For the first time, a Nepali film is being released in theatres across Bangladesh, as ‘Missing: Keti Harayeko Suchana’ hits Star Cineplex and other screens on Friday.

On the eve of its official release, Star Cineplex hosted a premiere screening of the film on Thursday evening at its Uttara Centerpoint branch in the capital.

The event was graced by the film’s cast and crew, including lead actor Nazir Hussain, who is visiting Bangladesh to promote the film. Expressing his excitement, the actor said, “I am very happy to be here in Dhaka. ‘Missing: Keti Harayeko Suchana’ is releasing in Cineplex this Friday, and I’m thrilled that this is the first-ever Nepali film to get a theatrical release in Bangladesh.”

The premiere was also attended by the film’s director Dipendra Gauchan, other cast and crew members, and the Ambassador of Nepal to Bangladesh, Ghanashyam Bhandari. 

A group of Nepali students currently studying in Bangladesh also joined the screening.

Speaking about the film, actor Nazir Hussain said, “The story revolves around a missing girl. What happened, how, and why—everything unfolds through the film. It released in Nepal a few months ago and received positive responses. The film is culturally rich, and Dipendra Gauchan has done a remarkable job with its direction. I hope Bangladeshi audiences will enjoy it too.”

‘Missing: Keti Harayeko Suchana’, which runs for 2 hours and 40 minutes, stars Shristi Shrestha alongside Nazir Hussain in lead roles. The film, set in Nepali language, explores themes of love between different communities, rooted in the country's indigenous culture.

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Though Bangladesh previously engaged in co-productions with Nepal, this marks the first standalone Nepali film to be officially released in the country.

The release has been facilitated under the South Asian Free Trade Area (SAFTA) agreement.

Bangladeshi distributor Show Motion Limited has imported the film, while in return, Tanim Rahman Angshu’s ‘No Dorai’, starring Sariful Razz and Sunerah Binte Kamal, will be screened in Nepal.