Director Shyam Benegal's biopic on the Father of the Nation, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur, titled "Mujib: The Making of a Nation" is likely to be released at the end of this year.

The director will show the final version of the movie to the Bangladesh Prime Minister's Office, after which the official date of release will be announced. This information has been shared by  Arindam Bagchi, a spokesman for India's Ministry of External Affairs. 

At present, Benegal and his team have completed the film's shooting, along with post-production work such as editing and special effects.

"The final cut will be shown to the Bangladeshi Prime Minister at their office before it is formally released. We are hopefully looking at a date towards the end of the year. We'll let you know once we have settled on a fixed date," Arindam Bagchi told the media in New Delhi on Tuesday.

Read more

Trailer of "Mujib: The Making of a Nation" released

Alongside Arifin Shuvoo as Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the movie stars Nusrat Imrose Tisha as Sheikh Fazilatunnessa Mujib; Nusraat Faria Mazhar as Sheikh Hasina; Riaz Ahmed as Tajuddin Ahmed, and Elina Shammi as Begum Khaleda Zia, among others.

The biopic's trailer was unveiled in the Marché du Film Commercial Branch at the Indian pavilion of the 75th Cannes Film Festival on May 19. The trailer has garnered criticism and even sparked protests over certain parts of its content.