Ghetuputra Komola

Ghetuputra Komola
Theatrical release poster
Directed byHumayun Ahmed
Written byHumayun Ahmed
Starring
CinematographyMahfooz-ur-Rahman Khan
Edited bySolim Ullah Soli
Music by
Distributed byAshirbad Films
Release date
  • 7 September 2012 (2012-09-07)
Running time
121 minutes
CountryBangladesh
LanguagesBengali
English

Ghetuputra Komola (Bengali: ঘেটুপুত্র কমলা, Gheṭuputro Kômola, Pleasure Boy Komola) is a 2012 Bangladeshi musical film written and directed by Humayun Ahmed and produced by Impress Telefilm. The film is Ahmed's last film before his death. It received National Film Awards in nine categories, including Best Director, Story, and Screenplay for Ahmed. The film was selected as the Bangladeshi entry for the Best Foreign Language Oscar at the 85th Academy Awards, but it did not make the final shortlist. The central theme of this film is the antisocial pederasty and male child prostitution of the local landlords towards Ghetu artists in the Mymensingh region during the British period. It shows the brutal consequences of male homosexuality and male bisexuality, which was secretly cultivated by the dint of power and in exchange for money, despite being considered paraphilia and prohibited in the society of the time, and also symbolically depicts the inhumane nature of feudalism.