Seventeen years after their tragic on-screen separation in Monpura, actors Chanchal Chowdhury and Farhana Mili may reunite on screen.
Director Giasuddin Selim lines up Rakhal
Director Giasuddin Selim is planning to cast the duo in his upcoming film, Rakhal.
Production sources reported that Chanchal Chowdhury has already allocated filming dates for next year, prompting the director to begin early preparations. While preliminary work is currently moving forward, specific details regarding the narrative, character roles, and additional cast members remain unannounced.
The 2009 romance
The 2009 romance film Monpura was released on February 13, 2009, and starred Chanchal Chowdhury as Sonai and Farhana Mili as Pori.
It earned five National Film Awards including best film and best actor. Monpura marked Giasuddin Selim’s debut full-length feature film, which he later followed by directing Swapnajal and Pap Punyo.
The production achieved success across Bangladesh. It captivated audiences through its storytelling, acting, and musical compositions such as Nithua Pathare, Jao Pakhi Bolo Tare, and Age Jodi Jantam Re Bondhu.
Chanchal Chowdhury reflects on fiction versus reality
Chanchal Chowdhury recently reflected on the legacy of the film on social media.
Sharing photographs of himself and Farhana Mili alongside their respective real-life families, the actor contrasted the fictional fate of Sonai and Pori with their lives today. He noted that the separation and suicide of Pori left countless youths weeping, adding that audiences would have rejoiced over a domestic life for the characters that only proved possible in reality.
Soni-Pori are now two separate married people initiated into family life. I am publishing pictures of their current reality with evidence. You will pray and bless them all. Endless gratitude to the creator Giasuddin Selim for creating such a tale of Soni-Pori, Monpura.
Chanchal Chowdhury, Actor