Bhalo Theko (Bengali: ভালো থেকো, translation: "Take Care") is a Bengali movie based on Leena Gangopadhaya's story Janmadin released in 2003. Directed by Gautam Halder, it featured Soumitra Chatterjee, Joy Sengupta, Debshankar Halder and Vidya Balan. This movie is Vidya Balan's cinematic debut.^[1]

Plot[link]

The film is set in Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose's home in Falta, masquerading as Uttarpara. It deals with the story of a girl Anindi and her family (including uncle, brother, parents and sister), lover (brother's friend Babua) and few neighbours. Nature, tradition and love are Anandi's pillars of support in difficult times. Her brother will slowly drift away with bad or risky companies, will not return home one day, and will be lost forever. Her parents will die heartbroken and her sister will get married suddenly and will leave the family. Babua will go abroad and marry somebody else.

It is implied that Anandi is forgetful of her sorrows that she was deceived by Babua (Joy Sengupta) whom she loved most. Babua comes back from abroad only to say: 'Anandi, I came back to set you free.'

Bhalo Theko has a non-linear pace with frequent jumps between current time and past. Film critics described Anandi as a large canvas painted in several hues. She stands against rootless internalisation and perplexed culture. A poem by a renowned Bangladeshi author and scholar Humayun Azad named "Shuvescha" was recited in the ending of the film by Anandi while wandering lonely in their garden.^[2]

Cast and crew[link]

• Vidya Balan as ... Anandi
• Soumitra Chatterjee as ... Anandi's uncle
• Joy Sengupta as ... Babua shine
• Debshankar Haldar
• Parambrata Chatterjee
• Rimjhim Gupta
• Souvik Poyra
• Anusua Majumdar
• Bijay Lakshmi Barman
• Chandan Sengupta

• Direction: Gautam Haldar
• Story: Leena Gangopadhyay
• Music Direction: Prabuddha Banerjee

Promotion[link]

Bhalo Theko was screened at the Bangkok film festival, 2004.

Awards[link]

• National Award for Best Cinematography : Abhik Mukhopadhyay
• Vidya Balan won the Anandalok Best Actress Award (2005)

References[link]

External links[link]

• Bhalo Theko at the Internet Movie Database

Bhalo Theko in bengalimovies.org

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Pritom Ahmed ( born April 24, 1976 ), is a Dhaka based Bangladeshi singer, songwriter, music composer & poet.^[1] In Bangladesh he is the only singer with 7 solo albums of his own composition.^{[citation needed]}

Much of Pritom's music focuses on religious equality, class stratification, contemporary urban life, socio-economic and political domination, and ruling of Bangladesh.

Career[link]

Pritom professionally started work on music in 1995. His first mix album album came 1999 and solo album came 2002. He has been working on different aspects of media, including singing both in Bangladesh and abroad. Recently,^[when?] he signed a contract for his International English duet album. Pritom also did a lot of international tours where he performed in his own style in countries like the UK, US, Italy, KSA, India.

On June 24, 2010, Pritom Ahmed became the first Bengali and Bangladeshi singer to perform at world famous Cotton Club in New York.

Albums[link]

• Jiboner Joto Chawa (1999)
• Onamika Tumi (Mix) (1999)
• Dui Inchee Shukh Chsi (2002)
• Tomake Dekhina Kotodin (2002)
• Cholo Palai (2004)
• Balika ( Duet ) (2005)
• Bhalobashar Michile Esho (2006)
• Hello Bondhu (2006)
• Areee (2007)
• Slogaan (2007)
• Tui Ki Amar Bondhu Hobi (2008)
• StreetSinger (2009)
• Pritom featuring Mithila (Khola Chithi)

He has also collaborated on over 30 albums by other Bangladeshi artists.

References[link]

External links[link]

• Pritom Ahmed on Facebook