Bubly roped in for ‘Koyla’

Dhallywood star Shabnam Bubly has come on board as the lead actress in director Saif Chandan’s upcoming film ‘Koyla’. She signed up for the film on November 4.

She will be seen portraying a village girl in the film. The male lead of the film is yet to be finalised.

Bubly shared a photo on her Facebook profile on Saturday where she was seen with Saif Chandan while signing her contract.

Abdullah Zahir Babu has written the story and dialogue of ‘Koyla’ while director Chandan has written its screenplay. The film will be produced under the banner of Simplex International Production.

“’Koyla is the story of a village located in a less inhabited bordering area of Bangladesh,” Saif Chandan told The Business Post on Saturday declining to reveal details about the plot of the upcoming film.

He informed that they will go for filming ‘Koyla’ in Jashore from next week. “We are in discussion with a few actors to play the male lead. It will be announced soon,” said Chandan.

Chandan announced ‘Koyla’ two years ago in 2019 which was later delayed in the context of the coronavirus pandemic.

As ‘Koyla’ marks Bubly’s first collaboration with Saif Chandan, the director said, “Bubly is doing well. She is a popular heroine in the industry who has several commercially successful films co-starring Shakib Khan. I think she will match for the role in ‘Koyla’ and that’s why I offered her. She also liked the story. Later we came to consent and signed her in ‘Koyla’.”

The film will mostly be shot in a bordering area near Benapole of Jashore.

Mostly known for directing films like ‘Chheleti Abol Tabol Meyeti Pagol Pagol’, ‘Abbas’ and ‘Target’, Saif Chandan currently has two upcoming films ‘Ostad’ and ‘Poster’ lined up for the release.

As for Bubly, the actress debuted in Dhallywood with the film ‘Bossgiri’ co-starring Shakib Khan in 2016. Afterwards, she co-stars the Dhallywood superstar in films like ‘Shooter’, ‘Rangbaz’, ‘Super Hero’, ‘Captain Khan’, ‘Password’, and ‘Bir’.

She was last seen in Asif Iqbal Jewel directed film ‘Chokh’, along with actors Ziaul Roshan and Nirab Hossain which made a theatrical release on October 1.

Currently, she has several films including ‘Casino’, ‘Leader: Amii Bangladesh’ and ‘Revenge’ in the pipeline.