The New Nation - Internet Edition

Staff Reporter

To celebrate the 52 years of Bengali movies, Bangladesh Film Development Corporation (BFDC) and Channel i jointly organised a special film fair titled 'Chalachitra Mela' at BFDC premises in the city yesterday.

The day-long programme was inaugurated by Jamil Osman, Secretary to the Ministry of Information at 11:00am. It was wrapped up at 5:30pm. Channel i aired the programme on live.

ANM Badrul Amin, Managing Director of BFDC, Faridur Reza Sagor, Managing Director of Channel i, editors of different dailies, actors, actresses, producers, directors, cinema related persons, among others, were present on the occasion.

Different types of stalls under the banner of Film Producers Association, Film Directors Association, Film Artists Association, Film Distributors Agencies, Editors Guild, Film Archive, FDC, Film Journalists Association, Media Centre, Film Club, Amar Chhabi, Films' Songs, Anupam Recording Media, Fahim Audio, Japan-Bangladesh Friendship Hospital, Bangladesh Motion Pictures Exhibitors Association and 'Ranna Ghar' of Keka Ferdousi were took place in the fair.

A whole programme included documentary presentation on the history and heritage of Bengali movies, day-long cultural function and reception to the 15 renowned persons of the country who have contribution in the country's movie arena.

Main gate of the fair was named after Abdul Jabbar Khan. Besides, two stages were named after Zahir Raihan and Khan Ataur Rahman.

A souvenir was published on the occasion of film fair where articles and features of noted personalities and photographs on the history and heritage of Bangladeshi cinema were took place.