Discoveries from Bangladesh World Cinema

Anirban Guha's inclination towards positivity, mindfulness and experimenting with different genres gave him the idea for “Elixir” where a story unfolds from a simple glass of water, yes a glass of water ! The story takes shape with a husband and wife, when the husband asks her to attend to one of his old acquaintance who will handle her a parcel. The wife waits in a café for this man when a waiter serves her with a glass of water and from here the unusualness of the film began because the drink smelled, tasted and was believed to be water but was not water. 'Elixir' is exclusively featuring on Cinemapreneur.

Raju, Rauf and Ratan are friends. The three of them started a new business together. They get a contract from Rahman to supply materials for his construction site. While traveling by river they rescue Kusum from the river. All three find a girl alone in their boat and try to seduce her. On the other hand, Rahman's old business enemy Sharif attacks them so that they cannot carry their goods properly. They are determined to deal with these and complete their work on time.

A research on film making leads Shirin to excavate incidents she wasn’t looking forward to, till she chances upon Arijit. Watch the full movie on Hoichoi.

The Nobel Medal of great Indian Poet Rabindra Nath Tagore was stolen in 2004 and it was never found. This film is a fictional account of what might have happened to the medal. A poor farmer...

After finally convincing his father to accept his love relationship, a young man clashes with both families’ lavish wedding plans, as he dreams of a simpler and more meaningful marriage.

After falling into conflict with his father over a forbidden love, a boy contemplates ending it all. But when a strange presence introduces him to the theory of multiverse, he begins to question everything. In the mirror, he doesn’t see pain — he sees hope.

At the eve of Liberation War, Mohammad Ali is a military of East Pakistan army. He falls in love with his Superior's daughter Mehnaz and marries her. Mehnaz's father kills Ali's mother and sister with the help of Ramjan Ali. The war breaks out and Sharafat Khan takes away his daughter to Pakistan. After war Ali goes to Pakistan to take back his wife. He returns with his son Abdullah but his wife gets killed by Ramjan Ali. Can Ali find Ramjan Ali to take revenge.

Four teenagers, from a remote mountain village, spend their days in an abandoned bus on a ridge, playing music. When a band competition is organized in a neighbouring town, they gather money and courage to be part of it

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.

A woman who had been raped and whose family wiped out by the collaborators of the occupying forces during the bloody "liberation war" of Bangladesh in 1971 now roams the streets, 30 years later, as a mad person.

“Tomake Chai (তোমাকে চাই)” is a heart-touching Bangla drama about love, longing, and unspoken emotions. The story follows intertwined relationships where desire, sacrifice, and reality collide, testing the true meaning of love. With realistic characters and emotional moments, this natok beautifully reflects the struggles and hopes of modern relationships.

it's a 2002 Bangladeshi true film about one country's king

Even after being married for a year, Gitin is unable to take his wife Jayati on their honeymoon, owing to his workaholic boss Mr. Pranesh Bhattacharya. Finding the perfect opportunity, Gitin and Jayati leave for North Bengal when Bhattacharya travels to Mumbai on a four-day business trip. Much to their surprise, they bump into Pranesh, following which their hilarious escapade begins.

The cinema depicts the daily sexual harassment of a woman by speech, physical and gaze and the resulting emotional strain on her personal and professional life. In a patriarchal society, women themselves along with men participate in the attitude towards women, thus depicting the fact that even though she is a woman, she is carrying the seeds of patriarchy. As the psychological introspection of a model, actress, self-reliant, independent woman in her personal life will come up in this movie, so will her own experience about the subject matter of this cinema.

A lighthearted romantic drama where a newly married couple struggles with misunderstandings until love teaches them how to truly understand each other.

A heartbroken young man who no longer believes in love rejects a sincere girl because of his painful past, but wounded by the rejection, the determined girl makes it her mission to make him fall in love with her.

Zewel, a firestarter with 15K TikTok followers plans to become an influencer in Qatar with his brother. But when Zibon is arrested for selling drugs, Zewel's dreams are dashed. He crosses into India where greater misfortune awaits.

Dewan Sharif is an influential person in village and whoever rise voice against him, he kills him. His elder brother left villages a long time ago and lives in town. He plans to occupy the property his brother left in the village. During election time, he goes town and hires a hooligan to take care the opposition. His nephew Khosru also comes to village during election. He falls in love with Sharif's maid-servant's daughter Dola and it make Sharif angry. Sharif makes Dola's family desert the village. He also maddened Khosru with a medicine as he become threat of his occupying his brother's property.

