Shongram (struggle) is the tale of Karim, a British Bangladeshi on his deathbed, finally sharing an oral account with a daring London reporter, as he reflects back on his youth, lost love, his home land and the liberation war of Bangladesh, which like many, he unwillingly became a part of Karim reveals a world where he was compelled to go underground and live with guerrilla fighters near a remote village, while offering first hand eye witness accounts to the genocide, torture and rape, that forced him to seek revenge, before he could finally search for his childhood sweetheart.

This is the first international film of this calibre, it is written and to be directed by a British Bangladeshi. This is the first international film of this calibre, it is written and to be directed by a British Bangladeshi.

Shongram is a historic film in the making, it is gritty, raw, romantic and nostalgic, while having an international appeal through the production techniques and a subject matter which is still very relevant today.

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The untold story of the painful birth of Bangladesh

a Munsur Ali film

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2011 marked the 40th Anniversary of Bangladesh's independence, celebrated worldwide. The US State office reports that "one in every fifty people on the planet is a Bangladeshi!"

ItIt has never been a better time to share with the world the events leading to 1971 and the very 'bloody' nine month independence war that took place. For too long has this era been ignored and not given its proper voice to the world, a shocking event that took place in modern times.

Armeen Musa is a singer, songwriter and composer from Bangladesh. Starting her career in high school with hit single "Bhromor Koio Giya" she has journeyed through the International music scene in Dhaka, London and North America.

Musical ventures include collaborating with Neel Dutt for the West Bengal film "Jiyo Kaka" released in 2011.

Movie Soundtrack ComposerMarting started off on JUDGE DREDD as a VFX assistant and then went on to work on 13 Feature films, 200 TV shows, and over 500 hours of live TV as a Cameraman and Focus Puller. He has worked on shows as varied as Robot wars to East Enders and feature films from Harry Potter to The Muppets.

AsAs a Camera Assistant he worked with acclaimed Cinematogra-phers Ben Davis and Jonathan Mathieson, and travelled the world honing his skills.

He Directed the BAFTA winning Spooks interactive and is a two-time winner of BBC Talent - New Directors.

Director of Photography (D.O.P)

Munsur is a London based film maker, with a decade's experience in production, who has been working with local to global names including US and Bollywood per-sonalities.

He founded his flagship production company Spotlight UK, after completing a film degree (BA Hons Film and Broadcast productions). The British - Bangladeshi has made it his mission to produce films that challenge, raise and discuss local to global issues, that have tra-ditionally been under represented by mainstream cinema.

Munsur is also the CEO of Limelight Film Awards, an initiative set up to promote, celebrate and identify emerging British film Makers.

Producer / Writer / Director

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Team

Martin Gooch Director pf Photography (Harry Potter, BBC)

Munsur Ali- Writer / Director

Armeen MusaMovie Soundtrack Composer

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Munsur meets HRH Prince of Wales Munsur and Armeen at BBCInterview for Shongram

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