‘Damal’ team organises football match

Team ‘Damal’ has amazed the Bangladeshi virtual space by organising a friendly football match as a part of the film’s promotional campaign. The innovative promotional event, featuring popular celebrities and footballers from the country, took place at the capital’s Bashundhara Kings Arena on Saturday.

An interesting sporting event of this sort was not seen before in Bangladesh’s film promotion history. The actors from the film ‘Damal’, popular actors, filmmakers, social media influencers and Bangladeshi footballers were divided into two teams (team red and team green) for the friendly match.

Before the start of the game, the film’s director Raihan Rafi said, “So many stars played football together for the first time in Bangladesh. A large number of celebrities from the country’s entertainment arena and the star footballers of the country’s best football club Bashundhara Kings are gathered here today to play a football match together at the invitation of Team Damal. ‘Damal’ is set to make history together.”

Produced by Impress Telefilm Ltd, the film stars Siam Ahmed, Sariful Raaz, Bidya Sinha Mim, Sumit Sen Gupta, Shahnaz Sumi, Intekhab Dinar, and others.

Inspired by true events, the storyline of ‘Damal’ was conceptualized by the film’s producer Faridur Reza Sagar, managing director of Impress Telefilm Ltd and Channel i.

The film’s director Raihan Rafi and famous Bangladeshi author Nazim Ud Daula have paired to develop its screenplay. ‘Damal’ hopes to showcase some of the historical chain of events by the legendary Shadhin Bangla Football team.

Formed in June 1971, the Bangladeshi football team played a total of 16 matches in different locations, earning a total of Tk 5 lakh at that time. The team decided to donate this amount to the Liberation War efforts.

After more than a 100-day-long blockbuster run of Rafi’s last film ‘Poran’, Bangladeshi film enthusiasts are now eagerly waiting for his upcoming venture ‘Damal’.