The beginning of Bengali cinema in Dhaka, then the capital of East Pakistan, marked a watershed moment in Pakistani movie history. Mukh-o-Mukhosh was produced and directed by A. Jabbar Khan. Abdul Jabbar Khan had spent his entire life as a theater performer, thus he had no practical understanding of filmmaking.

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He did, however, co-found the province's first successful film production firm, "Iqbal Films," with two other partners. He met Q.M. Zaman, a former advisor to many Kolkata and Bombay camera crews who was searching for a film-maker who could make use of his skills. They both proceeded to Calcutta to buy a used "Eymo" camera and then returned to Dacca to shoot Mukh-o-Mukhosh, a thriller based on Jabbar Khan's own theater play "Dakat."

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There were no aesthetic ambitions, and the tale was chosen based on its practicality for outdoor filming. They borrowed a Philips tape recorder for sound recording. Mr. Khan discovered that the picture was not much of a film after it was finished in 1956. The sound synchronization, in particular, was appalling. The total production cost, on the other hand, was a pitiful Rs. 64,000. Zahrat Azra, Kazi Khaleque, and Inam Ahmed were among the artists that worked for free.

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The distributors, as expected, declined to take the picture because they feared not just negative business, but also probable harm to the cinema's property. However, Kamalendu Bannerjee, the managing partner of the ancient “Roopmahal” cinema at the time, decided to take a chance and release the picture on compassionate grounds. East Bengal's first full-length feature film was premiered on August 3, 1956, and against the expectations of the pundits, moviegoers showered it with passionate affection.

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It was an emotional experience for everyone involved. Three further prints were released in Chittagong, Narayangunj, and Khulna, and the emotions were universal. Mukh-o-Mukhosh did not bring anything to our film art, there is no denying it. However, its emergence was momentous in many ways.

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It successfully addressed the false perception that filmmaking in East Pakistan had no future. It also helped to drive home to the government the critical need for a studio that might contribute to the development of a viable film industry in East Bengal and reduce the province's costly reliance on Calcutta and Bombay

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