''Sincerely Yours, Dhaka'' () is a 2018

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drama film produced as Bangladesh's first

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directed by eleven individual directors. The project was developed by Bangladeshi filmmaker

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. It is a collection of gritty shorts centered on the capital city of

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, and the people living in its margins. It was awarded "Best Original Screenplay" at the 11th edition of the

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(JIFF), held in India in January 2019. It is one of the first two films to enter

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originating from

. It was selected as the Bangladeshi entry for Best International Feature Film at the

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, but it was not nominated. It was also screened at

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in January 2021 in Country in focus section.

Plot

In this omnibus, 11 Bangladeshi filmmakers created a love letter to the city of

representing their point of view of the lifestyle of the residents and the frequent happenings in the city. 1. The Background Artist (Nuhash Humayun) : The story is about a movie side character who are called extras. 2. Cheers (Syed Ahmed Shawki) : This story is based on psychological resentment of a girl after a breakup in love. 3. Jibon's Gun (Rahat Rahman) : A story about a teenaged gangster in Dhaka. 4. Magfirat (Robiul Alam Robi) : The story is about a car driver whose mentality get dramatically changed while working in Dhaka. 5. Sounds Good (Golam Kibria Farooki) : The whole movie set has been highlighted in the eyes of the movie soundman. 6. Obisshashe Dhaka (Mir Mukarram Hussain) : It is portrayed that going to help someone in Dhaka can turn into a danger to oneself. 7. Where, Nowhere (Tanvir Ahsan) : The director has confusingly told 3 tragic stories of a middle-class family in Dhaka in which you can only understand 1 and a half of the stories. 8. Dhaka Metro (Mahmud Hasan) : The story is about a second hand car dealer whose wife is ill but the car that would be sold for her surgery gets stolen. 9. M for Money / Murder (Abdullah Al Noor) : A story of the tragic fate of 2 corrupt industrialists. 10. Jinnah is Dead (Krishnendu Chattyapadhay) : The story is about the conflict between a Bihari mether and a Bengali resident in Bihari Camp, Mohammadpur, Dhaka. 11. Juthi (Syed Saleh Ahmed Sobhan) : It is a story about the complex psychology between men and women.

Cast

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* Johan * Shamsi Sayeka *

Irfan Sajjad Irfan Sajjad (born 5 January 1989) is a Bangladeshi model and actor. His break came when he won the 2013 season of reality show ''Fair and Handsome – The Ultimate Man''. Since then he has appeared in numerous TV programs and several films. Care ...

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* Orchita Sporshia * Tanin Tanha *

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* Ashok Bepari * Mir Naufel Ashrafi Jisan * Allen Shuvro * Mushfiq Farhan * Taufiqul Hasan Nihal * Abidur Rahman Adour * Rushnaf Wadud * Anis Uz Zaman * Shipon Hassan Akash * Shah Tushar * Bijoy Sikder * Lutfur Rahman Hamim * Mustafa Kamal Himel * Rafiqul Alam * Razan * Prapto * Shamol Mawla *

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* Mehedi Ansari *

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* Nurur Rahman Bachchu * Mohammad Pavel * Akib Ahmed * Sardar Saniat Hossain * Shahtaj Monira Hashem * Mahmuda Apon * Rodela Rangan Riddo * Mohammed Rakibul Hasan Reza * Manoj Kumar Pramanik * Dilruba Hossain Doyel * Aref Syed * Sharmeen Akhee * Bappi Amin * Arman * Azaz Bari *

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as Jui's Lover * Intekhab Dinar * Kazi Toufiqul Islam Emon *

Lutfur Rahman George Lutfur Rahman George (born 1 July 1963) is a Bangladeshi television and film actor. He has worked in films like ''Aguner Poroshmoni'' and '' Aynabaji''. He is currently the organizational editor of Actors’ Equity Bangladesh. In 2023 he performe ...

Elora Gohor Elora Gahar is a Bangladeshi film and television actress. She won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Child Artist for the film ''Surja Dighal Bari'' (1979). Selected films and drama * ''Surja Dighal Bari'' - 1979 * '' Gangchil'' - 1980 * ...

* Mahmudul Hasan * Rawnak Hasan * Ishtiaq Hassan * Maruf Hassan * Muktar Hossain * Robin Khan * Tropa Mazumder * Mostafa Monwar * Safa Nomoni * Robayet Hossain Ovi * Saiful Islam Saiful * Hasib Shahriar * Snata Shahreen * Gousul Alam Shaon * Shahnaz Sumi *

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* Waziha *

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* Shawon Saha * Pavel Zaman

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{{Bangladeshi submission for Academy Awards 2018 films Bengali-language Bangladeshi films Bangladeshi anthology films 2010s Bengali-language films Films dIrected by Nuhash Humayun Bengali-language anthology films Impress Telefilm films

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