On Tuesday, Bangladesh and India discussed various aspects of making a feature film on the life and work of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, at a meeting held in New Delhi, reports UNB.
The film is expected to begin shooting by November this year.
The discussions took place between Secretary Amit Khare—and other officials of India’s Ministry of Information and Broadcasting—and a Bangladesh delegation team led by the Prime Minister’s International Affairs Adviser Dr Gowher Rizvi.
Bangladesh High Commissioner to New Delhi Syed Muazzem Ali was also present, said an official.
The film on Bangabandhu is scheduled to be released by March 17, 2021 marking his birth centenary.
Work on the biopic on Bangabandhu will be complete before the end of "Mujib Year 2020-21."
The movie will be directed by acclaimed filmmaker Shyam Benegal who, along with scriptwriter of the movie Atul Tiwari, was also present during the meeting.
The coproduction of a documentary on the Bangladesh Liberation War was also discussed during the meeting.
It was mutually-agreed that the director of the documentary would be from Bangladesh and would be assisted by a co-director from India.
On April 3, renowned Indian film director and screenwriter Shyam Benegal met Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, at her official residence Ganobhaban, and discussed various aspects of the preparations for the biopic to be made on the Father of the Nation.
The film based on Bangabandhu’s biography will be made under the joint production of the governments of Bangladesh and India.