Leader: Amie Bangladesh

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Directed byTopu Khan
Screenplay byTopu Khan
Delwar Hossain Dil
Story byDelwar Hossain Dil
Leader: Amie Bangladesh
Theatrical released poster
Directed byTopu Khan
Screenplay byTopu Khan
Delwar Hossain Dil
Story byDelwar Hossain Dil
Produced bySyed Ashik Rahman
Starring
CinematographyChandan Roy Chowdhury
Edited byArifin Sarker
Music by
Production
company
Bengal Multimedia
Distributed byTOT Films
RTV
Release date
  • 22 April 2023 (2023-04-22)[1]
Running time
144 mins[2][3]
CountryBangladesh

Leader: Amie Bangladesh (Bengali: লিডার: আমিই বাংলাদেশ; Bengali pronunciation: [lidar: ami͡i̯ baŋlad̪eʃ] listen; transl.Leader: I am Bangladesh) is a 2023 Bangladeshi political action drama film. The film was directed by Topu Khan (in his debut) and produced by Syed Ashik Rahman under the banner of Bengal Multimedia. It revolves around Nafees Iqbal (Shakib Khan), a conscious young man who embarked on a transformative journey to rid society of corruption and the misuse of political power, featuring Shabnom Bubly, Misha Sawdagor, Shahiduzzaman Selim in the lead roles. It is the last film of Shakib Khan and Shabnom Bubly as a Duo.

The film's production began in 2021 with the signing of director Topu Khan with Shakib Khan and Shabnom Bubly, which is their twelfth collaboration.

An area of the city does not have minimum civic amenities. The councilor disappointed the people by promising to fix the bumpy roads. Nafis Iqbal (Shakib Khan), a young man of the area, quits his job and runs a coffee shop in the area. He thinks that the youth will take the country forward, they should do their own work without looking at the government. On the other hand, Mila Chowdhury (Shobnom Bubly), the daughter of a famous doctor of the city, has the opposite nature. She is power hungry.[2]

Cast

Production

The production of the film was announced at a press conference at Bengal Multimedia studio in Tejgaon, Dhaka on February 18, 2021. There, the contract was officially signed with director Topu Khan and Shakib Khan and Shabnom Bubly for the lead role, which is their twelfth collaboration as a pair.[4][5] The principal photography of the film began on May 25, 2021 in Uttara, Dhaka. After eight consecutive days of filming till June 1 at various places in Uttara, a short breaks were given.[6] After that from June 17, the set was made at Bangladesh Film Development Corporation (BFDC) and filming re-started.[6] Later, with a two days break for the set change, the re-filming resumed on June 24. On June 23, 2021, Samakal reported that, in a mail message the film's production company said that 60 percent of its filming was completed. As the global outbreak of Covid-19 has increased in Bangladesh, a nationwide lockdown has been announced and its filming was stopped on June 28. After 45 days, protagonist Shakib Khan took part in the filming from August 11, 2021 as the nationwide lockdown was relaxed.[7] The action sequence of the film was supposed to be with Misha Sawdagor. Its action sequence was scheduled to be filmed in the first week of September, 2021. But, its antagonist actor Misha Shawdagar moved for the United States to take the vaccine for COVID-19.[8] As a result, the work of the sequence was stopped at that time. After receiving the vaccine, he returned home and signed a contract with the film on September 21.[9][10][11] The next day on September 22, last lot of filming was started, in this part production work was done for 5 consecutive days till September 25. Where the film's action scenes between Shakib Khan and Misha Shawdagar were completed and other works of the film were completed. Later on the same day on September 25, the film was announced to be completed at Film City in Dhamrai.[12][13] Then on October 2, the film was wrapped up by filming a song titled "Surma Surma" at a five-star hotel in Dhaka.[14][15]

