Enamul Haque

Religious prejudice and racial dogmatism are the curse of Mohanpur, a backwater village out of touch with progress in the contemporary world. But, as depicted in the film Brihonnola, humanity has the strength to combat and neutralist the poisonous effects of these evils on the lives of the villagers.

The story of the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971 as seen through the eyes of a young boy.

Emil came to Dhaka from Khulna to receive the prize of essay competition titled 'Don't Capture Free Birds'. On the way back, he lost 500 taka on the train. The money was given by his mother to his grandmother. Then the rescue operation started. He finds a group of local children in Dhaka as his companions.

During anti-Ayub movement in the 1960’s a young leftwing political activist had warrant against him. He would secretly move around by trains. Police detectives followed him. It was never clear in the poem whether the young man went to his village and met his mother and comrades, or whether he was just thinking about them and thus the past, present and future of the politics of that particular time of our history all converged in his subconscious.

An elderly person wanted to tell something about a mysterious 'Magic Mirror', he claimed to have. But he died before he let his grandson know about the secret behind the 'Magic Mirror'.

The film revolves around a family's experiences during 1971, providing a poignant portrayal of the era.

Translated as "The man who would not die", Ayomoy was a popular Bangladeshi TV serial, written by Humayun Ahmed and originally aired on Bangladesh television. Blending fact with fiction it is set in the period of British raj, the story centres around a declining Bengali zamindar family .