Mostofa Sarwar Farooki

Mostofa Sarwar Farooki (Bengali: মোস্তফা সরয়ার ফারুকী; born 2 May 1973) is a Bangladeshi film director, screenwriter and film producer. Farooki is considered one of the leading figures to bring modernism/realism in Bangladeshi Cinema. His works often switch between a real and quasi-real world. Mostofa Sarwar Farooki could be the next South-east Asian filmmaker to break out", The Hollywood Reporter wrote in the review of his film Television. Variety's Jay Weissberg wrote. "Mostofa Sarwar Farooki is a key exemplar of Bangladeshi new wave cinema movement". He is also the pioneer of an avant-garde filmmakers' movement called "Chabial". His 2012 feature Television was the closing film of Busan festival and won Grand Jury Prize in Asia Pacific Screen Award 2013 in addition to 5 more international awards from Dubai, Jogja-Indonesia, Asiatica-Roma, and Kolkata. He has just completed his fifth feature titled Ant Story.

Career

Farooki made quite a recognizable mark for him with his fourth feature Television (2012) which was the closing film of Busan International Film Festival and won the APSA Grand Jury Prize in 2013, as well as a further five international awards from Dubai, Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival, Rome’s Asiatica Film Mediale, and Kolkata Film Festival. His fifth feature film Ant Story (2013) was nominated for the Golden Goblet Awards and the Dubai International Film Festival’s Muhr Asia-Africa Awards. In 2014 it was also in competition for APSA and both the Singapore and Kerala International Film Festivals.

Sarwar

Sarwar is a city and a sub division in Ajmer district in the Indian state of Rajasthan.

Geography

Sarwar is located at 26°04′N 75°00′E / 26.07°N 75.0°E / 26.07; 75.0. It has an average elevation of 337 metres (1105 feet).

Demographics

As of 2001 India census, Sarwar had a population of 16,194. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Sarwar has an average literacy rate of 47%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 61%, and female literacy is 32%. In Sarwar, 19% of the population is under 6 years of age. Sarwar is 16KM from town kekri and 64KM from District Ajmer.

Surwar,(Rajputs) belong from here (Sarwar) they are Suryavanshi and their original home was Bikaner. Surwars' worship Ram Chandra, they belong to Garg gotra. Many Surwar Rajputs are also known as Sarwar Rajputs. They have long migrated to Benaras, Mirzapur and Jaunpur districts. Also in North eastern parts of India.There are also Surwar (Sarwar) Muslim Rajputs in Sindh & Punjab provinces of Pakistan.