Priyotoma (2023)

Interesting facts

Priyotoma is a 2023 Bangladeshi romantic drama-tragedy film. The film was directed by Himel Ashraf, and is the second he has directed. It was produced by Arshad Adnan under the banner of Versatile Media. The film story was written by late Faruk Hossain alone and Himel Ashraf jointly wrote the screenplay and dialogues with him. It is a tragic love story that left an indelible mark on Sumon's life, shattering his world and left him forever transformed, featuring Idhika Paul, Shahiduzzaman Selim and Lutfur Rahman George in the lead role. Many others including Elina Shammi, Don and Shiba Shanu performed important roles.

Production

In 2014, Shakib Khan produced his film Hero: The Superstar under his production company SK Films. Almost three years later, in November 2017, he announced the production of Priyotoma from his own production company, which was to be his second film at the time. Regarding his second production, he told Prothom Alo at that time, "It's been a long time since I produced my first film from SK Films.

The late Farooq Hossain wrote the story and screenplay of the film jointly with director Himel Ashraf, which is the last script he wrote. Earlier in 2015, Farooq Hossain went missing in the sea. It is the unfinished screenplay written by screenwriter Farooq Hossain. Subsequently, the film's director Himel Ashraf gave it a full form.

On 25 April 2023, through a Facebook post, director Himel Ashraf announced the release date of the film on Eid al-Adha 2023 and named Arshad Adnan as the producer under Versatile Media. About film's pre-production work Himel Ashraf said in an interview with Channel i that, the pre-production work of the film began on 22 February 2023, and had more than 100 people working on its table work.

Initially no actress was selected for this film, but in November 2017, in an interview with Prothom Alo's Manjur Quader, Shabnom Bubly claimed to act in the film herself as the lead actress. At that time, news about this was reported in the national media. However, on 5 May 2023, the name of Indian model-actress Idhika Paul was announced as the lead actress for the film.

The film's principal photography was begun on 8 May 2023. Two days later on 10 May, protagonist Shakib Khan participated in the filming of his part at Sadarghat in Old Dhaka. Himel Ashraf told Bangla Tribune, "In the first lot, we are filming in Dhaka. Then we'll go to Sunamganj. After filming there for several days, we'll go to Cox's Bazar. Filming will be completed by continuous shooting till 2 June.

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