Haldaa coming in December

The final quarter of 2017 is gearing up to be a good one for Bangladeshi cinema. With the release of some five films in October alone – including high-profile ones like “Doob” and “Dhaka Attack” – filmgoers will have plenty to catch up on. And now, another highly-anticipated film has just announced its release this year.

Tauquir Ahmed's multi-starrer “Haldaa” just released its first poster online, with the director announcing that the film is set for a December release. The poster, which is designed by actor-artist Bipasha Hayat, morphs the image of a river (the film is set against the backdrop of the river Halda in Chittagong) with the lower half of a woman's (Nusrat Imrose Tisha who plays the female lead) face.

“We have been thinking of releasing the film near the end of the year, and have finally decided December to be the release month,” Tauquir told The Daily Star. “We will slowly roll out the teaser, trailer and songs of the film over the next few months as part of our promotional campaign,” he added. The film will go to the censor board early next month.

“Haldaa” has a powerhouse cast including Mosharraf Karim, Tisha, and Zahid Hasan playing the central roles. The supporting cast is equally strong, with names like Fazlur Rahman Babu, Momena Chowdhury, Shahed Ali and Runa Khan in the mix.

Adapted from a novel written by Azad Bulbul, Tauquir Ahmed has written the screenplay. The film went on floors last September and shot on the banks of river Halda and a zamindar manor in Goalanda, Rajbari.