Discoveries from Bangladesh World Cinema

A coming of age romantic drama of three individuals. The 2nd directorial of Redoan Rony and debut film of Sariful Razz & Nazifa Tushi

A young man rises his voice and farms a team against a corrupt politician.

An old landlord wants to spend his last days with his family but they don't want to come to his place, so he mimics his own death to bring them.

A complicated relationship between a female social worker and a drug addict.

At a railway station, a chance glimpse of a ring triggers a hidden love story from the past, as one woman reveals its emotional connection and the truth behind it.

A famous Saigal musical narrating a strange love story set against 1930s industrialization and worker-management relations. The 16-year-old Prabhavati inherits a mill and turns it into an extremely profitable enterprise. Prakash is a worker who designs a more efficient machine for the factory for which he first gets sacked and then is re-employed. He falls in love with Prabhavati's sister Sheila, who later makes way for Prabhavati who is also in love with Prakash. Her withdrawal distresses Prakash, causing him to bully the workers who then go on strike.

A diary film that weaves together memories and life ongoing.

Psychiatrist Arko Rahman has been arrested for his wife’s murder. As he confessed to the police and got arrested, his secretary Borsha doubted the allegation. She seeks help from Arko’s childhood friend, DB Officer Saif Hasan. Both of them worked together to unveil the truth. But who is the mastermind behind the murder?

OC Alamgir rescued that baby who was found in a dustbin and restore him to a hospital. The baby without identity drew a huge attentation in social media. Thousands childless family applied to adopt the child. OC Alamgir is given the charge to investigate the selected couples. At the time of investigation OC Alamgir suffers from mental agony as his own child died met a very premature death. At that time there came the original mother of the nameless child. Why this child was thrown away? What would be the consequence of this child?

A 12-year-old girl, her visage twisted by an otherworldly force, gnawing on a bone with a menacing.....

A quiet room, a quiet world, yet the mind storms.

Second anthological short from Pett Kata Shaw. Based on the folklore that Jinns are attracted to sweets and invade sweet shops at night. A Jinn appears to sweet shop named 'Mishti Kichu' and asks for sweets to its forgetful owner.

After nearly 42 years one fine morning a FAX arrives at the Kolkata Metro Railways Headquarters. It says that today Anirban will commit suicide under the last Metro. Questions regarding his identity and demands start emerging as the news has taken centre stage in the city. This news shake the entire city from Kolkata Police Headquarters (Lalbazar) to the news channels, while Anirban rattles the administration with one FAX after the other.

In search for "Ghashphul" 21 years old Towkir trips into a world of memory where at the end he feels as if he is reborn.

Porichoi is a 2013 Bengali Language drama film written & directed by Ms. Rupali Guha. It's theatrical release on 21 July 2013. The film is a story of father and daughter, played by Prosenjit Chatterjee and Indrani Chakraborty, highlighting Bengali-speaking Asians living in the UK who find various means to stay connected with their homeland, especially during adversities.

"A father is proud that his only daughter will go abroad for studies, but also suffers from the mental anguish of his daughter moving away."

Haunted by a tragic accident in his mosque, an Imam's faith crumbles under the weight of communal blame and a hidden truth, forcing him to choose between ritual and humanity to reclaim his shattered identity.

This story is as Ashoke Mukherjee is a well educated, honest, sincere and hardworking person who lives with his mother. Gopa, his lover lives in his neighborhood. Ashoke appointed as a cashier in a bank. But after some day he meets with police and got arrested. After returning from jail he understand that it was a conspiracy. But this whole incident actually demolished his all dreams. His mother was dead and he do not trace Gopa. Suddenly he helped a person and for his honesty and sincerity Ashoke appointed to look after his business. Gradually he became the owner of the business and started to take revenge against those culprits for whom he had lost some valuable time of his life. He takes a different look. Became a Sardarji and one day he meets with Gopa. Ashoke gives them a serious blow and takes his revenge. At last the truth prevails.

Two "naginis" (snake women) compete for the love of a "nag" (snake man) in this supernatural action/romance/horror mash-up starring Shakib Khan in one of his earliest roles.

A member of a newly formed band "Off Beat" falls in love with a mute girl.

Bangladeshi bengali language family and drama type film.

An alluring housewife Trishna (Rituparna Sengupta) seduced a professional photographer named Raja (Angshuman Gupta) in her trap to kill her husband Sekhar (Arindam Sil).

A wealthy young man defies his father’s expectations by choosing to build a career in music instead of following a conventional office job.

In this early exercise work of the director, three vignettes get intertwined within space and time. Often raw, often illusory, each vignette focuses on different surfaces of existential crisis of seemingly different characters. But, are they really different at all?

Halda; a river in south-eastern Bangladesh; The one and only natural fish breeding center in Asia. The movie plot is based on the river halda and the struggling life of the fishermen's on both sides.

A passionate poet's love for books and literature leads his life to isolation.

Struggle of a man's life against luck

Unable to cope with harsh reality of the world she lives in, Apala seeks solace in vivid and frequent flights of fantasy. She slowly detaches herself from everything real and starts treading the thin line between imagination and delusion.

A 40 year old painter, who lives in a wooden and bamboo house on stilts in the middle of a polluted lake on the outskirts of Dhaka City. Alpha's house serves as his painting. Dogs, roosters and birds also share the space with him. There are many moments when he feels a oneness with nature and with the birds and animals that surround him. He also feels deeply drawn to 'an androgynous' male-female identity. Alpha has neighbors in the nearby slum with whom he has close interaction.

Preeti is a fearless crime reporter. When she discovers the clueless case of a missing pilot, Preeti sets out on her own to dig deeper into the mystery. How will she find out the truth?

