''Dhaka Attack'' ( bn, ঢাকা অ্যাটাক) is a

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police action thriller film produced by Bangladesh Police Paribar Kallyan Samity Ltd., Three Wheelers Ltd. and Splash Multimedia. It features Arifin Shuvoo,

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, ABM Sumon and

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in lead roles. It was directed by

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and written by Sunny Sanwar. The film was distributed by The Abhi Kathachitra and Swapna Scarecrow. The film won the "Best Film" award in

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Plot

The story centers on the

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(DMP) Elite Forces' fierce operation against a terrorist organization, the attack is part of a plot by few foreign intelligence agencies to destabilize the country, in order to destroy the country's defense layers. The film stars Arifin Shuvo as the Assistant Commissioner of DMP, and the in-charge of Bomb Disposal Unit. Sumon played the role of a commander of

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. The film also features

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as the DMP Commissioner,

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as Intelligence officer, and

as a news reporter.

Cast

Superintendent of Police (SP) of Rangpur Biplob Kumar Sarkar in Dhaka attack movie scene. * Arifin Shuvoo as Abid Rahman, Assistant deputy commissioner of DMP Detective Branch, and in-charge of Bomb Disposal Unit. *

as Chaity, a

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as Ashfaq Hossain, In-charge of

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Special Forces Commander *

as Azimul Karim Zishan, a serial killer *

as the DMP Commissioner *

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* Laila Hasan *

as Sajedul Karim, Bangladesh Police Intelligence Unit officer *

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as Sinthia, Ashfaq's wife * Mohammad Ali Haider * Fahrin Ahmed *

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* Alamgir as Alamgir, the

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, in a special appearance * Shipan Mitra as Rahat, in a special appearance *

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in a special appearance in song "Tikatuli" *

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in a special appearance in song "Tikatuli"

Production

The filming officially began on 29 December 2015 at

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. The film was first announced by Three Wheelers Films during early 2015, The film was to be directed by Dipankar Sengupta and Arifin Shuvo and

were signed as the lead actors. Riaz Uddin Ahamed Siddique was confirmed to join the cast in September 2015, but later opted out and replaced by ABM Sumon. The movie was shot in

Dhaka Dhaka ( or ; bn, ঢাকা, Ḍhākā, ), formerly known as Dacca, is the capital and largest city of Bangladesh, as well as the world's largest Bengali-speaking city. It is the eighth largest and sixth most densely populated city ...

Chittagong Chittagong ( /ˈtʃɪt əˌɡɒŋ/ ''chit-uh-gong''; ctg, চিটাং; bn, চিটাগং), officially Chattogram ( bn, চট্টগ্রাম), is the second-largest city in Bangladesh after Dhaka and third largest city in B ...

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 ...

and

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. The first poster of the film released on 6 October 2017.

Costume design

The film's costumes were designed by Nazmee Jannat and Sunny Sanwar. Nazmee said in an interview that whole team preferred "a very 'real' look", similar to that of Bangladesh Police, and wore relevant dresses those go with different critical situation throughout the movie.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack of ''Dhaka Attack'' was composed by Adit, DJ Rahat,

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, Automonal Moon and Arindom. Indian singer

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made his Bangladeshi debut, who has previously sung for India-Bangladesh co-productions.

Track listing

Release

The film was released in three languages:

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, and English. The film was released on 6 October 2017 in Bangladesh, with worldwide release due on 20 October 2017.

References

External links

* * {{Bachsas Award for Best Film 2017 films Bengali-language Bangladeshi films Films scored by Dabbu Films scored by Arindam Chatterjee Films scored by Adit Ozbert Bangladeshi action thriller films Law enforcement in fiction Films about terrorism in Asia 2010s Bengali-language films Best Film Bachsas Award winners Best Film National Film Award (Bangladesh) winners