''Lal Tip'' (''The Red Point'') is a 2012

romance film Romance films or movies involve romantic love stories recorded in visual media for broadcast in theatres or on television that focus on passion, emotion, and the affectionate romantic involvement of the main characters. Typically their journey ...

directed by Swapan Ahmed and produced by

Impress Telefilm Limited Impress Telefilm Limited is a media production house in Bangladesh formed in 2003. The company produces film, drama, and drama serials, music videos, variety shows, magazine programmes, musical programmes and documentaries as well as TV commercia ...

and Benani Films. The film stars Emon and

Kusum Sikder Kushum Sikder is a Bangladeshi television and film actress, singer and model, writer and poet. She won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Actress in a leading role for the film Shankhachil (2016). Career Sikder started out as a singer. She ...

in lead roles. The film was released worldwide on 17 February 2012.

Cast

* Emon as ''Arnob'' *

as ''Nidhi'' * Benjamin Dupich as ''Laurent'' * Ana Levis as ''Leena'' *

ATM Shamsuzzaman Abu Taher Mohammad Shamsuzzaman ( bn, আবু তাহের মোহাম্মদ শামসুজ্জ়ামান; 10 September 1941 – 20 February 2021), better known as known as ATM Shamsuzzaman, was a Bangladeshi film and telev ...

as ''Dada'' *

Shahidul Alam Sachchu Shahidul Alam Sachchu is a Bangladeshi film and television actor. He won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor ( bn, জাতীয় চলচ্চিত্র � ...

as ''Sohel'' * Mishu Sabbir * Daniel Kramer * Deborah Newman * Natalie Fransasci * Sohel Khan

Production

The film was produced by

and Banani Films.

Filming

Shooting locations included

Paris Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. S ...

Bangkok Bangkok, officially known in Thai language, Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon and colloquially as Krung Thep, is the capital and most populous city of Thailand. The city occupies in the Chao Phraya River delta in central Thailand and has an estima ...

, and

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 ...

. Some shots were taken in

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

. The cast filmed in Bangkok and

Cox's Bazar Cox's Bazar (; bn, কক্সবাজার, Kôksbajar; ) is a city, fishing port, tourism centre, and district headquarters in Southeastern Bangladesh. It is located south of the city of Chittagong. Cox's Bazar is also known by the na ...

, where Emon and Kusum Sikder also shot a romantic song. 50% of the shots were done in

France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...

, and the rest were done in

Thailand Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is bo ...

Bangladesh Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mos ...

, and India.

Casting

Mamnun Hasan Emon Mamnun Hasan Emon, who is known by his stage name as Emon, is a Bangladeshi film actor and model. Emon started his career by modelling. He acted in several tvc's, dramas and later he started working in films and he is best known for his famous t ...

was the first to sign into the film and was under Swapon Ahmed's direction for the second time. Kusum Sikder was signed to play the female lead, as Swapon Ahmed wanted a fresh face for his movie.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by

Fuad al Muqtadir Fuad Almuqtadir ( bn, ফুয়াদ আল মুকতাদির) is a Bangladeshi-American music Record Producer A record producer is a recording project's creative and technical leader, commanding studio time and coaching artists, ...

. Two songs, ''Beshe Jai'' and ''Hariye Jawa Sapne'', were released with the trailer. The promo video for all the songs were released on 27 December 2011.

Samsung The Samsung Group (or simply Samsung) ( ko, 삼성 ) is a South Korean multinational manufacturing conglomerate headquartered in Samsung Town, Seoul, South Korea. It comprises numerous affiliated businesses, most of them united under the ...

organized the film's music launch on 25 December 2011. The music was composed by Fuad al Muqtadir, Ibrar Tipu, and Arefin Rumey. Three time Academy Awards winner Morris Jar composed one song for the album.

Marketing

Samsung and

Channel i Channel i ( bn, চ্যানেল আই) is a Bangladeshi Bengali-language satellite and cable television channel owned by Impress Group. It was launched on 1 October 1999, as Bangladesh's first digital television channel. It is one of the ...

announced its association with Impress Telefilm Limited for their film ''Lal Tip''.

Release

''Lal Tip'' was released worldwide on 17 February 2012. A red carpet premiere of Lal Tip was organised by Impress Telefim on 15 February 2012.

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lal Tip 2012 films 2012 romance films Bengali-language Bangladeshi films Bangladeshi romance films Films shot in Paris Films shot in Thailand Films scored by Fuad Films scored by Ibrar Tipu Films scored by Arfin Rumey 2010s Bengali-language films Impress Telefilm films