Amader Shopnoloke

The Event Poster

2008-06-26T19:17:00.000-07:00

Amader Shopnoloke's Celebration Show in Ottawa

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Time and Place

Date: Saturday, July 12, 08
Time: 5:00pm - 9:00pm
Location: Carleton University-Bell Theatre in the building Minto Centre
Street: 1125 Colonel By D.
Ottawa, ON, Canada K1S 5B6
Price: $5
Parking: FREE on campus

The show will begin exactly at 5 pm, and we will be showing most of the episodes though not too many between 1-7 since those would have been aired by the 12th. Viewers will enjoy the Natok as a whole therefore we will be showing the ending as well.

Refreshments will be available during intermission and everyone is welcome.

The entrance to Carleton University is off of Bronson and Sunnyside. Follow the folowing link for a map of the campus, Bell Theatre is inside Minter Centre.

http://www2.carleton.ca/campus/

Episode One

2008-06-20T09:44:00.000-07:00

In episode one we are introduced to the four roomates. We see that the original roomates are Asif, Utpol and Manik and they are discussing the arrival of Sumit from Bangladesh.

We meet Farah, Labonno and Cynthia who are all starting first year university and are good friends.

We also meet Enayet and his wife Tanusha. Enayet is seen counting money, his favorite possession, while his wife cuts vegetables for dinner.

We also meet Sylvia, Utpol's overbearing sister, who is a hindi movie and bangla natok addict as she chastises Utpol for not coming sooner in order to return her viewed hindi movies and getting her new ones.

Comments from the viewing public is encouraged.

Nobel

2008-06-15T22:10:00.001-07:00

Nobel is played by Nobel

Nobel is the one and only son of Ria and the nephew to Labonno.

Sylvia

2008-06-15T22:08:00.000-07:00

Sylvia is played by Shabnaz Hossain

Sylvia is Utpol's older sister and she has an overbearing and loud personality. She frequently gets into other people's business and she loves hindi movies.

Ricky

2008-06-15T22:04:00.000-07:00

Ricky is played by Sifaet Hossain

Ricky is Cynthia's brother and Julia's son. He was born and brought up in Canada and he often has conflicts with his sister as many siblings do. He is in high school and has acquired some questionable friends who influence him in the wrong direction.

Sajjad

2008-06-15T21:59:00.000-07:00

Sajjad is played by Sajjad Ahmed

He is Ria's husband.

Faruk Niaz

2008-06-15T21:43:00.000-07:00

Faruk Niaz is played by Mesbah Faruk

Faruk Niaz is Farah's father. He is a caring father who worries a great deal.

Shelley

2008-06-15T21:22:00.000-07:00

Shelley is played by Selina Faruk

Shelley is Farah's mother. She is a caring mother who is protective of her daughter and she is open minded at the same time.

Ria

2008-06-15T21:04:00.000-07:00

Ria is played by Zerin Shamin

Ria is the older sis of Labonno and is married to Sajjad and has a son named Nobel. She has a secret in her life which she tries to keep hidden.

Julia

2008-06-15T19:14:00.001-07:00

Julia is played by Surma Rahman

Julia is a single mother to Cynthia and Ricky and is a Realtor. She is usually so busy with her work that she finds little time to spend with her children let alone cook. She is Christian and attempts to attend church every Sunday. Her relationship with her children is good though a little strained at times.

Nupur

2008-06-15T18:56:00.000-07:00

Nupur played by Shama Shawon

Nupur lives in the same building as Sumit, Utpol, Asif and Manik. She lives with her father and works at a department store. She is very clever and knows how to get what she wants.

Tanusha

2008-06-15T18:14:00.000-07:00

Tanusha is played by Tonni Farjana

Tanusha lived with her parents in Bangladesh until her marriage to Enayet after which she moved to Canada. Tanusha had a difficult time adjusting to Canada away from all her family and friends. This situation was not helped by the fact that her husband neglected her most of the time and was not understanding. Tanusha slowly comes into her own and changes from a scared newcomer to a confident individual.

Enayet

2008-06-15T18:08:00.000-07:00

Enayet is played by Khokon Abbas

Enayet is a recently married man who has a fascination for money and a disregard for his wife's feelings. A complicated man, he can be both cold and benevolent but his short temper makes him a hard man to live with. The age difference between him and his wife makes him prone to jealousy and his odd sense of humour is not appreciated by his wife, Tanusha.

Asif

2008-06-15T18:02:00.000-07:00

Asif is played by Monjur Mahbub

Asif is a PhD student working part-time at Pizza Pizza and has a fiancé in Bangladesh whom he hasn't seen for years. He is a nice guy with peculiar habits who is level headed and usually ends up refereeing the disagreements between Manik and Utpol.

Manik

2008-06-15T17:13:00.001-07:00

Manik is played by Harun Thakur

Manik is Hindu and the oldest of the roommates. He has been living in Canada for quite a few years and drives a taxi to make a living. Hlaims to be saving up to finish his studies but his roommates have doubts if he will ever finish. He is interested in his neighbour Nupur and makes every attempt to impress her in order win her affection.

Cynthia

2008-06-15T17:07:00.001-07:00

Cynthia is played by Anika Ahmed

Cynthia lives in Ottawa, Canada with her mother and a younger brother. Her parents divorced when she was young and she was born and brought up in Canada. She counts Farah and Labonno among her closest friends and relies on them whenever the situation at home becomes stressful. She is in first year university and in a relationship with Utpol.

Utpal Rozario

2008-06-15T16:37:00.001-07:00

Utpol Rozario is played by Faisal Arif

Utpol Rozario is one of the four roommates and he is renounced for telling outrageous fibs as well as coming up with ingenious ways to get out of his cooking days. Utpol has an overbearing older sister residing in Ottawa who often drops by his house unannounced. Utpol works at the dollar store as he pursues his studies in University and is in a relationship with Cynthia.

Labonno

2008-06-15T16:33:00.001-07:00

Labonno is played by Rizwana Alamgir

Labonno lives with her older sister in Ottawa, Canada as she pursues University studies while her parents reside in Bangladesh. Labonno has a strong wish to return to Bangladesh after her studies but she has also developed strong friendships here in Canada with Farah and Cynthia.

Farah

2008-06-15T16:19:00.000-07:00

Farah is played by Priyoti Reza

Farah was born and brought up in Ottawa, Canada and lives with her parents and has an older brother studying in another city. Farah's closest friends are Cynthia and Labonno with whom she starts first year of university. She meets new people in university and slowly becomes more culturally aware of her own heritage as she meets people who just arrived from Bangladesh.

Sumit Shamsuzzoha

2008-06-15T16:09:00.000-07:00

Sumit Shamsuzzoha is played by Razib Iqbal

Sumit is the oldest with a younger sister named Milia. He moves to Ottawa, Canada in order to pursue further studies and moves into a house with three roomates. The roomates have varied backgrounds and personalities and they help Sumit adjust to life in Canada, which is dramatically different from Bangladesh.