Remembering Mukh O Mukhosh and Abdul Jabbar Khan, The Daily Star, 12 August, 2005.