Team Mohun Bagan watched the movie EGARO at Nandan. Much awaited film, Egaro, released yesterday and the entire Mohun Bagan squad along with coaches and officials watched the movie in the first show at Nandan on Friday evening.Team Mohun Bagan reached Nandan after the practice session along with the coaching staff. The film EGARO based on the 1911 IFA Shield victory of Mohun Bagan over East Yorkshire Regiment, and as a consequence the pride of British Football was
given a major jolt, while Indian National pride received a huge impetus.

Mohun Bagan players have watched the movie and was feeling very proud of beeing a part of the glorious legacy of their current club. They told that they are playing in such a club, which is not only a club but an institution which had so much of contribution to the freedom of India. Jayanta, Chidi, Souvick,  Ashim, Azim, Muritala and others players were looking very excited and delighted after watching the movie and T.D. Subhas Bhowmick had to go out before end of the movie due to some personal commitment. Coach Sujit Chakraborty is the another person who will come again to see the movie with his family. T.D. Subhas Bhowmick told that if a movie like Lagan can be a superhit, why not this film? This film is based on real incident while Lagan is totally fictitious.

The Nandan ambient was something that city never used to be accustomed with especially for a movie just going to be released. “I have never seen before, such an enthusiastic crowd, colourfull all around. It hasn’t been the case with other so called stardom movies” was the quote from a mid aged lady who spent most of her life covering cultural activities for a Bengali daily. “It’s great to be a part of this specially for people like me who is currently playing for Mohun Bagan” said Ishfaq Ahmed, the captain of Mohun Bagan for 2010-11.

 Although the movie has been picturised on the historic victory of Mohun Bagan, people may have done injustice to their own by calling the movie meant for Mohun Bagan merely. The movie is all about pure passion; passion towards our country and that passion can be entitled in the name of patriotism. "All the members of The Immortal XI should be awarded as Bharat Ratna" was the vocal of Prasun Banerjee, former Indian international who used to mesmerize people with his football skill while playing for Mohun Bagan.  

The indoor atmosphere of Nandan was also erupted as soon as the Mohun Bagan players came, not in reality on the screen. The viewers applauded every bit of scripts that contained Mohun Bagan. One such incidence was a scene where it was showing mass coming to see the match by a boat; the boat was crowded with fanatic supporters coming from different parts of Bengal and even from Dhaka, Khulna and they were carrying green and maroon flag with them. Crowd cheered this particular scene heavily standing on their feet. The moment Abhilas Ghosh scored the winner the entire Nandan exploded “GOAAAAAAL”.

 At the end of the movie when Aamader Surjyo Maroon was playing, crowd took it for a chorus and started singing inside the hall.

It was really an unknown Nandan, knowing every pulse of the crowd and remaining unknown to its own.                 

Egaro is showing in following cinema halls and multiplexes:

Nandan-1 (6.30PM), Priya (1PM), Metro (12.30PM), Manoka (4.30PM), Star (1PM), Ajanta (3.45 PM/ 8.10PM), Ashoka (4PM), Inox (City Centre-3.40PM, Swabhumi-3.20PM, Rajarhat 6.45PM, Durgapur-3.15PM, Burdwan-4PM, Shiliguri 4PM), Fame (Highland Park-1.45PM, South City-7.30PM), Bioscope (Rajarhat 12.45PM, 8PM), Jayanti (Barrackpore-1.30PM, 6PM), Bijoya (Barasat 1PM, 7PM), Lok Sanskriti Mancho Burdwan, Chitra (Bolepur)

 

Picture Courtesy : Sangbad Pratidin

Year 2011 is surely going to be a year to remember for Indian football fans and especially for the fans of the National Club of India. Apart from the qualification of Indian football team to the finals after 27 years in AFC Championship, currently being held at Doha, Qatar; this is the centenary year of winning the first ever IFA Shield by Mohun Bagan Club, first ever by any Indian football club. Apart from year long programs organized by the Club and by various fan groups and societies closely associated to Mohun Bagan Club, the fans are excited with the news releasing a Bengali film, ‘Egaro’ (The Eleven), whose story line is based on the historic moment of winning first ever IFA shield in 1911 defeating East Yorkshire Regiment in the final by 2–1.

The film will be officially released in various movie halls on 21st January,2011. A gala film premier took place yesterday at Ajanta Cinema where eminent personalities from the field of sports to silver screen were present to commemorate the  auspicious occasion and to pay tribute to those brave ‘Immortal XI’ who created the history and paved the path of
supremacy for green and maroon brigade in Indian football.
We, on behalf of mohunbaganclub.com, express our sincere gratitude to entire production unit of film ‘Egaro’, who have made commendable effort to make it possible. We hope the film will surely help to promote football awareness amongst the younger generations and to make every Indian proud realizing the true patriotism of those eleven Mariners.

A Write-up by Prasun Banerjee as published in Sangbad Pratidin (http://epratidin.in/Details.aspx?id=6567&boxid=25157531)

 

McDowell Mohun Bagan will face ONGC in the round 10 of i-League on Tuesday, 18th January. It is away encounter of Mohun Bagan and the match will be held at Kolhapur. After beating team like Salgaocar by 1-3 in the Goa, team Mohun Bagan is looking for the best possible result i.e. three points against new comer ONGC. As Mariners got Sujit Chakraborty as their coach, who is the ex-coach of ONGC too. So there must be some added advantage for Bagan in this match. But sad news is the death of Chidi’s mother on Saturday, but Chidi wished to play for his team the next match against ONGC. We must salute Chidi Edeh for his contribution for the team.

ONGC- Way to the i-league 1^st Division

Total 21 teams were contesting to get the ticket of entrance into the 1^st division of i-league. The teams were divided into 3 groups and top 2 teams from each group would go into the final round. ONGC was placed in the Group B along with SESA Football Academy, Hindustan FC, Amity United, New Delhi Heroes, Simla Youngs and Indian National FC. ONGC came second in the group league matches having earned 13 points from 6 matches.

 The final round of the 2^nd division i-league witnessed 6 teams long with 2 relegated teams from previous years 1^st division i-league encounters i.e. Mohammedan Sporting Club and Vasco Sports Club.