Ekti Cinema'r Golpo gets off the ground

Veteran actor and director Alamgir's big screen project has taken off.

“Ekti Cinema'r Golpo” began filming yesterday at Floor 4 of the Bangladesh Film Development Corporation (BFDC), where eminent singer Runa Laila (who is also Alamgir's wife) and seasoned actor Syed Hasan Imam inaugurated the filming. Among others present were lead cast members Arifin Shuvo and noted Indian actress Rituporna Sengupta and singer Ankhi Alamgir.

Shooting for this lot will continue throughout this month, informed Alamgir – who has written the story, screenplay and dialogues as well as directing and acting in it. Yesteryears heroine Champa will act in the film opposite Alamgir. Other than Shuvo and Rituporna, Hasan Imam is also part of the cast.

Runa Laila, one of the most prominent singers of Bangladeshi music history, is debuting as a music director through the film. “Gazi Mazharul Anwar has written the song, and Ankhi Alamgir has sung it. The other songs are also quite beautiful,” Runa Laila said.

“This is the first time I'm working in the same frame as Alamgir sir, and that too under his direction; this is a milestone in my career,” said Arifin Shuvo on the set.

Rituporna reminisced about her memories of working at BFDC, saying: “Coming to BFDC is bringing back so many memories – of Nayak Raj Razzak, of Manna. This will be a nostalgic project for me. I have worked with Alamgir sir once before, but that was a long time ago. He is a great actor, and I am excited to be working with him again.”

“Ekti Cinema'r Golpo” is being produced under Alamgir's Icon Entertainment Banner.