Sultana

Film starring Nadeem Baig and Shabana.

Elite Bangladeshi CIA agent Masud Rana – codename MR-9 – faces the consequences of disrupting the result of a fight rigged by a powerful businessman.

The movie directed by Abdullah Al Mamun was adapted from a novel by noted writer Shahidullah Kaiser. The film based on the lives of people living in our costal areas, was admired by many while stirring up controversy for some bold statements it made.

An American businessman came to Bangladesh for business. But things got different when he has to take responsibility of a little girl after her father's accidental death.

Parents of a middle class family along with their children are living happily. Suddenly an accident turns their world upside down.

Set in 16th century Eastern Bengal, the film is inspired by the life of Chandrabati, Bengal`s first feminist poet. The story follows her falling in love with another poet, Jayananda, who later leaves her for another woman. The betrayal pushes Chandrabati to renounce marriage, confine herself inside a Shiva temple and start rewriting the Ramayana - an act which eventually led to her becoming a historic figure.