Hunt on for world-class actor to play Bangabandhu

Red Rose Films Limited, a London-based film production house, looks for a world-class actor to play the main role in its English movie being made based on the life of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
Abdul Gaffar Chowdhury, noted columnist and chairperson of the production house, told reporters at a press conference here yesterday that they are trying to cast a world-class actor to play the role of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in the movie titled 'A Poet of Politics'.
He said, “We've even talked to Indian legendry actor Amitabh Bachchan and film director Shyam Benegal about the movie.”
Quoting Amitabh, Gaffar Chowdhury said the Bollywood superstar, now in his mid 60s, does not have any schedule for the next five years.
Gaffar Chowdhury, also scriptwriter of the movie, said they had talked to a number of world famous actors to play the main character, but appropriate person for Sheikh Mujib is yet to be found.
Journalist Aminul Haq Badshah, director of Red Rose Films, said the movie will portrait three phases of Bangabandhu's life in which Indian film star Shabana Azmi and at least 50 important actors and actresses will perform.
A director panel led by Indian film-maker Gautam Ghosh, who migrated from Gopalganj, will work at three locations - Hyderabad of India for indoor shooting, and Pakistan and Gopalganj for outdoor shooting, he added.
The movie is projected to cost around Tk 67 crore which will be managed by voluntary donations, loans and investments from prospective investors.
Gaffar Chowdhury said the inaugural ceremony of the film will be held in May in Dhaka, while the production will start in November.
Actor Hasan Imam and another director of the house Parveen Sultana were present at the programme.