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Anam Biswas’s ‘WTFry’ is a quirky tale about contrasting worlds

The pairing of Pritom and Mim was appreciated.

ZEE5 Global released "WTFry", their  second web original from Bangladesh, on January 9.

The Anam Biswas directorial featured actor Bidya Sinha Saha Mim and musician turned actor Pritom Hasan in the lead roles. Iresh Zaker also played an important role in this project. "WTFry" marked popular video content creator Sakib Bin Rashid's acting debut.

This Zee5 original film revolves around a movie star, who is a part of the modern, social media driven world. She declares that she will attempt suicide, on a Facebook live video. A simple yet lively young boy, coincidentally saves her life.

"The story depicts the contrasts between the real and the fake lives of two individuals, who happen to cross paths, and somehow fall for each other.  However, no certain romance is shown between them," shares Anam. "The film star, played by Mim, is bipolar. She leads a complicated life and attempts suicide. On the other hand, Pritom's character lives his life naturally in the moment, which is very rarely seen today."

Anam also shared that he approached  Pritom and Sakib, because he wanted to cast non-actors in the film. According to the director, both of them are natural performers.

"WTFry", produced by Good Company, received mixed reactions from viewers.

"There have been both positive and negative reactions regarding the film," shares Anam. "Although we had an excellent experience working with ZEE5 Global and Good Company, I wish we gave some more time to the post production work."

The director feels positive about the state of web-based content around the country. "I believe that different global platforms entering the market now will change the medium of entertainment overall," he says.

The poster for the web film.

Mim also spoke about working on "WTFry".  "I was offered the role by Good Company, and I liked the plot," she says. "This was my first project with ZEE5 Global, Anam and Pritom. I enjoyed working with the team."

The actor also shared that Pritom and her had an interesting chemistry, as a fresh on-screen pair. They had a great time together on the sets as well.

Anam will be directing one of the three tele-fictions this year for the Valentine's Day Special of "Closeup Kachhe Ashar Golpo".

Mim, on the other hand, is currently working on her upcoming film, "Damaal", and is preparing for several web projects.

 

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Anam Biswas’s ‘WTFry’ is a quirky tale about contrasting worlds

The pairing of Pritom and Mim was appreciated.

ZEE5 Global released "WTFry", their  second web original from Bangladesh, on January 9.

The Anam Biswas directorial featured actor Bidya Sinha Saha Mim and musician turned actor Pritom Hasan in the lead roles. Iresh Zaker also played an important role in this project. "WTFry" marked popular video content creator Sakib Bin Rashid's acting debut.

This Zee5 original film revolves around a movie star, who is a part of the modern, social media driven world. She declares that she will attempt suicide, on a Facebook live video. A simple yet lively young boy, coincidentally saves her life.

"The story depicts the contrasts between the real and the fake lives of two individuals, who happen to cross paths, and somehow fall for each other.  However, no certain romance is shown between them," shares Anam. "The film star, played by Mim, is bipolar. She leads a complicated life and attempts suicide. On the other hand, Pritom's character lives his life naturally in the moment, which is very rarely seen today."

Anam also shared that he approached  Pritom and Sakib, because he wanted to cast non-actors in the film. According to the director, both of them are natural performers.

"WTFry", produced by Good Company, received mixed reactions from viewers.

"There have been both positive and negative reactions regarding the film," shares Anam. "Although we had an excellent experience working with ZEE5 Global and Good Company, I wish we gave some more time to the post production work."

The director feels positive about the state of web-based content around the country. "I believe that different global platforms entering the market now will change the medium of entertainment overall," he says.

The poster for the web film.

Mim also spoke about working on "WTFry".  "I was offered the role by Good Company, and I liked the plot," she says. "This was my first project with ZEE5 Global, Anam and Pritom. I enjoyed working with the team."

The actor also shared that Pritom and her had an interesting chemistry, as a fresh on-screen pair. They had a great time together on the sets as well.

Anam will be directing one of the three tele-fictions this year for the Valentine's Day Special of "Closeup Kachhe Ashar Golpo".

Mim, on the other hand, is currently working on her upcoming film, "Damaal", and is preparing for several web projects.

 

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