Ajan Faquir Saheb is an Assamese language

Assamese language

Assamese is the easternmost Indo-Aryan language. It is used mainly in the state of Assam in North-East India. It is also the official language of Assam. It is also spoken in parts of Arunachal Pradesh and other northeast Indian states. Nagamese, an Assamese-based Creole language is widely used in...

 film produced by Bani Kalita and directed by Asif Iqbal Hussain. The film was released on April 25, 2008. The film is based on the life of Ajan Fakir

Ajan Fakir

Ajan Fakir, born Shah Miran, also known as Azan Pir, Hazrat Shah Miran, and Shah Milan , was a Sufi Syed, poet, Muslim preacher and saint from the 17th century who came from Baghdad to settle in the Sibsagar area of Assam in the north-eastern part of India, where he helped to unify the people of...

, the sufi saint and poet who came to Assam

Assam

Assam , also, rarely, Assam Valley and formerly the Assam Province , is a northeastern state of India and is one of the most culturally and geographically distinct regions of the country...

 from Baghdad

Baghdad

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Trivia

Both Bishnu Kharghoria and Jayanta Bhagawati had to learn things like offering namaj besides learning some words of Urdu and Arabic to play the characters effectively.

Casts & Characters

• Bishnu Kharghoria as Azan Fakir,
• Prithviraj Rabha as Nabi Pir
• Jayanta Bhagawati as Moulabi
• Arun Nath as Gadadhar Singh, the Ahom king
• Moloya Goshawami as Jaymati Kunwari, the queen

Awards

Awards received by the film are:

• Chitralekha Award of the United TV and Filmmakers Association for Best Assamese Film of 2008
• Best director – Asif Iqbal
• Best music director – Dwijen Konwar
• Best screenplay writer – Prabhat Goswami
• Best supporting actress – Malaya Goswami.

External links

• "New Assamese Film, Ajan Fakir Saheb‚ to be released shortly" Assam Times, 4 August 2007.