Discoveries from Bangladesh World Cinema

An overprotective grandfather doesn’t let his granddaughter date anyone. Things take a hilarious turn when she finds her Mr. Perfect, which leads to an amusing tussle between the two men.

Rokib leads a happy life with his wife and children. Things take a turn when he is wrongfully imprisoned. In his absence, his landlord forces his family to vacate their house.

This film is partially inspired by the first volume of renowned Bengali author Sarat Chandra Chatterjee's seminal novel 'Srikanto'. On an idyllic retreat sponsored by an influential friend, Srikanto, the drifter-protagonist, comes across the beautiful Rajlokhi, his friend's mistress.

Pori, who has been captured by an evil group in Thailand. The film's somber subject matter immerses viewers in Pori's existence, which may be buried in the shadows behind all of society's glitter.

This story centers on a husband whose wife is in a coma, while he also cares for their young school-going daughter. It explores the emotional strain and fragile bond within the family, focusing on the husband’s struggle to balance hope, grief, and responsibility. As he navigates life between hospital visits and parenting, the narrative highlights the quiet tragedy and emotional complexity of loving someone who is physically present but unreachable, and the impact it has on their family’s chemistry.

The film is based upon two early novels from the Arjun series...KHUN KHARAPI and SITAHORON ROHOSYO. Arjun is an aspirant detective who is influenced by his mentor/guide Amol Shome. mission. A Chinese criminal Juan Hanzi has set up base at the hill station Kalimpong. He intends to rob the Tibetan treasure buried under Kalimpongs Durpin Da Ra monastery. Incidentally, Amol Shome's old friend Bistubabu refers an NRI resident of Kalimpong to seek for advice from Amol at around the same time. That person is Mr.Sen and his father was the architect who designed the monastery and a copy of the plans are hidden in his house. An unidentified person is threatening Mr Roy. Arjun goes through the adventure of finding the whole culprit behind this operation and also decipher clues to secure the blueprints of the monastery.

A housewife's hidden desire manifest in a peculiar way.

The storyline of the film still kept a mystery to the audience and already have gained a lot of attention among the film enthusiastic community of the country for the past year. Even the new surreal poster has gained traction among the netizens of Bangladesh and has created a buzz where everyone is writing individual explanations about the new poster.

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When the brash son of a local mafia boss falls for the drug addicted troublemaker Koli, all hell breaks loose.

A Bangladeshi film released in 1971.

This patriotic Bengali movie by Nasiruddin Yusuf, based on Shahriar Kabir's story, depicts a pastor's involvement in the Independence war.

Based on popular writer Muhammad Zafar Iqbal's novel "Ratuler Raat, Ratuler Din", the movie is about an adventurous journey of few teenagers !!

Based on Tagore’s works, Rebati is attracted to Neela’s seductive charms, the outcome of which leads to an unlikely conclusion. Watch the full movie on Hoichoi.

GIGABYTE presents Shonddhikkhon. Directed by Yasir Arafat Rahim. Starring Farhan Ahmed Jovan and Introducing Malaika Chowdhury.

Fuleshwari, a beautiful young woman, falls in love with Brindaban, a simpleton who arrives in her village. She plans to marry him but is hesitant when she learns that he is involved in a crime.

A Bangla romantic drama starring Apurba and Tanjin Tisha in the leads. It's a sequel to Obuj Diner Golpo released in 2018.

A teenage girl secretly earns money through online gaming and YouTube with her mother’s support, but when the income starts appearing in her unsuspecting father’s bank account, he becomes determined to uncover the mystery behind it.

An elderly couple in a small village facing displacement are excited by the promise of a visit from their distant grandson.

A water server in a small railway station in Eastern India doesn't return home one evening. His wife comes to term with inhumane reality while looking for him far away from her picturesque village surrounded by mountains and forests. While she and her friends arrive at the rail station they hear someone has been run over by a train. Where is he? Will she succeed in finding him? Is death certificate merely a document?

The story is about a girl who grows up almost like an orphan in a joint family of two brothers and their families. She has lost her mother (a sister of the brothers) in childhood and her father is a habitual gambler with a bad luck. She develops romance with one of the two cousins in the house.

Surjo, an 8-year-old boy from the slums, earns a living by collecting scrap and selling it. His mother opposes his desire to go to school because they are dependent on his earnings, but his persistence causes her to seek a solution.

After facing a sexual attack by a bus driver, a girl fix the whole incident in a very different way.

When an Orthodox Brahmin woman's daughter elopes with a Muslim man, she faces tremendous denigration in society, but works relentlessly against tremendous obstacles and opposition to organise a grand celebration for Durga Puja.

The film brings to light the lives of jatra artists and their struggles to make a living off the dying performing art.

Rising model Meghla falls in love with a business magnate Ananta, but he soon finds out that Meghla was using him to become successful in her modeling career.

In a quiet suburban town, a relentless journalist uncovers a disturbing pattern of unsolved rape cases, each linked to a powerful and untouchable figure. As she digs deeper, her pursuit of justice turns into a deadly game of cat and mouse, forcing her to risk everything to expose the truth.

After falling in love with an extremely idealist youth Tajul, Shanu ignored her luxurious life and left her home town, leaving behind just a short note with her new address. Shimul, after a long time, could manage to find Shanu out in a corner of an old township with cue of that note wherein he invents a new proletarian Shanu Wherein Shanu and Tajul are giving their everything, every breath and working really hard to run the family in a conscientious way. We cannot see those struggling breath with bare eyes. We, probably, can elucidate these struggling breaths as precious love of life. The name of the prehistoric story of this breath is “Myth of Love”.