A young girl stands up against injustice and inequality, becoming a powerful symbol of women’s and children’s rights. Her courage shows that even an “angel” has the power to change the world.

Investigative journalist Shivangi reaches Kurseong in search of a missing girl, with a cellphone as a keeper of untold secrets. Watch the full movie on Hoichoi.

A heartfelt romantic drama where life’s constant comings and goings bring two struggling souls closer through love, sacrifice, and hope.

A teenager falls in love with her father's servant.

The story divulges on how a girl becomes a heroine in the competitive film industry.

Three guys, one who cons and steals people's things. another goes and tries to be obedient and jobless. and the third guy stays with them and helps them.

An engineering student is attracted to a professor while his best friend is in love with him.

Mayadevi (Mausumi) is the panchayat head of the Hindu society. Didar Pasha (Firdous) is the panchayat head of the Muslim community. Both love each other deeply. But due to religious discipline, the love of the two is imprisoned. On the other hand, Mayadevi's younger brother Rahul (Rokon) loves Didar Pasha's younger sister Rozi (Mahi). The story of this film is about their love and conflict.

After his father’s death leaves the family drowning in debt, a young man is given one year to repay everything, while the love of his life faces an arranged marriage to someone else, pushing him into a desperate race against time.

One day Rajat decides to kidnap a child. But before he can work out a proper plan, a mysterious stranger gives him old documents, court transcripts and a partly burned photo from his childhood. This disturbing picture is just what confirms Rajat's determination to carry out his plan. His accomplices are a taxi driver and a sign painter. They set of on a strange journey with the kidnapped child, getting more and more entangled in weired experiences and frightening encounters. Crossing a dark forest they suddenly come upon a ruined house. Here the trio meets Tarak Das, the stubborn housekeeper who firmly belives that he can eventually cure the hopeless condition of his little spastic child. Meanwhile the kidnapped child gets worse and worse. Worry and fear only add to the confusion. But then it becomes clear that the picture on the partly burned photo resembles this child.

"Kagoz -The Paper" is the story of the philosophical journey of a writer and his mystery love. It is to show the insight of a writer's philosophy and how his creation affects the society and the individual.

This movie is made in the background of partition. Monosa, daughter of the patriot Monindra.The movie revolves around Himangshu and Monosa's marriage during Partition and Monosa's determination not to leave the motherland.

A jobless imaginative artist finds his fantasies when a sculpture he creates comes to life every night.

Toru rents a low-cost apartment with her mother. After classes and tutoring, she comes home in the evening. Among many men who put her in uneasy situations on her way back home, one old man stands out with his cold stare. He follows her day and night. It vexes and frightens Toru. She protests one day. But nothing could’ve prepared her for what happens next.

A heartfelt romantic drama where love, longing, and emotional trials test whether two destined hearts can truly stay together in Ami Sudhu Cheyechi Tomay.

Moju, an elderly man from a fishing village challenges the boli champion Dopor to combat. Boli is a traditional Bangladeshi sport. It is a form of wrestling.

The winner of a political reality show makes a simple man a national hero.

Drama of Bangladesh

An American businessman came to Bangladesh for business. But things got different when he has to take responsibility of a little girl after her father's accidental death.

It's Pinky's birthday today. Many people are wishing her 'Happy Birthday' making tiktok videos for her. As she was leaving to celebrate the day, a car drove up and abducts her. Pinky then wakes up in an abandoned movie theatre, with her hands tied to a chair. She thinks that, may she is kidnapped for some ransom. But the kidnapers has some other intentions.

Can a writer be inspired to commit the ultimate perfect crime to form the plot of his story? How about Ray meeting his villains written by him in his books as adversaries in real life and how they play their role to perfection to show how to commit the perfect crime. And in the plot bring in the intrigue of Dr. Hazra; if little Mukul could see the past, we use the dark dusky Roma to see the future that holds the key to the solving of the crimes. Set the plot at the virgin locales of the most enigmatic Arunachal Predesh and get the greats like Saswata Chatterjee, Tina Mukherjee and Koushik Chakraborty to play the pivotal roles. Let the games begin.

Pramod, a promising scientist, suddenly died by heart attack. His friends, colleagues and seniors were really shocked by the incidents. His good friend and class mate Sasanka had a good rapport with Pramod. Mr. Bagchi who was Pramad's guide gave Sasanka a good responsibility to collect and compile whole work of Pramod.

Dhaka Dream is a tale of convergence towards a city, named Dhaka, where a bunch of outlying people gather different experiences that derives from a separate journey that is collective and yet distinctively simultaneous.

The story revolves around a group of women from the ‘99 batch of a reputed Convent School who are settled in their lives. Swagata after 18 years takes the initiative through social media to arrange a get together. Everyone was thrilled to meet, but on the day of the meeting when she reached the school campus, she discovered only four among the 150 girls turned up for the reunion.

Jijibisha tells a simple story of how love can overcome all societal pressures and transcend all stereotypes. Problem arises when the film, in itself, fails to do that — transcend stereotypes, we mean.

A lone gun-man enters a typical Bangladeshi town to find his identity and take revenge on the person who raped his mother during the war. In the course of revenge he is used by the internal clash of two rival leaders of the town.

In rural Bangladesh, young Kajal struggles with their gender identity while living with their mother Kohinoor and terminally ill grandmother. The sudden return of Kajal’s long-absent father, Javed, disrupts the fragile household, creating conflict between him and Kohinoor. Tensions deepen as Javed disapproves of Kajal’s cross-dressing and demands they be sent to boarding school, prompting Kajal to run away. Found ill but later recovering, Kajal learns Javed has left again, leaving only a bicycle as a parting gift. With their grandmother near death and their mother overwhelmed, Kajal defiantly pedals through the open fields wearing red lipstick—embracing a new chapter of self-discovery.