Dhaka, Sep 1 (bdnews24.com) — Having already become a 'talk of the town' for his productions like Khoj-The Search and Most Welcome, actor M A Jalil Ananta has now become the 'voice' of student movement.
Demonstrating BUET students seeking ouster of their vice chancellor and pro-vice chancellor, laid siege to the VC residence with their placards with Jalil's taunting words.
The businessman turned actor, whose movies have become an unequivocal source of entertainment for cinemagoers, himself became a source of bemused discussion.
Reopening after a 44-day closure, the stalemate at Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology persisted as teachers and students resumed their protests from Saturday refraining from classes.
Jalil Ananta had appeared on a talk show of Somoy Television where he recounted an anecdote with much gusto about how he had strived to dispel the common misconception about Bengali movie stars.
Conspicuous with his face-painted sideburns, Ananta said on the show – broadcast over the long Eid vacation – that he had been to a restaurant where a bunch of 'unsavoury' youths called out to their fellows that there was a Bengali movie star in the restaurant.
Jalil had taken serious exception and recounted how he had put them in their place.
The Dhallywood action movie star told the audience that he had instead, asked them, "(Are) you pom (from) Gana (Ghana)?", "You think Bangla chhobi (films) hero means they are uneducated?". He continued, "You are living in Bangladesh, ok, man, you have to respecting Bangladesh because you are eating food from Bangladesh."
On Saturday, the BUET students taunted their VC and Pro VC with the same questions. They laid the siege around 1pm and left the place two hours later with more demonstrations in the offing.
The video of that programme with Ananta's questions became an instant hit when it found its way to Youtube and Facebook.
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