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Country
  
India

Director
  
Asif Iqbal Hussain

Language
  
Assamese

Ajan Faquir Saheb movie poster

Release date
  
25 April 2008 (2008-04-25)

Ajan Faquir Saheb (Assamese: আজান ফকীৰ চাহেব) is an Assamese language biographical film produced by Bani Kalita and directed by Asif Iqbal Hussain. The film was released on 25 April 2008. The film is based on the life of Ajan Fakir, the Sufi saint and poet who came to Assam from Baghdad.

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Trivia

Both Bishnu Kharghoria and Jayanta Bhagawati had to learn things like offering namaj besides learning some words of Urdu and Arabic to play the characters effectively.

Casts & Characters

  • Bishnu Kharghoria as Azan Fakir,
  • Prithviraj Rabha as Nabi Pir
  • Jayanta Bhagawati as Moulabi
  • Arun Nath as Gadadhar Singha, the Ahom king
  • Moloya Goswami as Jaymati Kunwari, the queen

    • Awards

    Awards received by the film are:

  • Chitralekha Award of the United TV and Filmmakers Association for Best Assamese Film of 2008
  • Best director – Asif Iqbal
  • Best music director – Dwijen Konwar
  • Best screenplay writer – Prabhat Goswami
  • Best supporting actress – Malaya Goswami.

    • References

    Ajan Faquir Saheb Wikipedia
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