Shyamol Chhaya (Bengali: শ্যামল ছায়া; English: The Green Shade) is a 2004 Bangladeshi Bengali-language film. It was written and directed by Humayun Ahmed. Stars Humayun Faridi, Challenger, Riaz, Monir Khan Shimul, Ahmed Rubel, Tania Ahmed, Meher Afroz Shaon, Dr.Ezazul Islam, Faruque Ahmed, Shadhin Khosru, Shamima Nazneen, Hosne Ara Putul, Rahmat Ali and many more. It reflects a story of the Bangladesh War of Independence, 1971.

Shyamol Chhaya was Bangladesh's submission to the 78th Academy Awards in the 'Foreign Language Film' category. It was not nominated.^{[citation needed]}

This is the story of a group of people leaving their homes to escape the tyrannical Pakistani military during the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation war. The story focuses on the diverse group of characters as they make their way by boat, with the shadow of war constantly present in the background. As the journey progresses alongside the war, we see the character development of the passengers, as the war and their journey pushes them to their most extreme selves.

• Humayun Faridi
• Challenger^[2]
• Riaz as Maulana
• Monir Khan Shimul as a Bengali-German engineer
• Tania Ahmed as Ratri
• Meher Afroz Shaon as Ashalata
• Ahmed Rubel as Pitamber
• Dr.Ezazul Islam as a boatman addressed as Ustad by Kallu
• Faruque Ahmed as Kallu, Ustad's sidekick and assistant boatman
• Shadhin Khosru as Gaurango, Ashalata's husband
• Shamima Nazneen
• Hosne Ara Putul as Putul
• Rahmat Ali
• Syed Akhtar Ali
• Jasmine Parvez
• Zahid Hossain Shovon as Ratri's Husband

The Bangladesh Federation of Film Societies (BFFS) chose Shyamol Chhaya as the Bangladeshi submission to the 78th Academy Awards in the 'Foreign Language Film' category.^[6] The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences did not select it as one of the five nominees in 2006.^{[citation needed]}

Shyamol Chhaya film's VCD and DVD copy rights were taken by G-Series.^{[citation needed]}