A film director is compelled to struggle and go to jail for portraying the bad sides of society and politics.

The struggles of a middle class family in Dhaka.

A private university student Rafi, and his haphazard family. The father is involved with another woman; the mother is irritated at the daughter in law, the brother is a corrupt employee, the sister in law dreams of a nuclear family and amidst all the chaos the story of Rafi's life goes on with his imaginary friend. A turn of event makes the family come together and realise that family comes first.

The story revolves around a humble village family and explores the complexities of their relationships. Mukul, in search of work in the city, falls in love with another woman and becomes determined to marry her.

An arrogant millionaire falls in love with a girl who suffers from dementia.

A Bangla natok (short film) starring Farhan Ahmed Jovan and Keya Payel written and directed by Mohidul Mohim.

A poor man working as a broker struggles to arrange funds for his daughter's surgery. One day, he witnesses a murder and is offered a huge amount to remain quiet. What will the broker do?

"Ami Ekhanei Thakbo," directed by Maruf Hossain Sajib, is a heartfelt Bangladeshi film exploring themes of love, longing, and resilience amidst societal challenges.

Nayok directed by Ispahani Arif Jahan starring Bappy Chowdhury and Adhora Khan just hit the movie theatres in 2019. The cast includes Moushumi, Amit Hasan, Aman Reza, Papia and others.

A heartfelt romantic drama where misunderstandings and emotions slowly reveal that the issue was love all along.

Revolves around an underworld don, who loses the USB password of his Swiss bank account.

Noor, a fifth-grade student, desires to buy a new pair of sneakers, but he doesn't have the money to do so. However, he has a pair of "Lakkha" (pigeons). Now he starts a journey to sell his pigeons

Sujan Sakhi is a 1994 Bangladeshi film starring Salman Shah and Shabnur. It became one of the top grossers of Dhallywood in 1994. It was a box-office hit

"Uno Sir" is a 2024 film directed by Syed Shakil, featuring Ziaul Faruq Apurba, Naresh Bhuiyan, Intekhab Dinar, and Joy Raj

A campus sports leader and the cultural club president constantly clash over control of the university ground, but amidst their endless rivalry and arguments, they unexpectedly fall in love.

A Bengali-language drama directed by Nazrul Islam, starring Kabori Sarwar, Razzak, and Anis.

Hridoy (Shakib Khan) is a rich city boy, born to billionaire parents and brought up in London. On the other hand, Aasha (Apu Biswas) is a traditional, simple desi girl from Bangladesh who is brought up by her only brother, Mohammod Ali (Misha Sawdagor). Slowly Hridoy and Aasha fall in love but Hridoy's mother does not bear it as Aasha is not as rich as them, and is thus not to their standards; Hridoy is also to be married to Shabnur's brother's business partner's daughter, Bobby. Shabnur humiliates Aasha as well as Mohammod Ali, who arrives a minute before, and both are thrown of the house after Shabnur accuses them of trying to entice and trap Hridoy. When Hridoy learns of this, he goes to Aasha's house and pleads to her brother to accept him. Mohammod Ali gives him a chance, just like he was given a chance by the Zamindar when he was little.

Amid Bangladesh's monsoon, Mona seeks refuge with critical Jamshed and captivating Orpa. Secrets unravel as Detective Sharif investigates in "Prohelika," a tale of unfulfilled desires and uncertain outcomes. Perception shapes their fates.

Between the hospital walls and the heartbeat of hope, lies a hidden devotion. This atmospheric short follows a man's journey back from the brink of death, unaware that the anchor to his survival was the woman waiting patiently in the silence. A cinematic meditation on resilience, sacrifice, and the profound beauty of starting over.

A Bangla romantic drama featuring Apurba and Tasnia Farin in lead roles.

Moyna is a beautiful village girl, loved by both Moti an educated village boy and Mona a simple and silly village boy. Everything get changed when Moyna is lost from both of their lives. Will this love story be a happy ending or a tragedy or both ?

Twenty continuous shots linger over the slums of Dhaka, contrasting a young man's search for moments of stillness and clarity with the megacity's constant onslaught of sound and movement. The young man seeks peace on a series of bridges crossing an open sewer while the noises of modern urban life - from radio advertising to religious sermons - babble on without pause.

A film based on the 2024 Student-People's Uprising.

Ramkinkar Baij is an incomplete personality study or documentary on sculptor Ramkinkar Baij created by legendary filmmaker Ritwik Ghatak. He started creating the film in 1975. The film was almost complete but it still remained unfinished for the death of Ritwik Ghatak.

By the coastal belts of Bangladesh, in a small village named ‘Sutarkhali,’ RAKHI lives with her man SOUMEN (32) and their son RAHUL (6). Fighting against all the odds of the woods, along with around 100 families, they cultivated the land for generations until a tidal surge hit the coastal belts of Bangladesh. For RAKHI, SOUMEN, and RAHUL, life is not the same anymore. Seasons change the topography, even relations… Yet after the rain… They go out with spades and shovels to reclaim life again… Are You Listening!

A determined journalist falls for a carefree vagabond and begins following him everywhere for stories and companionship, but while the boy slowly opens his heart to her, he remains unaware that behind her love lies a hidden motive.