Streams of people gathered at The National Museum to watch the international premier show of Adhiar directed by Saidul Anam Khan Tutul. A few people talking to Shafique Rahman, chairman of the jury board of the film festival, said that, they had to wait in queue for a full hour before they could enter the auditorium. This film has been selected to compete at the festival.

A good number of film and drama personalities including Shubhash Dutt, Aly Zaker, Saara Zaker, Ramendu Mujumdar, and the artists and crew of the film Adhiar were also present at the premier show.

The story of Adhiar centres around the great movement for two-thirds share of crops of the farmers during British rule in India. It is a history of a noble movement, for the right of the peasants against the greedy Zamindars during the economic depression of the Second World War.

Din Doyal, played by Raisul Islam Asad, is the leader of the local peasants. He organises the villagers against the oppressors and the tax collectors and also to get the rightful share of the harvest. Shamser Dada, played by Joyonto Chottopadhaya, is a Swadeshi activist who returns from jail after a long time and also unites the hapless peasants. The Zamindar (Pijush Bandyapadhay), the Nayeb (ATM Shamsuzzaman) have all shown great skills in portraying the roles. So have Mamunur Rashid, Champa, Shilpi, Litu Anam, Lincon and Shuvra Das. The script in local dialect, and the songs and dance truly reflect the culture of the North Bengal.

Director, Saidul Anam Khan Tutul, completed his diploma in Cinema (editing) from the Film and TV Institute of Pune, India. Adhiar is Anam's first directed feature film. He got the National Award and Bangladesh Cine-Journalist Association Award as the best editor for the film Surjo Dighol Bari back in 1979. He got the best editors' award of Bangladesh Cine-Journalist Association for Ghuddi (1980) and Dohon (1985). He has received a good number of awards for best TV plays also.

At the beginning of the show, director Saidul Anam told the audience that his film has been partly financed by the Ministry of Information, and hoped that such patronage by the ministry would be further increased in future to enhance quality films in the country.

We would like to voice the same with all other personalities engaged in image building and promoting our rich national heritage and culture.