''Angaar'' is a 2016 Indo-Bangladeshi romantic

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film, directed by Wazed Ali Sumon and produced by Abdul Aziz under the banner of

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. The film features a cast that includes Om and

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in lead roles while

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plays the role of the main antagonist. The first teaser of the film was released on December 15, 2015 and the film was first released on January 15, 2016. The movie is a remake of 2013 Kannada film '' Appayya''.

Synopsis

A northeastern village in Bangladesh far isolated from the modern society, where love is a crime and punishable by death, two individuals falls in love and embraces it, even after knowing the conclusion of their fate and life.

Cast

* Om as Bishu * Falguni Rahman Jolly as Maya *

as Swapan Sarkar *

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Rajatava Dutta Rajatava Dutta (Bengali: রজতাভ দত্ত; born 11 August 1967) is an Indian actor who appears in Bengali, Hindi and English films. He is often regarded as one of the most celebrated and respected Bengali actors of his generation. O ...

as Surjo Mandal * Rabiul Islam *

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Kharaj Mukherjee Kharaj Mukherjee or Kharaj Mukhopadhyay (born 7 July 1963) is an Indian actor. He completed his early education from St. Lawrence High School, Kolkata He made his debut in Bengali film with the film ''Hulusthul'' in 1980. In the last 32 years, ...

Production

Development

In May 2015, production company

announced a project with newly introduced actress Jolly in a lead role. Later in the month, Om was cast as the lead male protagonist while

, and

were cast to play the main antagonists in the film.

Filming

Principal photography began during June 2015 with Jolly in Dhaka. Om, Ashish Vidyarthi, Amit Hasan and Rajatava Dutta joined the filming in

Bandarban Bandarban ( bn, বান্দরবান, Chakma: 𑄝𑄚𑄴𑄘𑄧𑄢𑄴𑄝𑄚𑄴) is a district in South-Eastern Bangladesh, and a part of the Chittagong Division. It is one of the three hill districts of Bangladesh and a part of ...

from September 2015. Later that month, the first song from the film was shot in Bandarban. The filming officially came to an end during November 2015.

Soundtrack

Angaar's film soundtrack album is composed by Ahmed Imtiaz Bulbul, Akaash and Emon Saha.

Reception

The album gained popularity among audiences and critics. The first track, ''Kotobar Bojhabo'', was a hit after its release. The track was composed by Akaash and sung by Mohammed Irfan.

Release

Angaar was released in Bangladesh and India on 15 January 2016 in more than 170 screens. The film was distributed by

in Bangladesh while

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was given the distribution rights in India.

References

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