Hasan leaves for Cannes to launch Bangabandhu biopic trailer

Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud left DaHka for France on Tuesday night to join the inaugural function of the trailer of the film titled ‘Mujib: The Making of a Nation’ to be held at 75th Cannes Film Festival.

The inaugural function will be held at the Indian Pavilion tomorrow (May 19) in the Marché du Film of the Cannes Film Festival that began on May 17, said a press release today.

Information and Broadcasting Minister and Awami League Joint General Secretary Dr Hasan Mahmud, India’s Minister of Information & Broadcasting and Youth Affairs & Sports Anurag Singh Thakur, biopic’s director Shyam Benegal, screenwriter Shyama Zaidi and Atul Tiwari and key actors and officials will attend the opening of the trailer of the biopic jointly produced by Bangladesh-India on the life and works of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

Executive Director of the biopic and Bangladesh Film Development Corporation (BFDC) managing director Nuzhat Yasmin, casting director of Bangladesh part Bahar Uddin Khelon, BFDC director Md Ishan Ali Raja Bangali, deputy secretary Md Saiful Islam, Arefin Shubho, protagonist and acted as role of Bangabandhu, Nusrat Imroz Tisha who acted as the role of Bangamata will also attend the event.