Mental (2016 film)

Mental – It Can Be Your Love Story
Mental film poster
Directed by	Shamim Ahamed Roni
Produced by	Parvez Chowdhury
Screenplay by	Abdullah Zahir Daud Hussein
Based on	Bachchan (2013 film)
Starring	Shakib Khan Nusrat Imrose Tisha Achol Akhe Moushumi Hamid Sabrina Porshi
Music by	Dabbu Akassh
Cinematography	Chandan Roy Chowdhury
Production company	Bangla Express Film's
Distributed by	Banglaxpress Film's HTM Entertainment, Inc.
Country	Bangladesh
Language	Bengali
Budget	৳20 million

Mental is an upcoming Bangladeshi action film directed by Shamim Ahamed Roni with screenplay by Abdullah Zahir and Daud Hussein.^[1] It is expected to release on 14 April 2015 by Bangla Express Films.^[2] Shakib Khan, Nusrat Imrose Tisha, Achol Akhe and Sabrina Porshi were cast in the lead roles.^[3] The Official Teaser Trailer was released on 2 February 2015.It will be the remake of kannada blockbuster movie Bachchan (2013 film).

Plot

An underworld mafia steals valuable mineral resources and sell them over to international crime organization . Simi (Nusrat Imrose Tisha); a news reporter finds out and exposes the whole criminal chain to the media, despite all threats from them. An unknown, mysterious but affectionate and intimidating man comes up to help, The story revolves around revealing the true identity of him and his link to the Underworld.^[4]

Cast

Production

By early 2014, Bangladesh Express Films announced its production and were preparing for the shooting for the film. The Abhi Pictures picked up the distribution rights of the film.The shooting officially started in Sylhet, Bangladesh on September 2014. The film's total budget is estimated to be as BDT 20 million.^[5]

Casting

Shakib Khan was the first to be roped for the film by Director Shamim Ahamed Roni. However, the Director has considered many actresses for the lead role but later finalized Nusrat Imrose Tisha, Achol Akhe and Sabrina Porshi for lead female role.^[6] Although not confirmed, there are rumors that Sabrina Porshi will only play cameo in the film.^[7] Amrita Khan was first to be approached for the lead role but due to scheduling issues, She was replaced by Achol Ache.^[8] The studio approached Sabrina Porshi for the film to play the role of a Musician while Nusrat Imrose Tisha and Achol Akhe were roped to play News Reporter.^[9]

Filming

The official filming of Mental began in November 2014 in Dhaka. Scenes were filmed in Dhaka, and Sylhet while several scenes were filmed abroad.

Soundtracks

Mental (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Soundtrack album by Satrujit Dasgupta, Akassh, Rishi Chanda, Jojo, Antara Mitra, Sabrina Porshi, Shaan
Released	2015 (2015)
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Label	Banglaxpress Film's / HTM Records (Digital Partner)

The soundtrack of the film was written by Prosen, Riddhi, Shomeshwar Oli, Zahid Hasan Abhi, Zahid Akbar and Rabiul Islam Jibon while the music was directed by Dabbu Ghoshal and Akassh. In November 2014, Shaan recorded the second track.^[10] In December 2014, Jojo recorded the third track item number of the movie. The track "Bolte Baki Koto Ki" was released as a single on 23 January 2015.

Release

Controversy

The film faced a lot of controversies after the release of the first track "Bolte Baki Koto Ki" due to alleged copyright infringement. The same tune with slightly different lyrics entitled "Bolte Bolte Cholte Cholte" was released on 20 January 2015 by Imran Mahmudul, three days before the release of Mental's first track. Although the song composition is very similar, both Prosen and Shafuq Tuhin were credited for the same song. Later it was confirmed that Imran Mahmudul is the legal copyright holder of the song and he was originally commissioned for the song by the producers, but later dropped out due to professional indifference.^[11]

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