Kings of Devon is a 2010 Bengali language dark comedy film written, produced, and directed by Rahsaan Noor. Noor also stars in the film, which was made for charity. It was released in the United States on 17 September 2010.[1]

Kings of Devon
Directed byRahsaan Noor
Produced byRahsaan Noor
StarringRahsaan Noor
Bakhtiar Hafeez
Tamim Chowdhury
Trishna Murad
Distributed bySadhana Pictures
Release date
  • 17 September 2010 (2010-09-17)
Running time
107 minutes
CountryUSA
LanguageBengali

Plot

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In 1982, Bengali people ruled the streets of Chicago. Arif Choudhury comes to Chicago at the request of his uncle but gets caught in the middle of a bitter rivalry between the two biggest gangs in the Devon area of the city, Apon Desh and BD-Chicago. Accused of murder and on the run from the authorities, Arif befriends Johnny - who pledges to help Arif and get revenge on Sikander Saab. Did Arif commit murder or is he being framed? Will they get revenge on Sikander Saab? Who will climb the mountain and become the king of Devon...?

Cast

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  • Rahsaan Noor as Johnny
  • Bakhtiar Hafeez as Sikandar Saab
  • Tamim Chowdhury as Arif Chowdhury
  • Trishna Murad as Tasfia

Release

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Kings of Devon was released throughout the United States in association with BIG Cinemas. The film also featured music from The Times Group and Sa Re Ga Ma. The film ran successfully in various cities throughout the United States.[2] Islam was interviewed on Channel i through the lead-up to the release of the film.

Charitable cause

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The box office revenues from Kings of Devon went to raise money for Shishu Bikash Kendra, a school for underprivileged children in the Dhanmondi district of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Home media DVDs were also made available to raise money for the charity. Shishu Bikash Kendra is a part of Zonta International.[3]

Soundtrack

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The soundtrack of Kings of Devon was licensed from Times Music and Sa Re Ga Ma HMV.

No.TitleSingersLength
1."Mon Hariye Jai"Bhoomi03:44
2."Chalo Chalein"Bappi Lahiri, Runa Laila03:55
3."Disco 82"Lata Mangeshkar, Kishore Kumar03:46
4."Leelabali"Lopamudra Mitra04:27
5."Pag Ghungroo"Kishore Kumar11:37
6."Asha Chilo"Kishore Kumar04:13

Notes

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  1. ^ "Kings of Devon". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
  2. ^ "Kings of Devon Wins Audiences Hearts". Technorati. Archived from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
  3. ^ "Zonta International Clubs". Zonta International. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
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