TBT Report
Bappy Chowdhury is a Bangladeshi film actor. He made his debut in 2012, appearing in Bhalobasar Rong as an actor. After that he has gifted some popular movies.On the other hand, model-actress Zahara Mitu came to limelight through ‘Miss World Bangladesh’ competition. Actress Zahara Mitu on Saturday started shooting for her upcoming film, titled ‘Joy Bangla’, marking her second straight collaboration with actor Bappy Chowdhury.
Directed by Kazi Hayat, ‘Joy Bangla’ is an adaptation of eminent author-academician Muntassir Mamoon’s novel of the same name. Marking Hayat’s 51st directorial venture, the film won government grants for the fiscal year 2020-21.
The first phase of the shooting was kicked off on Saturday on the premises of Bangladesh Film Development Corporation, Mitu confirmed. She and Bappy took part in the shooting on the first day. “It’s a very delightful collaboration for me to work under the veteran director Kazi Hayat and moreover, the film is based on a novel by a prolific writer like Muntassir Mamoon,” said Mitu. “It feels really good to be on the set again after nearly one and a half years. The last time I took part in the shooting was for ‘Commando’ in India, before the first lockdown,” added the actress. However, the first-day shooting of ‘Joy Bangla’ was interrupted in phases due to heavy rain, she informed. Produced by Mitu Shikder under the banner of Tungipara, the film will also be shot in Dhaka University campus and Pubail area of Gazipur.
‘Joy Bangla’ is based on historical contexts of Bangladesh from 1968 to 1971, stretching from the historic 1969 Mass Upsurge to the glorious victory of Bangladesh in 1971.
In the story, Mitu will be seen playing the role of a college girl while Bappy a university student. Earlier this year, Mitu and Bappy were roped in for director Apurba Rana’s upcoming action-thriller ‘Jontrona’ which launched shooting in February.
Mitu stepped into the film industry with the Bodiul Alam Khokon directorial ‘Agun’ starring superstar Shakib Khan along with her, which remains unfinished yet after launching in 2019. She got Tollywood superstar Dev in her second film titled ‘Commando’ the following year, which is still under construction. Directed by Shamim Ahmed Roni and produced by Selim Khan, ‘Commando’ marks Dev’s first appearance in any Dhallywood film.
