‘Shonibar Bikel’ the most gossiped Bangladeshi film finally got clearance from Bangladesh Film Censor Board, on Saturday (Jan 21) afternoon.

The director of the film Mostofa Sarwar Farooki confirmed the matter to the media.

There are now no obligations to the theatrical release of the film. The film is based on the 2016 Holey Artisan attack.

Although ‘Shonibar Bikel’ fought for its clearance, Bollywood proceeded with the film ‘Faraaz’, based on the same incident, which will hit the theatres on February 3.

Farooki and many other prominent artists then took to the media with the demand for ‘Shonibar Bikel’s clearance before ‘Faraaz’. 

“We are very happy and also thankful to the honourable members of the Censor Board. We are now awaiting the board's letter and as soon as we receive the letter, we will start the work of release. Our target is the release of the film before ‘Faraaz’,” Jaaz Multimedia, the distributor of the film posted on its official Facebook page.

The film casts Nusrat Imrose Tisha, Zahid Hasan, Mamunur Rashid, Iresh Zaker, Nader Chowdhury, Gousul Alam Shaon, Indian-Bengali film actor-director Parambrata Chatterjee and Palestinian actor Eyad Hourani - Farooki's 'Shonibar Bikel’ received multiple awards at different festivals across the world.

BDST: 1125 HRS, JAN 22, 2023
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