Doob: No Bed of Roses

Doob: No Bed of Roses
Directed by Mostofa Sarwar Farooki
Produced by
Written by Mostofa Sarwar Farooki
Starring
Production
companies
Distributed by Jaaz Multimedia
Eskay Movies
Release date
 June 25, 2017 (World Premiere)
November 3, 2017 (Bangladesh)[1]
Running time
 85min[2]
Country India
Bangladesh
Language Bengali
English

Doob: No Bed Of Roses is a 2017 India-Bangladesh co-production drama film written and directed by Mostofa Sarwar Farooki. It was produced by Himanshu Dhanuka, Abdul Aziz and Irrfan Khan under the banner of Eskay Movies and Jaaz Multimedia along with Irrfan Khan Films.[3] It stars Irrfan Khan, Nusrat Imrose Tisha, Rokeya Prachy and Parno Mittra. The story builds up around the members of two families discovering the finer fabric of love when the headman of a family dies. The theme of the film is that death doesn't always take things away, sometimes it gives back.[4][5]

Cast

Production

Casting

Bollywood Actor Irrfan Khan was roped in to play the lead role in the film opposite Nusrat Imrose Tisha. Rokeya Prachy and Parno Mittra later joined the film in a supporting role. The film marks Khan's 10th international film.

Filming

Principal photography on the film began on March 2016 in Dhaka. Filming locations include Chittagong Hill Tracts, Sylhet, and Dhaka.[6] On March 17, 2016, Irrfan Khan arrived in Dhaka, Bangladesh to scout for filming locations of the upcoming film. Internationally acclaimed director Farooki describes the film as a family story of loss and regain.[7] Regarding the film Khan said, "When I saw his first film 'Ant Story', it immediately got me interested. I was impressed with his approach, style, and the way he unravels the story ... His works carry a strong humane angle, which is why his characters are multi layered."[8][9]

Release

The film will have its world premiere at the Shanghai International Film Festival on June 25, 2017.[10]

Festivals

This movie has been also selected to compete at the main competition round of the Shanghai International Film Festival 2017, which will commence from June 17, 2017.[11]

Doob: No Bed of Roses has been selected for the main competition section of the 39th Moscow International Film Festival , one of the oldest and prestigious film festivals in the world. The news was announced at the first official press conference of the festival held on June 1 at the StandArt Hotel in Moscow.[12] And the film wins the Kommersant Weekend Prize in the festivel.[13]

Controversy

On February 16, 2017, the Ministry of Information halted the film's "no-objection" certificate.[14] Earlier, writer Humayun Ahmed's wife Meher Afroz Shaon had brought to the government's notice that a part of the film resembles a period of her deceased husband's life.[14]

References

  1. ↑ Kader, Manzur (August 9, 2017). "Doob gets censor certificate". Prothom-alo. Retrieved August 10, 2017.
  2. ↑ "No Bed of Roses (2017)".
  3. ↑ Bhaskaran, Gautaman (March 7, 2016). "Irrfan Khan to play lead in Bangladesh's No Bed of Roses". Hindustan TImes. Retrieved March 31, 2016.
  4. ↑ Ramachandran, Naman (February 29, 2016). "Irrfan Khan Climbs Into Mostofa Sarwar Farooki's 'No Bed of Roses'". Variety. Retrieved March 31, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Irrfan Khan to play lead in Bangladesh's film". The Financial Express. Dhaka. March 8, 2016. Retrieved March 31, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Eager to explore 'No Bed Of Roses: Irrfan Khan". The Statesman. March 3, 2016. Retrieved March 31, 2016.
  7. ↑ Dutt, Shobhita (March 4, 2016). "Irrfan Khan Bags Another International Film, Bangladeshi Director's 'No Bed Of Roses'". India Times. Retrieved March 31, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Irrfan Khan to star in Bangladesi director's film 'No Bed Of Roses'". The Indian Express. PTI. March 3, 2016. Retrieved March 31, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Irrfan Khan's next, an international film, No Bed Of Roses". Bollywood Hungama. March 3, 2016. Archived from the original on March 25, 2016. Retrieved March 31, 2016.
  10. ↑ "Irrfan Khan’s Bangladeshi film, Doob, heads to Shanghai film fest for world premiere". Hindustan Times. IANS. June 12, 2017. Retrieved June 14, 2017.
  11. ↑ "Doob goes to Shanghai film fest". New Age. June 11, 2017.
  12. ↑ "Farooki's Doob to compete for top prize at Moscow International Film Festival". Dhaka Tribune. June 2, 2017.
  13. ↑ "Farooki’s Doob wins Kommersant Weekend Prize in Moscow". bdnews24.com.
  14. 1 2 Rudra Haque (February 18, 2017). "Director Farooki's "Doob: No Bed of Roses" stalled". bdnews24.com. Retrieved February 25, 2017.
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