Moner Jala[1] (Bengali: মনের জ্বালা; transl. Burning Heart) is a 2011 Dhallywood action thriller film. The film directed by Malek Afsary and produced by Taposhi Thakur under the banner of Heartbeat Production. It features Shakib Khan and Apu Biswas in the lead roles. It was Shakib Khan's first film of 2011. The film was released internationally as Moner Jala: Most Wanted. The film is an partial remake of 2006 Telugu film Pokiri.[2] Shakib Khan made his debut as a playback singer with the film.[3][4]
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| Directed by | Malek Afsary |
| Written by | Kashem Ali Dulal |
| Produced by | Taposhi Thakur |
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| Music by | Ali Akram Shuvo |
Production company | Heartbeat Production |
| Distributed by | Heartbeat Production |
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Running time | 144 minutes |
| Country | Bangladesh |
| Language | Bengali |
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| Released | 2011 | |||
| Venue | Anupam Recording Media | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Length | 18:33 | |||
| Language | Bengali | |||
| Label | Heartbeat Production | |||
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The film's soundtrack album is composed by Ali Akram Shuvo and one of its song is written by Moniruzzaman Monir and the rest of songs are written by Kabir Bakul. Seven years after the release of the film, on August 8, 2018, all the songs of the film were released on Anupam Recording Media's YouTube channel. Shakib Khan made his debut as a playback singer in the film with the song "Ami Chokh Tule Takale".
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Ami Chokh Tule Takalei (আমি চোখ তুলে তাকালেই)" | Kabir Bakul | Shakib Khan | 4:29 |
| 2. | "Eid Mubarak" | Kabir Bakul | Kumar Bishwajit | 4:58 |
| 3. | "Dil Ki Doya Hoyna (দিল কি দয়া হয়না)" | Moniruzzaman Monir | S I Tutul | 4:33 |
| 4. | "O Premi (ও প্রেমি)" | Kabir Bakul | S I Tutul, Doly Sayontoni | 4:36 |
| Total length: | 18:33 | |||
The original Telugu film Pokiri, directed by Puri Jagannadh, was remade in several other languages and still found success in the respective regional cinemas. The Tamil version Pokkiri starring Vijay is the first remake. The second one was Wanted, the Hindi version in 2009. Both Pokkiri and Wanted were directed by Prabhu Deva. Prakash Raj reprises his role as the villain in both the remakes.[5][6] After that, a Kannada version, Porki, directed by M. D. Sridhar, was released on 14 January 2010.[7]
The film was released digitally on YouTube on August 24, 2018. As of July 2021[update], it has been viewed more than 22 million on YouTube.[8]
Moner Jala at the Bangla Movie Database (in Bengali)