Kistimaat (Bengali: কিস্তিমাত, lit. 'Checkmate') is a 2014 Bangladeshi action film directed by Ashiqur Rahman and produced by Tiger Media Limited and The Abhi Pictures. The film features Arifin Shuvoo and Achol Akhe in lead roles while Misha Sawdagor plays the main antagonist in the film.[1] The film is about a police officer and his fight against corruption.[2] The film was released on Eid-ul-Adha, 6 October 2014, and was a commercial success.[3] The movie was partially inspired by the 2010 South Korean film My Dear Desperado and also inspired by the 2010 Hindi language film Dabangg.

Kistimaat
Kistimaat film poster
Directed by	Ashiqur Rahman
Screenplay by	Kashem Ali Dulal
Story by	Kashem Ali Dulal
Produced by	Mohammad Riyad Hossain Kamal Hasan
Starring	Arifin Shuvoo Achol Misha Sawdagor
Cinematography	Ashiqur Rahman
Music by	Shouquat Ali Imon Imran Shochi Shams
Distributed by	Tiger Media Limited The Abhi Pictures
Release date	6 October 2014 (2014-10-06)
Country	Bangladesh
Language	Bengali

Plot

The story is about Durjoy (Arifin Shuvoo), a ruthless and arrogant police officer who does what he believes is right. He is attracted toward Piya (Achol) thinks Durjoy is a gangster but still has a soft spot for him in her heart. One day, Lion Robi (Misha Sawdagor), a big organized crime syndicate tries to strike a deal with Durjoy but fails as Durjoy insults him. Raged in Anger, Lion Robi promises to make Durjoy's life difficult and destroy the structure of Police force.

Both Durjoy and Piya, both are unable to express their love to each other until one day, when Lion Robi's brother Tiger Robi enters the love story and tries to marry Piya forcefully. Knowing that, Durjoy raged in anger, mercilessly Kills Tiger Robi. After finding out about death of his brother, Lion Robi vows to kill Durjoy and begins by killing Durjoy's allies in the police department. Before death, the police commissioner reveals to Durjoy that his father was once a police commissioner until murdered by Lion Robi for not assisting in his illegal businesses. In the end of the film, Durjoy kills Lion Robi, destroys all his illegal organizations. The film ends showing both Durjoy and Piya happily living their remaining life.

Cast

• Arifin Shuvoo as Durjoy Chowdhury, a police officer and the main protagonist of the film.
• Achol as Piya, Durjoy's love interest and an aspiring actress.
• Misha Sawdagor as Lion Robi, leader of a large criminal organization and the main antagonist of the film
• Tiger Robi and himself, owner of a film production company and brother of Lion Robi
• Subrata as Durjoy's father, a former police officer
• Rebeka Rouf as Durjoy's mother
• Kaniz as Momota, Durjoy's sister
• Afzal Sharif as Mia Moti, a corrupt police officer allied with Lion Robi, later joins Durjoy
• Harun Kisinger
• Mirakkel Shojol
• Habib Khan
• Kamal Patekar
• Jadu Azad

Music

The film includes a total of five songs written by Zahid Hasan Abhi and features Imran, Porshi, Puja, Kona and others as playback singers. The songs are composed by Shouquat Ali Imon, Imran, Naved and Shochi Sams.[4][5][6]

See also

• Cinema of Bangladesh
• Dhallywood

References

Further reading

• Feroze, Towheed (17 October 2014). "Kistimaat on one rain swept afternoon". New Age. Dhaka.

External links

• Kistimaat at IMDb
• Kistimaat on Bangla Movie Database