Shyam Benegal’s ‘Mujib – The Making of a Nation’ Screened at Toronto Film Festival

Veteran filmmaker Shyam Benegal’s Bangladesh-India co-production, ‘Mujib – The Making of a Nation’ was screened at 48th annual Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) on Wednesday evening.

This upcoming biopic narrates the life story of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, popularly known as ‘Bangabandhu’, under whose leadership Bangladesh attained freedom in 1971. He was the first president of Bangladesh and later its prime minister who was assassinated with most of his family in 1975.

Due to his advanced age, Benegal (88) could not attend the screening.

“I’m sure the story of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and his journey to create the Nation of Bangladesh will echo with the people and communities across the globe. It has been an honour to be able to tell this inspiring story of the making of a nation,” Benegal said in a statement.

The film is a collaboration between India’s National Film Development Corporation (NFDC) and the Bangladesh Film Development Corporation (BFDC).

Bangladeshi actor Arifin Shuvoo plays the title role in the film, which also stars Nusrat Imrose and Nusrat Faria in the roles of his wife Renu and Sheikh Hasina, their daughter and the current Prime Minister of Bangladesh, respectively.