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Alifa
Alifa
	আলিফা
Directed by	Deep Choudhury
Written by	Deep Choudhury
Produced by	Arman Ahmed
Starring	Baharul Islam; Jaya Seal; Victor Banerjee; Al-Mamun Al Siyam; Pakija Hasmi; Satya Ranjan;
Cinematography	Nahid Ahmed
Edited by	Rabiranjan Maitra
Music by	Anirban Borthakur; Subir Kumar Das; Bickram Ghosh;
Release dates	30 March 2018; ; (Theatrical release)
Running time	1 hr 49 mins
Country	India
Languages	Bengali; Assamese

Alifa (Bengali: আলিফা) is an Indian Bengali drama feature film written and directed by Deep Choudhury and produced by Arman Ahmed. It stars Baharul Islam and Jaya Seal.

Alifa won the Best Debut Film of A Director award to Deep Choudhury in 2017 64th National Film Awards.^[1]

Story

This movie carries the story of a couple and their daughter Alifa as they had lost their home to soil erosion by the Beki River at Barpeta and settled in Guwahati for their livelihood.[^[2]]

Cast

Baharul Islam
Jaya Seal
Victor Banerjee
Al-Mamun Al Siyam as Saif
Prasun Gayen
Satya Ranjan
Pakija Hasmi
Rayan Abdul
Swapna Dey
Mahmuda Begum
Tajmal Hussain
Pabitra Rabha as Ranjan

Festivals

Alifa premièred at 22nd Kolkata International Film Festival in at Kolkata, West Bengal in November 2016.

Alifa was also screened at Ottawa Indian Film Festival Awards 2017 at Ottawa, Canada^[3]

Reception

Critical response

NEZine.com writes about the film as "Alifa- in search of hope and humanity amidst chaos and despair" ^[4]

Alifa was also featured in North East Today article in April, 2017 ^[5]

Accolades

The film was screened at 22nd Kolkata International Film Festival^[6]

Awards and nominations

64th National Film Awards

Best Debut Film of A Director - Deep Choudhury. Alifa (2016)

References

^ "National Awards 2016: Here is the complete List of Winners". The Indian Express. New Delhi. 29 March 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
^ https://indilens.com/514536-alifa-movie-review-identity-crisis-of-miya-muslim-in-assam-and-their-lives-struggles/ Identity Crisis of Miya Muslim in Assam and Their Lives Struggles
^ "Alifa - OIFFA". oiffa.com. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
^ "Alifa- in search of hope and humanity amidst chaos and despair". NEZine.in. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
^ "Alifa (2016)". The North East Today. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
^ "Alifa - Deep Choudhury - Kolkata International Film Festival 2016". www.kff.in. Archived from the original on 18 April 2017. Retrieved 10 June 2017.

External links

Alifa at IMDb

[nfa-1] "National Awards 2016: Here is the complete List of Winners". The Indian Express. New Delhi. 29 March 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2016.

[2] ttps://indilens.com/514536-alifa-movie-review-identity-crisis-of-miya-muslim-in-assam-and-their-lives-struggles/ Identity Crisis of Miya Muslim in Assam and Their Lives Struggles

[3] "Alifa - OIFFA". oiffa.com. Retrieved 10 June 2017.

[4] "Alifa- in search of hope and humanity amidst chaos and despair". NEZine.in. Retrieved 10 June 2017.

[5] "Alifa (2016)". The North East Today. Retrieved 10 June 2017.

[6] "Alifa - Deep Choudhury - Kolkata International Film Festival 2016". www.kff.in. Archived from the original on 18 April 2017. Retrieved 10 June 2017.

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