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{{Infobox film
| name           = Gariwala
| image          = Gariwala poster.jpg
| alt            =
| caption        =
| director       = [[Ashraf Shishir]]
| writer         = Ashraf Shishir
| screenplay     =
| story          =
| based_on       =
| producer       =
| starring       = {{Plainlist|
* [[Rokeya Prachy]]
* [[Raisul Islam Asad]]
* [[Masum Aziz]]
* Maruf
* Kabbo
}}
| narrator       =
| cinematography = Shohag Chowdhury
| editing        = Shabbir Mahmood
| music          = Rafayet Newaz
| studio         = Impress Telefilm
| distributor    = Impress Telefilm
| released       = {{film date|df=yes|2014|10|23|UAE|ref1=<ref name="sun22Sep2015" />|2015|09|24|Bangladesh|ref2=<ref name="itt26SEp2015" />}}
| runtime        = 76 minutes (feature version)
| country        = Bangladesh
| language       = Bengali
}}
'''''Gariwala''''' (English title: ''The Cart'') is a 2014 [[Bangladesh]]i film written and directed by [[Ashraf Shishir]], and starring [[Rokeya Prachy]], [[Raisul Islam Asad]], [[Masum Aziz]], Imran Imu, and child artists Maruf and Kabbo.<ref>{{cite news |title='Gariwala' wins seven awards at Texas Film Festival |url=https://www.theindependentbd.com/printversion/details/17923 |work=The Independent |location=Dhaka |date=4 October 2015 |access-date=21 January 2016}}</ref>
Funded by a Bangladesh government grant, ''Gariwala'' began as a short film before being expanded to feature length.<ref name="pa3Jul2015">{{cite news |last=Rahman |first=Ador |date=3 July 2015 |title=Negligence fired me up: Shishir |url=https://en.prothomalo.com/entertainment/Negligence-fired-me-up-Shishir |work=Prothom Alo |access-date=21 January 2016}}</ref> It premiered at the Sharjah International Film Festival for Children & Youth in the [[United Arab Emirates]] on 23 October 2014.<ref name="sun22Sep2015" /> It toured extensively on the festival circuit, where its runtime was commonly described as 76 minutes.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cfsbangladesh.org/festival2015/brochure.pdf |title=Future in Frames |website=Children's Film Festival, Bangladesh}}</ref><ref name="redrockfilmfestival" /> It opened in Bangladesh on 24 September 2015.<ref name="itt26SEp2015" /><ref name="ind29Sep2015" /> It won the [[Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Short Film]] in 2014.<ref name="Prothom Alo">{{cite news |title=Moushumi, Mim, Ferdous receive National Film Award |url=https://en.prothomalo.com/entertainment/Moushumi-Mim-Ferdous-receive-National-Film-Award |work=Prothom Alo |date=11 May 2016}}</ref>
== Cast ==
* [[Rokeya Prachy]]
* [[Raisul Islam Asad]]
* [[Masum Aziz]]
* Maruf
* Kabbo
* Imran Imu<ref>{{cite news |last1=Chowdhury |first1=Priyanka |title='Mohanagar' brings Mostafizur Noor Imran into the limelight |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/culture/entertainment/tv-film/news/mohanagar-brings-mostafizur-noor-imran-the-limelight-2122326 |work=The Daily Star |date=3 July 2021}}</ref>
* Sansi Faruk
* R J Mukul
* Saki Farzana
== Release and reception ==
''Gariwala'' premiered at the Sharjah International Film Festival for Children & Youth in the [[United Arab Emirates]] on 23 October 2014.<ref name="sun22Sep2015">{{cite news |title=Gariwala, Prarthona to be premiered today |url=http://www.daily-sun.com/printversion/details/78127/Gariwala-Prarthona-to-be-premiered-today |work=Daily Sun |date=22 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160130062523/http://www.daily-sun.com/printversion/details/78127/Gariwala-Prarthona-to-be-premiered-today |archive-date=30 January 2016 |access-date=21 January 2016}}</ref> It was shown at numerous other international film festivals including the [[Kolkata International Film Festival]],<ref name="sun22Sep2015" /> [[Moondance International Film Festival]],<ref>{{cite news |title='Gariwala' participating in six int'l film fests |url=https://www.theindependentbd.com/arcprint/details/14233/2015-09-03 |work=The Independent |date=3 September 2015}}</ref> and [[Red Rock Film Festival]].<ref name="redrockfilmfestival">{{cite web |title=2015 Features Guide |url=https://www.redrockfilmfestival.com/Films/Films15/Show_guide_features_2015-W.pdf |website=Red Rock Film Festival}}</ref> The film opened in Bangladesh on 24 September 2015.<ref name="itt26SEp2015">{{cite news |title=Four feature films hit theaters this Eid-ul-Azha |url=https://www.clickittefaq.com/four-feature-films-hit-theaters-this-eid-ul-azha/ |work=The Daily Ittefaq |date=26 September 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191010225803/https://www.clickittefaq.com/four-feature-films-hit-theaters-this-eid-ul-azha/ |archive-date=10 October 2019 |access-date=10 October 2019}}</ref><ref name="ind29Sep2015">{{cite news |title=World premiere of award winning film 'Gariwala' today |url=https://www.theindependentbd.com/printversion/details/17287 |work=The Independent |location=Dhaka |date=29 September 2015}}</ref>
==Accolades==
* Won [[Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Short Film]] for 2014 (awarded in 2016).<ref name="Prothom Alo"/>
== References ==
{{reflist}}
[[Category:2014 short films]]
[[Category:Bengali-language Bangladeshi films]]
[[Category:2010s Bengali-language films]]
[[Category:Impress Telefilm films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Ashraf Shishir]]