O Priya Tumi Kothay (film)

O Priya Tumi Kothay (ও প্রিয়া তুমি কোথায়; ) is a 2002 Bangladeshi romantic action film. The film is directed by Shahadat Hossain Liton and written and produced by Shahidul Islam Shahid under the banner of Abhinondon Cholochitro. It features Shakib Khan, Riaz, Shabnur in the lead roles. Also Misha Sawdagor, Wasimul Bari Rajib, Rehana Jolly and Afzal Sharif played supporting roles.

The film is named after a song of the same name sung by Asif Akbar. It got censor clarification on 16 September, 2002 and released on December 7, 2002. The film was shot mostly in Bangladesh Film Development Corporation. The music was composed by Ali Akram Shuvo, while title song composed by Ethun Babu, cinematography handled by Asaduzzaman Majnu, choreographed by Masum Babul, Imdadul Haque Khokon, Aziz Reza and Saiful Shahin and editing was by Jinnat Hossain. Riaz won Meril-Prothom Alo Award for Best Actor for the film.

Synopsis
Kajal (Shabnur) and Sagar (Riaz) love each other a lot. Suddenly one day he introduced Kajal to his mother. His mother asked him to marry her. But before Kajol's father died, he promised his friend that his son would marry Kajal to Akash (Shakib Khan). Kajal is pressured by her father to marry Akash. A tragic situation is created at the conclusion of the story.

Cast

 * Shakib Khan as Akash
 * Riaz as Sagor
 * Shabnur as Kajol
 * Wasimul Bari Rajib
 * Misha Sawdagor
 * Rehana Jolly
 * Dolly Johur
 * Nahida Ashraf Anna
 * Afzal Sharif
 * Kabila
 * Nasreen

Soundtrack
The film soundtrack composed by Ali Akram Shuvo and Ethun Babu, while Kabir Bakul, Mohammad Rafiquzzaman and Mirza Rakib penned its lyrics. The film titled named after Asif Akbar's popular song "O Priya Tumi Kothay", which used in the film with exact tune and lyrics, Riaz lip synced to the song.

Release
The film was got censor clarification by the Bangladesh Film Censor Board on 16 September 2002 and released theatrically the same year in 16 September and became a commercial success. Sixteen years after its theatrical release, the film was released on video sharing platform YouTube on 18 September 2018 under the banner of Eagle Movies.

Accolades

 * Meril-Prothom Alo Awards