Soundtrack

The soundtrack of the film is composed by Bappa Mazumder, Shuvra Raha and Naved Parvez. Habibur Rahman has choreographed all the songs of the film. Its background music is composed by Bappa Mazumder, his third work as background music director. He said about background music, "I enjoy background music very much. I like this work very much in this film." Its title track "Amie Bangladesh" is composed by Bappa Mojumder, which written and sung by himself. He said regarding working in the film, "First of all, I'm more interested in background music. Secondly, I have worked very little in commercial films. That's why I wanted to do this. Here I have a great interest."[16] It is the second collaboration between Khan and Majumdar. Earlier in 2017, they worked together in the Hasibur Reza Kallol's romance tragic Swatta. Two songs composed by him in the film won National Film Awards. He also won the National Film Award as the Best Music Director for the first time.[17] The first song of the film in the rap genre titled "Kotha Ache Kotha Aach" was revealed on RTV Music Plus on April 12, 2023.[18] It is sung Tabib Mahmud, penned by himself and composed by Shuvra Raha.[19] The song deals with corruption, injustice and protest.[20] After its release, it went viral on social media and trended on YouTube.[21][22][23] The film's second song titled Surma Surma was revealed on April 21, which is a romantic number.[24] The song is sung by Imran Mahmudul and Somnur Monir Konal, which composed by Naved Parvez and penned by Zahid Akbar.[25] It is the second collaboration between Khan and Akbar. Earlier in 2014, he penned a song titled "Jekhanei Jaabe Amake Pabe" for the Shakib Khan-produced film Hero: The Superstar.[26][27] It received positive response from the audience and went viral and trending on social media.[28][29] Its third song titled "Barood" sung by Sajal, which is his second venture with Shakib Khan. Earlier in 2016, they worked together in Raju Chowdhury's Shooter.[30] The song also composed Naved Parvez and penned by Robiul Islam Jibon. On April 22, the film's soundtrack revealed in audio on all the digital streaming platforms. After the film's release, its third song "Barood" was revealed on YouTube on April 26.[31][32][33]

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicSinger(s)Length
1."Kotha Ache Kotha Ache"Tabib MahmudSubhra RahaTabib Mahmud2:12
2."Surma Surma"Zahid AkbarNaved ParvezImran Mahmudul, Somnur Monir Konal3:28
3."Barood"Robiul Islam JibonNaved ParvezSajal2:54
4."Amie Bangladesh"Bappa MozumderBappa MozumderBappa Mazumder3:36
Total length:12:08 minutes

Marketing and release

The first look of the film was revealed on May 21, 2021, before production began, featuring Shakib Khan as a protester. It was followed by the release of its second look on May 24, where Bubly is seen as the woman leader.[4][34] On December 26, 2022, the film got censor clarification to release from Bangladesh Film Censor Board without any cuts.[35] After the clearance, its duration stands at 144 minutes.[3] Its official teaser was revealed on RTV Music Plus on the occasion of National Film Day on April 3, 2023. A single dialogue is used in the 51-second teaser.[36][37] After its release, the teaser received huge appreciation from the audience and critics.[38] The film's trailer was revealed on social media on April 21.[39]

Promotion

Although, there was no promotion of the film itself. However, its production company Bengal Multimedia and distributor TOT Films have been doing a lot of promotion on social media. As part of the promotion, protagonist Shakib Khan said that he will watch the film in theaters with his parents for the first time.[40][41][42] Also on April 23, 2023, a team of this film including Shobnom Bubly watched the film in different theaters of Dhaka.[43] On April 28, a team from the film, including director Topu Khan and actress Shobnom Bubly, visited Kushtia to promote it.[44][45]

Release

The film was initially planned to release on the occasion of Eid al-Adha 2022.[13][46] Later, it was not released due to dubbing and release clarification.[47][48] In March 2023, the production company Bengal Multimedia announced its release date on Eid al-Fitr 2023.[49][50][51] The film was released in 100 cinemas nationwide on 22 April 2023 on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr.[52][53][54] The film opened in two more theaters in the second week, taking its total to 102.[55]

Reception

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