DHAKA, Dec 6, 2021 (BSS) - Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Hasan 
Mahmud today said the work of making Bangabandhu's biopic is going on in full 
swing and the movie might be released in the month of March in 2022.

  The minister told the newsmen after visiting the progress works of the film 
based on Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's life, a 
Bangladesh-India joint venture commemorating his birth centenary, at FDC 
here. 

   Acclaimed filmmaker Shyam Benegal, Information Commissioner Dr Abdul 
Malek, BFDC Director General Nuzhat Yeasmin, script writer Atul Tiwari, 
Casting Director Baharuddin Khelon, artists and other performers were 
present.

   Hasan said the final round of the shooting is going on in Dhaka. Later, 
some works of post-production will be held at Mumbai, India, he added.

  The minister said, "I've talked with the film director Shyam Benegal and 
his team. They have expressed their satisfaction about their works in Dhaka 
and they are doing the shooting according to their schedule. They also 
informed that they are getting all-out cooperation. And they hoped that the 
film could be released in March of the next year."
 
   Expressing hope that the film will be a milestone, he said all people, 
including the new generation, will know about Bangabandhu. People can see the 
struggle of Bangabandhu, his sacrifice, dream and the implementation of his 
dream in reality, said Hasan, also Awami League joint general secretary. 

 The minister said the film will play a pivotal role in enriching the history 
and knowing the real history of the country.