Shishir's “Gopon” at Int'l Film Fest Nepal

Ashraf Shishir's feature film “Gopon – The Inner Sound” has been selected in the international competition section of the International Film Festival of Nepal, and is set to be screened today. 

The film was recently awarded best film in the “Across the Border” section at the recently-concluded Delhi International Film Festival. 

“This film's acceptance and honours at international film festivals is a testament of our Bangladeshi filmmakers' works gaining a reputation abroad, and the hopes and possibilities that it gives rise to,” Ashraf Shishir said in a statement. 

The film delves into the story of a family – a father caught up in underground politics, his lost wife and their only daughter, and how a popular writer's psychological helplessness comes together with a director of a flop film, and what it concocts into. 

The film's cast includes popular Indian novelist Kaberi Roy chowdhury, Sumona Shoma, Imran Imu, Anon Zaman, Labonyo Katrina, Abul Kalam Azad, Serajul Islam and a staggering 400 theatre actors. 

Rafayet Newaz has done music for the film, with one song done by India's Niladri Banerjee and sung by Shirsho Roy. The film is produced by MediaAid Bangladesh, Canadian Media Entertainment and DigiSugar LLC. 

Another film by Ashraf Shishir, the Impress Telefilm-backed “Amra Ekta Cinema Banabo” is currently in post production.