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Bengali·2011·Feature

Guerrilla

Liberation War drama. Career breakthrough.

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Role
Lead — Bilqis Banu
Director
Nasiruddin Yousuff
Trailer
Guerrilla · 2011 · Official trailer
Synopsis

A Bengali war drama set during the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War, following Bilkis, a young woman in occupied Dhaka who joins the urban guerrilla resistance against the Pakistani army after her husband disappears. The film, adapted from Syed Shamsul Haq's novel "Nishiddho Loban", won the Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Film and was Jaya Ahsan's career breakthrough.

Recognition

Awards for this role

  1. 01
    Bangladesh National Film Award
    Best Actress
    2011 · ✦ Won
  2. 02
    Bachsas Awards
    Best Actress
    2011 · ✦ Won
Cast

With

Ferdous Ahmed
Shatabdi Wadud
ATM Shamsuzzaman