Agnee (2014 film)

Agnee
Theatrical release poster
Directed byIftakar Chowdhury
Written byA J Babu
Produced byAbdul Aziz
Starring
Edited byMd Suzon Abdullah
Music byAdit Ozbert
Production
company
Distributed byJaaz Multimedia
Release date
  • 14 February 2014 (2014-02-14)
CountryBangladesh
LanguageBengali

Agnee (Bengali for 'fire') is a Bangladeshi action film directed by Iftakar Chowdhury and produced by Abdul Aziz under the banner of Jaaz Multimedia. It was the first installment in the Agnee film franchise. The film features Arifin Shuvoo and Mahiya Mahi in the lead roles and Misha Sawdagor as the main antagonist of the film. The film is about Tanisha, a nine-year-old girl in Dhaka whose family is killed by underworld mafia Gulzar and Haydar.[1] Fifteen years later, a 24-year-old Tanisha has become an accomplished assassin. Even though both of the killers are now under protection of the government of Thailand and are guarded by a very powerful group, led by Dragon (Arifin Shuvoo), Tanisha uses every means at her disposal to find where Gulzar and Haydar are hiding and avenge her family's death.[2]

Agnee was released on 14 February 2014 in Bangladesh.[3] The film was a huge financial success as it eventually become one of the highest grossing Bangladeshi films of 2014.[4][5] The sequel of the film titled Agnee 2 was released in 2015.

Plot

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Tanisha is a young daughter of a man working for the brutal underworld mafia Gulzar and Haydar. When Tanisha's father decides he wants to leave the crime world to make a better life for his daughter, Gulzar and Haydar kill him, and his family in order to eliminate a potential threat. Gulzar kills everyone in the family, and when he is about to kill Tanisha, she stabs him and vows she will kill them one day before escaping. She grows up to being a stone-cold assassin. She receives training from her uncle and ultimately engages in vigilante murders that she hopes will lead her to her ultimate target, the powerful underworld crime syndicate responsible for her parents' death.

Cast

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Production

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Development

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During mid 2013, Jaaz Multimedia announced the project with Mahiya Mahi as the main lead and Iftakar Chowdhury as the director.[citation needed] It was later announced that Arifin Shuvoo will join the cast as the main male lead.[citation needed]

Soundtrack

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Agnee The Film
Soundtrack album
Released2013 (Bangladesh)
Recorded2013
GenreFilms Sound Track
LabelJaaz Multimedia
ProducerJaaz Multimedia

The film's soundtrack is composed by Adit, Shafiq Tuhin, Ahmed Humayan and with lyrics penned by Ahmed Imtiaz Bulbul, Robiul Islam Jibon, Abdul Aziz and Sudip Kumar Dip.

Track Song Singer(s) Duration (min:sec)
1 "Agnee" (Title Song) Lihat Lemis 3:14
2 "Shudhu Tui Shunbi" Shaan 4:37
3 "Tumi Dekho Shraboner Megh" Labonno 2.50
4 "Shohena Jatona" Arifin Shuvoo, Dilshad Nahar Kona 5.17
5 "Neshay Neshay" Neeti Mohan 4:00
6 "Valobashi Toke" Shaan 4:36

Reception

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Sequel

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Director Iftakar Chowdhury has made a sequel, Agnee 2. The film released in 2015.

References

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  1. ^ "Mahi looks to light up silver screen with "Agnee"". The Daily Star. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
  2. ^ "Agnee The Female Protagonist". The Daily Star. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
  3. ^ Hossain, Rafi (1 March 2014). "Stepping Forward". The Daily Star.
  4. ^ "Agnee takes box office by storm". The Daily Star. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
  5. ^ "Shuvo-Mahi's Warning to hit screen tomorrow". The Daily Star. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
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