OMAR SANI to play Modhu Da

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Modhu Da, the man behind University of Dhaka's Modhur Canteen, was killed by Pakistani soldiers in 1971. 

Based on his life, director Saidur Rahman Sayed is making a film, aptly titiled, Modhur Canteeen. It will have Omar Sani in the lead role.

The film's shooting is scheduled to begin in the last week of November in Dhaka.