Benegal’s “Mujib: The Making of a Nation” to Hit Theatres on Oct 27, Trailer Released

Mumbai: Noted filmmaker Shyam Benegal’s “Mujib: The Making of a Nation” will be released in theatres on October 27, announced the National Film Development Corporation (NFDC) on Sunday.

NFDC also shared a trailer of this biopic on Bangladesh’s founding father Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

The one-minute-48-second-long trailer begins with Mujib, played by Arifin Shuvoo, touching the ground of the newly independent Bangladesh for the first time after being released from a prison in Pakistan. The next scene shows his fight for his mother tongue, Bangla, in the erstwhile East Pakistan where Urdu was being imposed after the Partition.

The trailer gives a glimpse into Mujibur’s personal life, showing the character of his daughter Sheikh Hasina, the current prime minister of Bangladesh. It also showcases a heated confrontation between former Pakistan president Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and Mujib.

SHYAM BENEGAL’S ‘MUJIB’ TRAILER OUT NOW… 27 OCT RELEASE… #ShyamBenegal’s #Mujib – the biopic on #SheikhMujiburRahman – to release in *cinemas* on 27 Oct 2023.#Mujib is a #Bangladesh – #India *official* co-production.

Trailer 🔗: https://t.co/k9GqPqOE6v… pic.twitter.com/doXJ1MJlmw

— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) October 1, 2023

This movie is a joint venture of India’s NFDC and the Bangladesh Film Development Corporation (BFDC). It also stars Chanchal Chowdhury, Riaz Ahmed, Fazlur Rahman Babu and Tauquir Ahmed.