Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today (October 12) said the people would get a lot of unknown information about the history of Bangladesh through the much-awaited Biopic "Mujib: The Making of a Nation".
She said this prior to watching the premiere show of the film at the Bangladesh Film Archive, Tejgaon here.
Mentioning that the film will be released in cinema halls across the country tomorrow, the premier said, "I announced successful release of the movie".
Renowned Indian filmmaker Shyam Benegal directed the film, depicting the life and political odyssey of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
The movie is going to be released at over 200 cinema halls in Bangladesh at a time.
Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud and its Senior Secretary Md. Humayun Kabir Khandaker also spoke before the premier show.
Ministers, State Ministers and other government high officials were present at that time.
The film is a joint production of Bangladesh-India with the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Bangladesh and Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, India being the producers and Bangladesh Film Development Corporation (BFDC) and National Film Development Corporation (NFDC) Limited, India being the executive producers.
The film is also scheduled to be released across India on October 27.
The Mujib biopic received an uncensored certificate on July 31 this year from both countries' censor boards.
Dhallywood's popular actor Arifin Shuvoo acted as the title character of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in this film, while Nusrat Imrose Tisha played the role of Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib, the lifelong better half of the Father of the Nation.
Actress Nusraat Faria portrayed Bangabandhu's elder daughter and incumbent Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
The biopic also features popular actor Chanchal Chowdhury, Prarthana Dighi, Tauquir Ahmed and others in different characters, and the entire trailer showcases some of the powerful and majestic moments from Bangabandhu's epic journey to the road of the country's independence.
BDST: 1214 HRS, OCT 12, 2023
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