Dhaka Attack
2017 Bangladeshi film
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Dhaka Attack (Bengali: ঢাকা অ্যাটাক) is a Bangladeshi cop action thriller film produced by Bangladesh Police Paribar Kallyan Samity Ltd., Three Wheelers Ltd. and Splash Multimedia.[3] It features Arifin Shuvoo, Mahiya Mahi, ABM Sumon and Taskeen Rahman in the lead roles. It was directed by Dipankar Dipon and written by Sunny Sanwar. The film was distributed by The Abhi Kathachitra and Swapna Scarecrow.[4][5][6][7][8] The film won the "Best Film" award in 42nd Bangladesh National Film Awards.
- Abhimanyu Mukherjee
- Shahjahan Shourov
- Asad Zaman
- Abhimanyu Mukherje
- Dipankar Dipon
- Sunny Sanwar
- Hasanat Bin Matin
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| Directed by | Dipankar Dipon |
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| Story by | Sunny Sanwar |
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| Edited by | Md. Kalam |
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Running time | 147 minutes |
| Country | Bangladesh |
| Language | Bengali |
| Box office | ৳95 million (equivalent to ৳150 million or US$1.3 million in 2024)[2] |
Plot
The story centers on the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (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.[9] 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 SWAT Force. The film also features Afzal Hossain as the DMP Commissioner, Shatabdi Wadud as Intelligence officer, and Mahiya Mahi as a news reporter.[10][11]
Cast
Superintendent of Police (SP) of Rangpur Biplob Kumar Sarkar in Dhaka attack movie scene.
- Arifin Shuvoo as Abid Rahman, Assistant commissioner of DMP Detective Branch, and in-charge of Bomb Disposal Unit.
- Mahiya Mahi as Chaity, a crime journalist
- ABM Sumon as AC Ashfaq Hossain, In-charge of SWAT Special Forces Commander
- Taskeen Rahman as Azimul Karim Zishan, a serial killer
- Afzal Hossain as the DMP Commissioner
- Syed Hasan Imam as the Minister of Home Affairs
- Shatabdi Wadud as ADC Sajedul Karim, Bangladesh Police Intelligence Unit officer
- Quazi Nawshaba Ahmed as Sinthia, Ashfaq's wife
- Salina Saibi as Malaysian Police Officer.
- Alamgir as Alamgir, the Inspector-general of Bangladesh Police, in a special appearance
- Shipan Mitra as AC Rahat, in a special appearance
- Lamia Mimo in a special appearance in song "Tikatuli"
- Sanj John in a special appearance in song "Tikatuli"
- Fahrin Ahmad as Malaysian Police Officer.
Production
The filming officially began on 29 December 2015 at Pan Pacific Sonargaon. 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 Mahiya Mahi 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.[12] The movie was shot in Dhaka, Chittagong, Bandarban and Mumbai. 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.[13]
Soundtrack
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| Released | 2017 |
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| Label | Tiger Media Limited |
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The soundtrack of Dhaka Attack was composed by Adit, DJ Rahat, Dabbu, Automonal Moon and Arindom.[9] Indian singer Arijit Singh made his Bangladeshi debut, who has previously sung for India-Bangladesh co-productions.[14]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Tikatuli" (Originally Composed by Shahin Kamal) | Motin Chowdhury & Mamun Akand | DJ Rahat & Mir Masum | Motin Chowdhury | 4:31 |
| 2. | "Tup Tap" | Anindya Chatterjee | Arindom | Arijit Singh and Somlata Acharyya Chowdhury | 4:09 |
| 3. | "Poth Je Daake" | Asif Iqbal | Adit | Adit | 3:45 |
| 4. | "Dhaka Attack (Title track)" | Satrujit Dasgupta | Dabbu | Satrujit Dasgupta | 2:31 |
| 5. | "Anondopur" | Automonal Moon | Automonal Moon | Automonal Moon | 1:47 |
