在这部無根之樹片中,Lalsalu, written by Syed Waliullah is probably the best novel ever written in Bengali Language. It is about the rural muslim community of East Bengal of unpartitioned India (now Bangladesh). The novel was published in 1948. In a remote agrarian village in the marshy region of Bangladesh, suddenly a Mullah appears. He is a haggard-looking man in his middle age named Majid. After arriving in the village Majid starts to clean up an old dilapidated grave, located in a forlorn bamboo grove. Majid decorates the grave and by declaring it as the shrine of a famous Pir (a holy man) begins to worship it. He scolded the ignorant villagers for neglecting the grave of such a holy person and for keeping it uncleared for so long. The villagers gradually begin to believe in the myth.
I think it would be worthwhile for my KG friends to take a little gaze on Syed Waliullah and Lalsalu before watching the film.
In a remote agrarian village, suddenly a haggard-looking Mullah named Majid appears. He cleans up an old dilapidated grave and declares it as the shrine of a famous 'Pir' (a holy man). He begins to take care of the shrine and worship it. The villagers, of course, have no clue who the holy man was, and though it is a hoax, gradually give in and begin to believe in the myth.The mystery of the grave, the iconic red fabric covering its oval shaped structure, the glowing candles and the Quran verses that Majid recites beside the grave, create such an aura in the ambiance that the villagers, mostly simple peasants, completely succumb to Majid's spell. They start to bring rice and money as offerings to the 'holy shrine'. The shrine, over the years, provides Majid not only economic solvency but psychological domination over the community as well. From a vagabond desperado, he becomes a man well rooted in society. He marries Rahima, a not-so-young but hard working peasant woman who though ...
