Ostitto

Ostitto is a 2016 Bangladeshi romantic drama film directed by Anonno Mamun and produced by Carlos Saleh under the Dream Box LTD. banner. The film stars Nusrat Imrose Tisha as an intellectually-disabled girl and Arifin Shuvoo as her mentor.[1] The film's plot centers on the love story of two youths, and the struggle of a mentor who helps intellectually-disabled children to win an Olympic medal.[2] Ostitto was released on 6 May 2016 in Bangladesh. The film received positive reviews from critics, who praised its performance and execution. The director announced in 2017 Ostitto 2 will be released with new faces.[3]

Ostitto
Theatrical Release Poster
অস্তিত্ব
Directed byAnonno Mamun
Produced byCarlos Saleh
Written byCarlos Saleh (script) Anonno Mamun & Somessor Oli (dialogue)
Starring
Music byIbrar Tipu, Pritom Hasan, Naved Parvez, Akassh
CinematographyVenkat Gangadhikari
Edited byAkramul Haq
Production
company
Dream Box LTD.
Distributed byAction Cut Entertainment
Release date
6 May 2016
Running time
2 hour 25 minutes 45 seconds
CountryBangladesh
LanguageBengali
Budget৳ 15 million (1.5 crores)
Box office৳17.70 million (2.3 cr)

Cast
  • Arifin Shuvoo as Imtu
  • Nusrat Imrose Tisha as Pori
  • Shuchorita as Mrs. Afsana, Pori's mother
  • Subrata as Mr. Jamil, Pori's father
  • Sujata as Pori's grandmother
  • Nijhum Rubina as Orsha
  • Farhan Ahmed Jovan as Jovan
  • Samonty Shoumi as Zaara
  • Don as Joga Bhai
  • Tanzira Noor as Imtu's sister
  • Jacky Alamgir as Ramiz
  • Badol as Jalil

Production

Directed by Anonno Mamun, the film centres on an affair between autistic Tisha and her teacher Arifin.

In an interview with The Daily Star, the two stars said that the bulk of shooting took place in an autistic school. Many characters in the film are autistic students of the school. “Autistic people can’t tell a lie,” said Arifin describing his experiences during filming. “As we spent a lot of time with them, we became a part of them,” he said.

“I had to study the autistic students for my role,” said Tisha. “This is completely a new experience for me,” she added. [4]

Promotion

Ahead of the release of this film, Shuvo, Tisha and others of the cast and crew of the film assisted with rigorous promotional campaigns in Dhaka. As a surprise, the lead duo performed one of the songs in the soundtrack, ‘Hero’, penned by Lyricist Mehedi Hasan Limon.

One line of dialogue from the film has become popular - “আমি শিক্ষক,সভ্যতার জন্য মেরুদন্ড গড়ি আর অসভ্যদের মেরুদন্ড ভাংগি। , it means "I am a teacher! I build the backbone of civilization and break the backbone of the uncivilized barbarians!" [5]

Music

All lyrics are written by Kobir bokul, Zahid Akbar, Mehadi Hasan limon, Arzeen kamal and Priyo Chattapaddhay, The hit song, Ayna Bolna is composed by Naved Parvez[6]

No.TitleArtistLength
1."Ayna Bolna"Tahsin, Nondita 
2."Tor Name Likhechi"Akash 
3."Ami Banglar Hero"Pritom Hasan, Lemis 
4."Ontor Khoje Shojon"Tanvir Rosi, Rubaiyat Upoma 
5."Protiti Manush"Ibrar Tipu, Munni [7] 

Release

The film was released in 6 May 2016 in more than 65 screens across Bangladesh. The film opened to a positive response at the theaters.[8] It was popular across generations, especially among young or university-age viewers. However, it was criticized by some for the quality of its editing. It performed below average at the box office.[9] Ostitto was also released in Canada on one screen.[10]

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See also
  • Dhallywood

References
  1. "Ostitto (2016) IMDb". Retrieved 6 July 2016.
  2. "Ostitto realesd". Archived from the original on 10 May 2017. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
  3. "এফডিসিতে শুভ-তিশার অস্তিত্ব". Archived from the original on 10 May 2017. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
  4. "Tisha-Shuvo Talk". Retrieved 6 July 2016.
  5. "অস্তিত্বের প্রচারণা". Retrieved 16 July 2016.
  6. "অস্তিত্ব এর চমক শুভ তিশা". Retrieved 6 July 2016.
  7. "অস্তিত্ব সিনেমার গান". Retrieved 6 July 2016.
  8. "Where will you enjoy it!". Retrieved 6 July 2016.
  9. "Ostitto in Box Office". Retrieved 6 July 2016.
  10. "ভিনদেশে অস্তিত্ব মুক্তি". Retrieved 6 July 2016.
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