Entertainment Desk :
Amitabh Reza Chowdhury directorial his critically acclaimed film ‘Rickshaw Girl’ has received numerous awards and praises at various international film festivals.
Now, the film has touched a new height with its successful screening at the prestigious Osaka Asian Film Festival in Japan.
The film was screened at Osaka’s Cine Libre Umeda Hall to more than 300 audiences on the first day of the festival on March 1, said a press release.
The film festival was inaugurated on March 1 and will be running till March 10 showcasing the best films of the Asian continent at venues including ABC Hall, Cine Libre Umeda, T-Joy Umeda and the Nakanoshima Museum of Art. Regarding the successful screening, director Amitabh Reza Chowdhury said, “We have successfully concluded the first-day screening of our film at the festival. I have never seen such diligent and respectful audiences in my life. Over 300 audience members enjoyed the film in silence, holding their claps and cheering till the end credits concluded.”
‘Rickshaw Girl’ has another screening on the festival’s concluding day on March 10. Some 22 Japanese students worked to bring out the Japanese subtitles for the film so that the Japanese audiences at the festival could enjoy the film in their own language.
This movie follows the tale of Naima, who goes off to the big city when her father takes ill. She wants to follow in her father’s footsteps as a rickshaw driver, which is definitely regarded as a man’s profession. She is not allowed by anyone to enter the profession despite the fact that she can prove her strength and capability.
The storyline centres on her life experiences whilst representing Bangladesh’s poverty-stricken families.
Amitabh Reza made ‘Rickshaw Girl’, based on the novel by Mitali Perkins, an Indian-American author.
The screenplay has been written by Naseef Faruque Amin and Sharbari Zohra Ahmed.
