Video streaming platform Bongo has released American comedy film "The Groomsmen," dubbed in Bangla as "Bhai Brothers." The story revolves around a groom and his four groomsmen. The Groomsmen stars Edward Burns, Jessica Capshaw, Spencer Fox, John Leguizamo, Matthew Lillard, Brittany Murphy, and Donal Logue. Read: Bongo brings Bangla dubbed 'Beauty and the Beast' The film's screenplay was written and directed by the film's protagonist Edward. And it was said the inspiration for the film comes from the real life of Edward and her then-girlfriend, supermodel Christy Turlington. Paulie (Edward), a writer by profession, is getting ready to marry her long-term girlfriend Sue (Brittany), who is five months pregnant. He feels a little bit frightened of this greater responsibility of being both husband and father. When Paulie is fighting with greater confusion, his childless envious big brother Jimbo influences him not to get married. But the story does not end here. Read Bongo brings Bangla dubbed 'Kaalidas' Bongo's Bangla dubbed film 'Bhai Brothers' is expected to get good response from the movie enthusiast.

Bongo, Bangladesh’s first and largest video streaming platform, is premiering a female-focused drama serial titled ”Girl’s Squad” for Eid-ul-Azha 2021. "Girl’s Squad" is a comedy drama that shows the complex lives of six women, portraying their everyday struggles with friendship, love, romance, and their own aspirations, Bongo said via a press release. Read Best Comedy Movies of All Time: Humour in Films through Century The women at the center of this new serial are played by Samira Khan Mahi, Nabila Binta Islam, Rukaia Jahan Chomok, Sharna Lata, Jarin Tasnim Antara, and Samonty Shoumi, alongside popular contemporary male actors Marzuk Russell and Chashi Alam. “Girl’s Squad” will premiere with 20 episodes. The serial has been written and directed by Maidul Rakib, and produced by Bongo. Also read: Bongo launching season 1 of Based on Books contents on Eid-Ul-Fitr Following the success of Bongo’s Based on Books (BoB) series, which saw critical success during it premier during Eid-ul-Fitr; Bongo has since decided to not only focus on adaptations from acclaimed literature but to also focus on making content for all audiences. "In Bangladesh, conventional dramas and films mostly focus on the story of a male protagonist and storylines have traditionally revolved around the ‘hero’, while heroines have mostly played supporting characters. Thankfully, times are changing and now audiences are demanding to see better representation on screen," Bongo explained the motif behind the project. Also read: Bongo to release Liberation War based film 'Noybeddya' on Independence Day Being the first of many upcoming female-focused content offerings coming from Bongo, "Girl Squad" will be available for viewers on Bongo’s app on Google Play Store, Apple's App Store, and Bongo Web (www.bongobd.com) platforms from the day of Eid-ul-Azha.

Bongo, the nation’s pioneering video streaming platform, is set to launch a link between works of Bangladeshi literature and film through their 'BoB' (Based on Books) project Season One, presented by bKash on this Eid-ul-Fitr. Adapted from the seven bestsellers of Ekushey Boi Mela 2020, this exclusive project offers something for all viewers of all genres, including drama, romance, comedy, thriller, action, and supernatural, Bongo says via a press release. Read Bengali OTT Platforms for Watching Movies, Web Series, Musical Shows A ‘Brainchild’ project of Mushfiqur Rahman, Chief Content Officer of Bongo and Zahid Ahmed, Deputy Chief Content Editor of Bongo, this challenge of adapting from the literature will not only serve the purpose of presenting different and refreshing contents to the audiences but also encourage new and contemporary writers to see an alternative way of channelling their stories, the platform says on the press release. Bongo has given priority to contemporary young writers for the first season of Bongo BoB, besides prominent fiction writer Shahaduz Zaman. This time, seven popular books of 2020 were selected through rigorous discussions with the writers and publishers to be exclusively streamed on www.bongobd.com. Also read: Bongo launching season 1 of Based on Books contents on Eid-Ul-Fitr Mushfiqur Rahman said, "Our stories are reflected in our literature. We have long wanted to get out of the conventional trend and work with literature. This may be the first literary work as a series. It is our stepping stone and we shall continue to build on it. We are glad to have bKash on board who believed in the project.” He also mentions that works on eminent names of Bangla literature such as Shahidul Zahir, Syed Shamsul Haq, and Selina Hossain in their future projects of films, dramas, telefilms, and web series.   According to Zahid Ahmed, the Bongo BoB Project is a long-term initiative. He said, "Looking through the history, Bangladesh's film industry played a significant role in the country's GDP, but we could not hold on to it, one of the reasons is the lack of original stories. The same can be said about television. Through this venture, we want to present original stories to our audience that hold global standards.”   Also read: Bongo to release Liberation War based film 'Noybeddya' on Independence Day The seven authors of the books Bongo chose are Shahaduz Zaman, Sadat Hossain, Rahitul Islam, Shibabrata Barman, Mahbub Morshed, Jobaed Ahsan and Maruf Rehman. Zahid Ahmed mentions that the writers have been selected very consciously. The demand for the character in the story has also got priority before glamour in the selection of artists. Considering the situation, Bongo says that it was not easy for the directors adapting the films as everyone faced various challenges, time, production during COVID-19 and the pressure of adaptation. Writer Maruf Rehman mentioned that with the change in the medium of storytelling, the need for change, expansion and refinement in the script is obvious. His novel Laboni will be adapted in one of the films under the same title. The seven directors are Animesh Aich, Noor Imran Mithu, Iftekhar Ahmed Fahmi, Sanjoy Somaddar, Wahid Tareq, Vicky Zahed and Golam Haider Kisloo. Also read: Bongo releases new horror series '2 Mad Men' For the artists, it was also quite challenging as well who had to work with precaution and safety protocols for COVID-19. For the first time, actor Ilias Kanchan will be seen on the Bongo OTT platform. Ishrat Jahan Chaiti, Azmeri Haque Badhon, Partha Barua, Manoj Pramanik, Mumtahina Toya, Ashna Habib Bhabna and many more seniors and contemporary artists will be featured in these telefilms. “Bongo has always been a pioneer in the Video Streaming industry in Bangladesh since 2013. We have been digitizing movies from the 70s, 80s and 90s to preserve our culture. When this show was first pitched to our content committee, it was a no-brainer decision for us. We are extremely excited to take this approach and will continue to build on this along with delivering our technology to enable millions to watch anywhere, anytime and on all screens. Read 10 Best Adventure Movies Released in 2021 We reach over 179 countries globally, over 15 million viewers through all Bongo Channels and this time with the BoB Series we are also launching with English subtitles so that global audiences can also get a taste of Bengali stories,” said Fayaz Taher, Chief Operating Officer of Bongo. The on-screen stories will be broadcasted on Channel 9 (2 pm), Deepto TV (4:30 pm), ETV (9:20 pm) and GTV (11:30 pm) from the 1st to 7th day of Eid-ul-Fitr. These will also be streamed exclusively on Bongo's OTT platform at www.bongobd.com, or users can download the iOS, TV or Android App. Read Best Iranian Movies 2021 to Watch during Ramadan Fasting

