This is a dream come true for us - a film on Bongobondhu made by Bollywood. We can expect an honest and thoughtful characetrisation of our greatest leader. InshAllah there will be no bombast, no exaggerations and no hyper sentimentality. Bollywood does portraits very well.
Our hopes were dashed when the rumours of Amitabh Bhachan playing Sheikh Mujib were proved to be untrue. We have since held our breadth and watched his son's star rise in Bollywood. InshAllah, one day he will be mature enough to play Sheikh Mujib instead of his father.
In the meantime the increasing success of Indian animation bodes well for the possibility of a grand, feature length animation movie on the life and times of Sheikh Mujib.
Here at home we also are developing our movie industry with great thought and passion. Recent bumper hits include "Gari Keno Jai Na" and "Flight Keno Cancelled".
The future is bright indeed.
Ezajur Rahman
Kuwait
--- In alochona@yahoogroups.com, Isha Khan <bdmailer@...> wrote:
>
> *Hollywood movie on Bangabandhu*
>
> Bangladeshi cine production and distribution company, Vibgyor Films is
> planning to undertake a new project of an English feature film named
> BANGABANDHU, which will be based on the life of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur
> Rahman, the founding father of Bangladesh. Theme of this planned film will
> be similar as English feature film named Gandhi, which was based on the life
> of Mahatma Gandhi. Ben Kingsley played the role of Mahatma Gandhi in this
> film.
>
> Earlier some Bollywood [Indian film industry] producers planned to make a
> film on the life of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. At that time, it was
> even rumored that, Bollywood king, Amitabh Bachchan was going to play the
> role of Bangabandhu.
>
> Hollywood produced movie BANGABANDHU will reach millions of audiences in the
> world. Though the initial language of this movie will be in English, it is
> expected that, later it will also be dubbed and sub-titled in Bangla, Hindi,
> French, Spanish, Russian, Chinese, Korean, Hebrew and Arabic.
>
> Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman led the war of independence of Bangladesh
> in 1971. He became the Prime Minister and later President of the country
> after the independence of the nation from Pakistani occupation. But, in
> 1975, Bangabandhu was brutally assassinated along with his family members.
> Bangabandhu's daughters, Sheikh Hasina [current Prime Minister] and Sheikh
> Rehana luckily survived the assassination, as both were in Germany at that
> time.
>
> Trial into the assassination of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman ended few
> years back. Few months back, few of the imprisoned killers of the founding
> father of Bangladesh were hanged. But, till now, a number of self-proclaimed
> killers of Bangabandhu are absconding in various countries, such as UAE,
> Pakistan, Libya, United States and Canada. It is even learnt that, few of
> the absconding killers of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman are shuttling in
> various countries such as Hong Kong, China, Syria, Lebanon, Iran, Cambodia,
> Cuba, South American nations and African continent. Bangladeshi government
> has made numerous appeals to the international in arrest and returning of
> the self-proclaimed killers of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
>
> Vibgyor Films is already working on the story lineup of the film BANGABANDHU
> by collecting various facts and information on the life of this legendary
> Bengali leader in the history of the sub-continent. A small team of the
> company is dedicatedly collecting information in this regard, which later
> will be sent to the authorities concerned for approval.
>
> Several internationally acclaimed movie directors, such as Stephen
> Spielberg, Roman Polanski etc are being contacted for directing this movie
> while it is assumed that this film will be produced by one of the largest
> Hollywood film production companies.
>
> Filming of English feature film BANGABANDHU is expected to begin in 2011.
>
> http://www.weeklyblitz.net/1051/hollywood-movie-on-bangabandhu
>
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