The much-anticipated biopic of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman 'Mujib: The Making of a Nation' was released on Friday at 153 theatres across the country.

The 2 hours 58 minutes film was screened at Bashundhara city’s Star Cineplex at 3pm and 7pm today. The first show ended at about 6 pm.

The lead actor in the title character of ‘Mujib: The Making of a Nation’, Arifin Shuvoo, was also present at the show.  

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Audiences were seen very enthusiastic about the film while buying the tickets. As soon as the show was over, the audience started coming out of the hall.

Wearing the ‘Mujib coat’, a young man who came to enjoy the film on the silver screen expressed his excitement after the ending of the show. “We usually used to know the father of the nation through reading books. But this time I am introduced to a new Bangabandhu after watching him on the film screen.”

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“I eagerly want to thank Arifin Shuvoo for portraying the character of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in such a real form. The other characters also played their role very well,” he said.

Sheuly Akter came with her son to watch this movie in the very first show. While asked about her feelings about the movie after watching the film, she said, “I actually got more than I expected. A movie about Bangabandhu should be like this. I have brought my son to see our Father of our Nation on screen. Our new generation should watch the film.”

“We watch a lot of foreign films where the statesmen of different countries are portrayed. This practice is not very common in our country's cinema. But this time the experience is different,” said a college student who came to the Bashundhara city’s Star Cineplex quickly to take the full pleasure of the film.

“This movie says a lot. Not only the story, the film’s production also maintained international standards. And the most beautiful thing is to see Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in detail on the screen,” he added.

The college student praised Arifin Shuvoo for his outstanding performance in the title character of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

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On Thursday, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina joined the exclusive premiere show at National Film Archives in the capital and watched the film with the cast and crew members.

Dhallywood’s popular actor Arifin Shuvoo portrays the title character of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in this film, while Nusrat Imrose Tisha plays Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib, the lifelong better half of the Father of the Nation.

Actress Nusraat Faria plays Bangabandhu’s elder daughter and reigning Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, while the biopic also features popular actor Chanchal Chowdhury, Prarthana Dighi,.Fazlur Rahman Babu, Riaz, Tauquir Ahmed, Shahidul Alam Sacchu and others in different characters.

Music of the film is produced by acclaimed Indian music director Shantanu Moitra, and theBengali dialogues are penned by Sadhana Ahmed, Gias Uddin Selim, Shihab Shaheen and Anam Biswas from Bangladesh.

Shooting of the film started in Mumbai, India in January 2021 and concluded in December of the same year.

The film received an uncensored certificate on July 31 of this year from both censor boards.