Premiere of Nurul Alam Atiq’s
Doobshatar
Impress Telefilm Ltd premiered its 61st production “Doobshatar” on November 13. The event was held at the Channel i centre in Tejgaon, Dhaka. The film, directed by Nurul Alam Atiq, follows a young middleclass woman and the predicaments she faces in the society.
Atiq has also written the story and script.
The film is set in the suburbs, where the protagonist Renu works for an NGO. The organisation runs an anti-drug abuse project. Renu is married but her conjugal life is non-existent. She lives with her family and is the sole earning member.
One day Renu meets Imran — a substance abuser — at work. Imran’s street-smart attitude impresses her and she gradually falls for him. But bliss evades Renu again; out of the blue Imran dies. Renu is bearing Imran’s child.
Renu’s struggles to find a foothold in the society continues. She gets frustrated, fatigued, but does not give up.
Joya Ahsan plays Renu, and Shehzad Chowdhury dons the role of Imran. The cast also includes Wahida Mallick Jolly, Ashok Byapari, Shahriar Shuvo and Tinni.
The film features four songs, including a Rabindra Sangeet “Tomar Khola Hawa” and a Shah Abdul Karim composition “Keno Piriti Baraila”. Victor Das, Anam Biswas and Pintu Ghosh have jointly directed the music. Rashed Zaman is the cinematographer, and Matia Banu Shuku has penned the dialogues.
Eminent film personalities attended the premiere. Among others, filmmaker Tareque Masud, former director general of Bangladesh Television Salahuddin Zaki and theatre personality Shimul Yousuf shared their views on the film.
“Doobshatar” will see its TV premiere on the second day of Eid at 11:10 am on Channel i.