Prem Tame is Pablo's (Soumya Mukherjee) journey from giddying puppy love to falling in love with a puppy.

A top man in the society, placed high in the educational world, loved and respected by all, worshipped by many for his great qualities, suddenly died far away from his personal surrounding. He died in the arms of a prostitute incognito. The shocking revelation, the unbelievable disgrace of the situation and the total absurdity of the fact created a quake of such magnitude in his close circle that the long nourished relations started to crack, crush and rumble down. Old father, wife, son, friends and colleagues faced a meaningless catastrophe with utter disbelief and with astounded inertia started to evaluate the long relation with hatred and pain.

Sumon is compelled to grow up in the city's underworld as mafia lord Osman Ali's killer machine. After killing a pregnant woman, Sumon's conscience leads him to defy Ali's order.

A series of sudden murders unfold in the city of Varanasi, targeting prominent individuals. The escalating violence shocks the local police as they grapple with the growing list of victims. As the investigation progresses, an auto driver named Dulu Mia emerges as the key suspect. The police must unravel the mystery behind the serial killings and uncover the motives driving these tragic events.

A college boy is framed for drug dealing by a political leader and a corrupt cop. This incident uproots his normal, simple life and he starts walking on the path that he is accused of.

A tale of paranormal romance, Kuasha Jakhon tells the story of a man who comes to sanctify a haunted mansion. But, the house's disturbing history and his exploration into its past, leads him to unexpected situations.

Sata Bose, the receptionist of hotel Shahjahan and other crew members work hard to make the hotel first choice of the upper class for socializing in the city, just got the taste of freedom from British rule. The movie revolves around different characters - hotel employees to page 3 personalities dealing different human emotions. Although Sata Bose (played by Uttam Kumar) is the central character of the film, he is not the protagonist in many ways, rather the movie can be described as "hyperlink movie" made long ago than the term is coined.

A poor family returns to their village from Dhaka after The Great Bengal Femine 1943. This movie centers on their struggling life during the World War II period.

Mistreated by his cruel uncle, an imaginative orphan with autism sees hope when a fairy vows to change his life with a week of enchanted recipes.

Joy, a youngster, aims to own a bike and win the heart of his lady-love Nandini. Things take a turn when his newly purchased bike is stolen by gangster Akram.

After a decade in Canada, a Bangladeshi immigrant Akash returns to Bangladesh with his child, seeking to reconnect with his abandoned family and past. But time has reshaped everything—relationships have faded, and home feels distant. Struggling with identity and belonging, he confronts the silent weight of migration and the ache of return. Feature Film ‘The Roots’ is a poignant exploration of identity, nostalgia, loss, and the search for home across two worlds.

An honest government employee is framed and dismissed by corrupt colleagues because he refuses to approve their illegal activities, but determined to clear his name, he takes the matter to court and fights to regain his position.

A pen-drive suddenly falls on your path while you're on your way to the office. You're already quite irritated—you're heading to work, sweaty and tired from walking. At that moment, if a strange passerby asks you what wish you’d like to be fulfilled, isn’t it natural to feel annoyed?

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 movie revolves around the story of a woman athlete and her trysts. A very successful woman, she falls in love with another woman and subsequently her life changes drastically. Not following the regular norms of the society, it becomes difficult for her to fit in and find support by people around her. Fingers are raised at her with people questioning her sexuality and gender and trying to insist that she could be a man and not a woman. The movie is a fierce question on society and the stringent mindsets of people that we are surrounded by.

A fun-filled romantic sequel where a married couple’s endless misunderstandings turn into laughter, chaos, and a deeper bond of love.

10-year-old Gopal's carefree childhood is disrupted when his father meets with an accident, leaving his family destitute.

Behula is a 1966 Bengali film directed by Zahir Raihan and stars Razzak and Shuchanda as lead pair. It was based on the Hindu mythology of Behula, who fights vehemently to goddess Manasa for her husband Lakhindar's life.

Drama of Bangladesh

A money minded youth who goes to the UK to earn big bucks and comes across a girl who had ditched her family for a boyfriend.

Iftakher Ahmed Fahmi's feature-length directorial debut.

Politics and its influence brings struggle in the life of webers in a village.

A gripping romantic drama that explores love, trust, and emotional vulnerability, Shorbosso Baji follows two individuals whose lives become intertwined through unexpected circumstances. As their relationship deepens, hidden insecurities and past wounds begin to surface, testing the strength of their bond. What starts as a simple connection gradually turns into a high-stakes emotional gamble—where love demands sacrifice, honesty, and courage. Ultimately, they must decide whether to guard their hearts or risk everything for a chance at true connection.