Bangladesh’s first video streaming platform Bongo plans to launch the first season of ‘Bongo BOB (Based on Books)’ "to set a new industry standard for content" during Eid-Ul-Fitr. Bongo has increased its production capacity over the last few years to produce more originals. It has partnered with noted and popular authors in the country for this unique collaboration. Through a refined selection process starting at Ekushey Book Fair last year, it has selected some of the best-seller books and going to produce content based on these books, according to a press release. Read First prize giving ceremony of Valorant PowerUp Series held Detailing the project, Bongo says, "In Bangladesh, cinema was once called a “Boi” or Book. Maybe it's because the early journey of filmmaking started from the inspiration of different books and literature. Like the first silent film of the subcontinent ‘Bilvamangal’ and the first film with dialogue ‘Jamaishti’, Bangladesh's first talking film ‘Mukh O Mukhosh’ was also literary-dependent. "This literary reliance has not only enriched the Bengali film but also brought it a commercial success as well as international recognition. Films around the world are no exception. Looking at the world of movies at the moment, we can see that all of the world-famous superhero movies are made from comic books published by Marvel and DC Comics. The journey of this duo of books and movies is eternal." Also read: Bongo releases new horror series '2 Mad Men'

Bongo, Bangladesh’s first and largest Bangla content video streaming platform, will launch the worldwide digital premiere of the web film 'Noybeddya' on the Independence Day on March 26. Based on 1971 Liberation War for Bangla speaking audiences around the world, the story of 'Noybeddya' centres around the rescue of a woman who was trapped by Pakistani soldiers during the War of Liberation, and the life struggle of her child in the post-war society. From the story written by Shyamal Chandra and the screenplay written by Mannan Hera, 'Noybeddya' is jointly directed by Shabdik Shahin and Shehanur Rahman Asif. Also read: Valentine's Day: Bongo to air 3 new romantic dramas Popular actress Nusrat Imrose Tisha has played the role of Birangana in the film, while the other characters are projected by noted actors including Tariq Anam Khan, Hasan Imam, Deepak Karmakar, Saika Ahmed, Shahajan Samrat and Raunak Hasan, in a special role. “Bangladesh is about to celebrate the Golden Jubilee of our great Independence Day. A festive atmosphere is already prevailing in Bangladesh, but since it is Bangladesh’s Golden Jubilee, a little more dimension has been added to the festival,” Bongo said in a press release on Tuesday. Also read: Bongo releases new horror series '2 Mad Men' Regarding the world digital premiere of 'Noybeddya', Mushfiqur Rahman, Chief Content Officer of Bongo said, “We are excited to bring a web film about the Liberation War such as ‘Noybeddya' to the Bangla content-loving audience. Hopefully, this web film will exceed the expectations of the audience.” Viewers will be able to enjoy Fruit Fun Biscuit presents 'Noybeddya' from Bongo’s Android/iOS apps and website (www.bongobd.com) from March 26 and onwards.

Bongo, the first and largest video streaming platform in the country, is set to release popular Turkish series 'Sohosro Ek Rojoni'.

Bongo, Bangladesh’s first homegrown and largest video streaming platform, will air three romantic dramas on private RTV.

Bongo, the first and largest video streaming platform of the country, on Friday released its new horror series "2 Mad Men."