Borbaad (2025)

Interesting facts

Borbaad is a 2025 Bangladeshi romantic action thriller film written and directed by Mehedi Hassan Hridoy, in his directorial debut. The film is produced by Shahreen Akter Sumi and Azeem Haroon under the respective banners of Real Energy Production and Ridhi Sidhi Entertainment. The film features an ensemble cast including Shakib Khan, Idhika Paul, Jisshu Sengupta and Misha Sawdagor in the lead roles.

Production

The film, made with a production budget ৳15–৳18 crore, has become one of the most expensive Bangladeshi films ever made. Channel i reports that 80% of the filming will take place outside the country. The film will be of the action-violence genre; while Bengali audiences have watched numerous action films, they have not experienced this type of action before.

Mehedi Hasan Hridoy, who wrote the story and screenplay, also directed the film, marking his debut as a director in a full-length feature film, though he has previously directed over a hundred dramas. Shakib Khan signed onto the film in October 2023 after being satisfied with the screenplay he heard from the director. Commenting on the screenplay, he said, "I really liked the script.

Indian actress Nusrat Jahan will make a cameo appearance in an item song for the film. The song has already been filmed in Mumbai, as she personally confirmed during an interview with an Indian YouTube channel. This marks her second collaboration with Shakib Khan; earlier, in 2018, she teamed up with him in the joint production film Naqaab (2018).

It was initially reported that the shooting of the film was set to begin in late August or September 2024. However, the production of the film was delayed due to Anti-discrimination student movement in Bangladesh during July and August along with his another upcoming film Sher. In mid-August, director Mehedi Hasan Hridoy informed Samakal that they planned to start shooting Barbaad by the end of September.

On November 7, 2024, Khan sustained a serious injury above his eye after a strong impact with a door on the film set. He was promptly taken to a hospital in Mumbai, where doctors provided initial treatment and performed a CT scan. After two hours of care and rest, he returned to filming.

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