''Ostitto'' is a 2016 Bangladeshi romantic

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film directed by Anonno Mamun and produced by Carlos Saleh under the Dream Box LTD. banner. The film stars

Nusrat Imrose Tisha Nusrat Imrose Tisha, (born 20 February 1986) known mononymously as Tisha, is a Bangladeshi actress, model and producer who has appeared mainly in Bengali television and films. She has garnered landmark popularity with her praised performances b ...

as an intellectually-disabled girl and Arifin Shuvoo as her mentor. The plot centers on the love story of two youths, and the struggle of a mentor who helps intellectually-disabled children to win an Olympic medal. ''Ostitto'' was released on 6 May 2016 in Bangladesh. The film received positive reviews from critics, who praised its performance and execution. The director announced in 2017 that ''Ostitto 2'' will be released with new faces.

Cast

* Arifin Shuvoo as Imtu *

as Pori *

Nijhum Rubina Nijhum Rubina ( bn, নিঝুম রুবিনা) is a Bangladeshi model and film actress. She was born in Bijoypur, Comilla, Bangladesh. Rubina made her career debut as a model in the television commercial of Grameen Phone in 2008. Afte ...

as Orsha *

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as Mrs. Afsana, Pori's mother * Subrata as Mr. Jamil, Pori's father * Sujata as Pori's grandmother *

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as Pori's brother * Samonty Shoumi as Zara *

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as Joga Bhai * Tanzira Noor as Imtu's sister *

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as Ramiz * Badol as Jalil

Production

Directed by Anonno Mamun, the film centres on an affair between autistic Tisha and her teacher Arifin. In an interview with ''The Daily Star'', the two stars said that the bulk of shooting took place in an autistic school. Many characters in the film are autistic students of the school. "Autistic people can’t tell a lie," said Arifin describing his experiences during filming. "As we spent a lot of time with them, we became a part of them," he said. "I had to study the autistic students for my role," said Tisha. "This is completely a new experience for me," she added.

Promotion

Ahead of the release of this film, Shuvo, Tisha and others of the cast and crew of the film assisted with rigorous promotional campaigns in Dhaka. As a surprise, the lead duo performed one of the songs in the soundtrack, "Hero", penned by Lyricist Mehedi Hasan Limon. One line of dialogue from the film has become popular - “আমি শিক্ষক,সভ্যতার জন্য মেরুদন্ড গড়ি আর অসভ্যদের মেরুদন্ড ভাংগি।'' , it means "I am a teacher! I build the backbone of civilization and break the backbone of the uncivilized barbarians!"

Music

All lyrics are written by Kabir Bakul, Adhyan Dhara, Zahid Akbar, Mehadi Hasan Limon, Arzeen Kamal and Priyo Chattopadhyay, The hit song, Ayna Bolna is composed by Naved Parvez

Release

The film was released on 6 May 2016 in more than 65 screens across Bangladesh. The film opened to a positive response at the theaters. It was popular across generations, especially among young or university-age viewers. However, it was criticized by some for the quality of its editing. It performed below average at the box office. ''Ostitto'' was also released in Canada on one screen.

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