Nirab's ticket to Bollywood

Popular Bangladeshi actor and model Nirab Hossain recently made news after being handed a golden opportunity to act for Bollywood director Faisal Saif's new horror flick, Balaa. The film is a horror-thriller which explores themes on Shia-Sunni culture and it's controversial understandings. The actor is leaving Dhaka today to join his co-star Kavita Radheshyam to shoot the film in Bangaluru and Tamil Nadu. Showtime got in touch with Nirab to talk about his newest venture and he didn't disappoint us at all.How do you feel about this life-changing project?Nirab: I am extremely excited about Balaa, and I also know that I am lucky to have landed this opportunity. There is a part of me that also feels proud since this will be the start of my journey in Bollywood.Did you have to work extra hard to prepare yourself for the film?Nirab: It is a Hindi film for which, I have given extra effort to learn the language. I wanted to be fully prepared before we started filming.Tell us a bit about your character.Nirab: The story is a unique one. My character is a CBI officer and Kavita plays the role of my wife. After our characters are married, certain problems within the family start to arise and they try to solve them.What are your expectations from the film?Nirab: It is indeed a great opportunity for me to feature in a Bollywood movie. Even though it is not a big-budget film, it is still a Bollywood film. I hope that the audience will be satisfied by my performance, for which, I seek prayers from everyone.