A woman wants to find her husband.

Ira grows up in the hollow of absence. A mother too distant, a father who never arrives. At university, she collides with Maruf, a grounded young man running a food cart to support his family. Their clashes soon give way to a quiet, unexpected tenderness. But when her estranged mother resurfaces, buried wounds threaten to undo everything. Through tears, uneasy reconciliations, and small acts of care, Ira learns that love is not an escape but a choice, a decision to stay, to show up. With a handful of balloons and a full heart, she chooses Maruf. Behind them, a still Ferris wheel glows in the dusk a silent promise that even when life halts, love endures.

The Cabin Guard is a Bengal Psychological Thriller film directed by Sudipto Roy. This film describes the journey of a man - from anger to murders. Where will the bloody journey end?

A heartfelt family drama that captures the joys, struggles, and emotional moments of married life through love, sacrifice, and understanding.

A rural guy who comes to the city with a dream of becoming a filmmaker. The struggles of reaching his dream are depicted.

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?

Noor is a man whose love burns brighter than reason. From the moment he meets Shiuli, she becomes the center of his world. His love is pure, but dangerously possessive. Shiuli, touched by his intensity, surrenders to it, believing that love this deep could never fade. Their marriage begins like a dream, but soon Noor’s obsession turns into a storm — his short temper, insecurities, and need for control slowly suffocate the bond they built. Shiulii’s efforts to heal him only push him deeper into darkness. When she finally leaves, Noor’s world collapses.

Asche Bochor Abar Hobe is a love story between Arjun and Rittwika set in the backdrop of the famous puja of Durgapur

Every now and then, occurrences take place on the streets, alleys and highways of this city like the accumulation of moss on a concrete wall. Though majority of these fresh deposits appear true to us, they could really be otherwise. Nonetheless, wrapped under the folds of these truth and lies, three tales are carved to be called “Ei Muhurte”.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Washington, D.C., swings from a ghost town to a protest epicenter. Sergei Kostin, a local activist moves between these extremes daily. His days are split between the roaring chaos of street demonstrations and the tender moments with his aging dog, Snoball. Against the backdrop of a divisive election that brings thousands to the heart of America's capital, Sergei faces a more intimate challenge - the painful preparation to say goodbye to his beloved dog.

Sphulingo is an Bangladeshi film, directed by Tauquir Ahmed and is produced by Shopner Bangladesh Foundation. It feature Shamol Mawla, Pori Moni, Rawnak Hasan and Zakia Bari Momo in the lead roles.

Presenting the new drama of Masrikul Alam's "Biyer Gondogol", Written by Joynal Abedin and directed by Yasir Arafat Rahim and starring Farhan Ahmed Jovan, Totini, Mili Bashar, Monira Mithu, many others. Sponsored by Bkash Remittance, producer SK Shahed Ali Pappu and produced by Central Music and Video (CMV).

Anup loses his job writing speeches for a wealthy industrialist and decides to focus on finishing his novel. But when his former boss steals Anup’s unpublished book, he throws himself into socialist politics.

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.

Raj Badhu is a comical family drama that is based on a traditional Bengali joint-family life. It tells the story of family relations, of love and family values and the importance of society in our lives. It shows the complex story of different love relations and how its complications adversely affect the people involved. It shows the nature of man and how all things work out for the best in the end.

Mr. Rafiq is given an option to develop the ancestral property by a privet developer agent. The house carries the style of typical historic buildings of old Dhaka; which are being pushed aside by urban modernization. With the decision hanging, Ruba, his daughter, leaves her husband in the US and returns to Dhaka. The cause being her husband's excessive misbehave. Ruba tries to find peace in her memory soaked old home but could not as the decision to reconstruct the property is discussed and debated over and over again. Another character, Soleman, obedient servant of Mr. Rafiq becomes irritating to Ruba since he has a rivalry with the local power holders. As Ruba seeks her memories in the home, she occasionally watches a man on a neighboring flat. The man notices this. With the man's efforts they finally get to be friends. But the orthodox mindset of the father desperately looks for ways to stop the developing relationship or perhaps a new hope for Ruba.

During the 1947 partition of Bengal, a man and a woman cross a river to begin life anew. Their journey manifests many roles against the backdrop of some horrific events and loss of life.

Starring Uttam Kumar in a double role. One is the unruly, rich and spoilt brat who is killed by his enemies, while the other, a good guy, reaches the dead man's house and is compelled to take his place