Prarthona | Coke Studio Bangla | Season One | Momotaz Begom X Mizan Rahman

Devotion is #RealMagic

#Prarthona is an enticing spiritual song commending the divinity in all its forms. During the 1960s through ‘90s, severe droughts were prevalent in Bangladesh. The enchanting calling - “Allah Megh De” was a source of ethereal power for the people in the face of a natural calamity. It gave them hope time and again that God will make it rain and gradually the song become a part of the Bengali folklore. The summoning of the rainclouds can be heard in the song through the enigmatic clapping of khartal. The ancient instrument, mainly used in hymns, makes passage for Maizbhandari in the second part of the song. Originating from the Chittagong region of Bangladesh, the mystical folk genre is an expression of love for the divine and humanity.
“Prarthona” symbolizes the eternity of virtue and how the Real Magic of devotion can withstand the test of time, connecting generations, old and new.

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Curated & Produced by Shayan Chowdhury Arnob
Music Composed & Arranged by Shayan Chowdhury Arnob

Baba Maulana Written & Composed by Kobial Ramesh Shil (Maizbhandari)
Allah megh de Written & Composed by Girin Chakraborty; few lines collected from লোকগীত (Bangla folk music)
Special thanks to Chanda Chattopaddhay Chakraborty

Chief Sound Engineer: Faizan Rashid Ahmad (Buno)
Mixed & Mastered by Yash Divecha

ARTISTS

Momotaz Begom - Vocals
Mizan Rahman - Vocals
MD. Makhon Mia - Vocals
Animes Roy - Vocals
Warda Ashraf - Vocals
Armeen Musa - Vocals
Rubayat Rehman - Vocals
Jannatul Firdous Akbar - Vocals
Ripon Kumar Sarkar - Vocals & Khomok
Imran Ahmed - Electric Guitar
Shuvendu Das Shuvo - Guitar
Saadul Islam - Banjitar
Resalat Rasheed (Dhrubo) - Bass
Rahin Haider - Tenor Saxophone
Sayonton Mangsang - Flute
Mohammad Mokarram Hossain - Drums
Mithun Chakra - Percussions
Mubarak Islam - Percussions
Md. Ashikul Islam - Esraj
Sawai Khan - Khartal
Shayan Chowdhury Arnob - Piano
Adit Rahman - Keys
Salahuddin Mahmud - Harmonium
Dare Khan - Kamayacha
Maizbhandari Team:
MD. Shajahan Ali
Shumon Das
Shamim Uddin
Jewel De


CREATIVE AGENCY: GREY ADVERTISING BANGLADESH LTD.

Creative Producer: Syed Gousul Alam Shaon
Project Lead: Jihad Bin Tahzeeb
Creative Lead: Mehedi Hasan Ansari & Jaiyyanul Huq
Strategy Lead: Bitop Das Gupta
Art Lead: Ahsan Ullah
Servicing: Martuza Jalal Antick, Tahania Oshin
Art: Mijan Islam, Alefun Naher
Copywriter: Kazuki Kunimoto
Digital: Farsina Rahman, Naimul Hoque
Planning: Nakibur Rahman

SOUND SQUAD

Head of Audio: Faizan Rashid Ahmad (Buno)
Recording Engineer: Victor Das
Live Audio Engineer: Iftekhairul Alam Shuvo
Monitor & System Engineer: Shafayat Faisal (Nahid)
Audio Logistics by Blues Production

PROJECT COORDINATION

Project Coordinator & Co-Producer: Shamsur Rahman Alvi
Artist Manager: Mohammad Amzad
Artist Coordinator: Amit Pramanik

Creative Resource Consultant: Aniruddha Dasgupta, Anindya Sain


VIDEO PRODUCTION BY DOPE PRODUCTIONS PVT. LTD.

Director: Krishnendu Chattopadhyay
Consultant Director: Nishant Nayak
Director Of Photography: Kamrul H. Khosru
Associate Director: Qazi Rahat
Co-Producer: Rumel Chowdhury
Visual Executive Producer: Shawon Shibbir
Line Producer: Sobahan Naim

CINEMATOGRAPHERS
T. W. Sainik
Khair Khandakar
Abdul Mamun
Russell Parvez
Kawser Hamid

ASSISTANT DIRECTORS
Hasib Shahrear
Azmery Kowsser Tushi
Aporajita Mustafa
Nazmul Ibne Azam
Will Hridoy
Rafia Mahjabeen Bushra
Zannatul Zaman Eshi
Asad Borhan

POST

Editor: Bashar Georgis
Grade : Navin Shetty
Post-production Supervisor: Nazmul Ibne Azam & Aporajita Mustafa
Online Switching Team: Sharafat Prithu & Drohi R. (Ecube Inc.)
Online Edit: Rana Shikder
Online: Nazmul Hassan Topu
Cg: Backlit Communications

WARDROBE & STYLYING

Styling & Costume: Nuzhat Khan Disha
Asst. Costume & Styling: Nusrat Srabony
Makeover: Persona

LIGHTS & GRIPS

Light Designer: Shailesh Kalwar
Associate Light Designer: Jayesh Thakur
Asst. Light Designer: Mohammed Redwan Tonmoy
Zib Arm Operator: Juwel
Light Gaffer: MD Ikbal Hossain
Focus Puller: Mohiuddin Khan Rony, Md. Anayet Kabir, Md. Ajgor Ali, Rony Bawn, Mostafizur Rahman, S.M. Boshir Uddin
Dop Assistant: Md. Nur Alom & Md. Sohag Ali

SET DESIGN & ART

Set Designer: Varsha Jain
Art Director: Razim Ahmed
Asst. Set Designer: Nikhil Suratwala
Asst. Set Designer: Khalil Shaikh
Set Making & Construction: Khorshed Alam & Team
Asst. Art Director: Ashik Ali Jacky
Asst. Art Director: Nazmul Hoque Chowdhury Munna
Prop Master: Abdul Ohab

LOGISTIC SUPPORT

Location: Deepto Television (Kazi Media Limited)
Camera House: Timeline, Sandbag, Celebration, Dot Vision, World Media, Right Point
Zib Arm: Jazz Multimedia

Accounts Executive: Tanvir Rison
Office Assistant: Supel Chakma
Production Controller: Shahin Alam

BTS

Director: Ibrahim Shoikot
Editor: Md. Reza-E-Rabbe Khan
Videographer: Hamim Ishtiaq, Md. Mahedi Hasan

Subtitle: Kazuki Kunimoto, Rai Ganguly