Joyjatra
Bengali	জয়যাত্রা
Directed by	Tauquir Ahmed
Written by	Amjad Hossain
Screenplay by	Tauquir Ahmed
Produced by	Nokkhotro Films and Impress Telefilm Limited
Starring	Mahfuz Ahmed Bipasha Hayat Azizul Hakim Abul Hayat Humayun Faridi Tariq Anam Khan
Cinematography	Rafiqul Bari Chowdhury
Edited by	Arghyakamal Mitra
Music by	Shujeo Shyam
Distributed by	Nokkhotro Films
Release date	15 November 2004 (2004-11-15)
Running time	119 minutes
Country	Bangladesh
Language	Bengali

Joyjatra (Bengali: জয়যাত্রা) is a Bangladeshi film directed by Tauquir Ahmed^[1] and produced by Azam Faruk, featuring Mahfuz Ahmed, Bipasha Hayat, Azizul Hakim, Ahsan Habib Nasim, and others.^[2] The film is set in the period of the Bangladesh Liberation War.^[3]

Plot

Joyjatra takes place during the liberation war of Bangladesh. Many people from various villages and ethnic backgrounds attempt to flee to India after the Pakistan Army launched an attack on them. For days, the refugees have been stuck on a boat on a journey to India, but eventually, some of them were killed by the army.

Cast

• Mahfuz Ahmed as Baidhan
• Azizul Hakim as Adam
• Bipasha Hayat as Hawa
• Abul Hayat as Ramkrisna
• Humayun Faridi as Panchanand Saha
• Tariq Anam Khan as Tarafdar
• Chadni as Marium
• Intekhab Dinar as Johnson
• Rumana as Sokhina
• Shahed Sharif Khan as Kashem
• Shams Sumon as Jashimuddin
• Farhana Rahman as Jashimuddin's wife
• Shuvra as Fatema
• Ahsan Habib Nasim as Ali
• Nazma Anwar as Grandmother
• Saleh Ahmed as Imam
• Jayanta Chattopadhyay as Dr. Kalikingkor
• Mosharraf Karim (credited as Mosharraf Hossain) as Foni, who later converts to Islam and changes his name to Farid Ali.

Soundtrack

The songs of this film were composed by Sujey Shyam and the lyrics by Mosharraf Hossain.

Awards and nominations

This film won several awards including

Bangladesh National Film Awards

Dhaka International Film Festival

• Won Special Award for the Film

Meril Prothom Alo Awards

• Won Critics Choice Best Director - Tauquir Ahmed