Dhaka Attack

This article is about a film. For the 2016 attack, see July 2016 Dhaka attack. For the 2004 attack, see 2004 Dhaka grenade attack.

Dhaka Attack
First Look Poster
Directed byDipankar Dipon
Written by
  • Abhimanyu Mukherjee
  • Shahjahan Shourov
  • Asad Zaman
Screenplay by
Story bySunny Sanwar
Produced by
  • Kaiser Ahammed
  • Sunny Sanwar
Starring
Cinematography
  • Gopi Bhagat
  • Archit Patel
  • Daven Raghban
  • Nayeem Fuad
  • Souvik Basu
  • Khair Khandakar
  • Nayeem Fuad
Edited byMd. Kalam
Music by
Production
companies
  • Three Wheelers Ltd.
  • Splash Multimedia
  • Bangladesh Police Paribar Kallyan Samity Ltd.
Distributed by
  • The Abhi Kathachitra
  • Swapna Scarecrow
Release dates
  • 6 October 2017 (2017-10-06) (Bangladesh)
  • 20 October 2017 (2017-10-20) (U.S.)[1]
  • 27 October 2017 (2017-10-27) (Worldwide)
Running time
147 minutes
CountryBangladesh
LanguageBengali
Box office৳95 million (equivalent to ৳140 million or US$1.2 million in 2023)[2]

Dhaka Attack (Bengali: ঢাকা অ্যাটাক) is a Bangladeshi police 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.

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.

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

Dhaka Attack
Soundtrack album by
Adit, DJ Rahat, Dabbu, Automonal Moon, and Arindom
Released2017
GenreSoundtrack
LabelTiger Media Limited
Producer

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.TitleLyricsMusicSinger(s)Length
1."Tikatuli" (Originally Composed by Shahin Kamal)Motin Chowdhury & Mamun AkandDJ Rahat & Mir MasumMotin Chowdhury4:31
2."Tup Tap"Anindya ChatterjeeArindomArijit Singh and Somlata Acharyya Chowdhury4:09
3."Poth Je Daake"Asif IqbalAditAdit3:45
4."Dhaka Attack (Title track)"Satrujit DasguptaDabbuSatrujit Dasgupta2:31
5."Anondopur"Automonal MoonAutomonal MoonAutomonal Moon1:47

Release

The film was released in three languages: Bengali, Malay, and English.[15] The film was released on 6 October 2017 in Bangladesh, with worldwide release due on 20 October 2017.[16][17]

References

  1. ^ অক্টোবরে ‘ঢাকা অ্যাটাক’. The Daily Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 18 June 2017. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  2. ^ "ঢালিউডের ইতিহাসে সবার ওপর 'বেদের মেয়ে জোৎসনা'". Jugantor (in Bengali). 4 January 2018. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  3. ^ জাঁকজমকভাবে হয়ে গেল ‘ঢাকা অ্যাটাক’ ছবির শুভ মহরত. Manab Zamin (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 1 January 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
  4. ^ "Dhaka Attack filming officially rolls on floor". News Garden Bangladesh. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
  5. ^ "Dhaka Attack in full swing". The Daily Star. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
  6. ^ "'Dhaka Attack' to get online release today". Dhaka Tribune. 12 August 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  7. ^ "Dhaka Attack". The Daily Star. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  8. ^ "Film Review: DHAKA ATTACK". The Daily Star. 13 October 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  9. ^ a b Sen, Zinia. "Arijit Singh sings for Bangladeshi movie". The Times of India. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
  10. ^ Chowdhury, Promiti. "First look: Dhaka Attack". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
  11. ^ গোপনে ঢাকা অ্যাটাক করবেন মাহি. Bhorer Kagoj (in Bengali). 4 January 2016. Archived from the original on 27 March 2016. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
  12. ^ "ABM Sumon roped for Dhaka Attack". Amader Shomoy. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
  13. ^ Ovee, Saddif (11 October 2017). ঢাকা অ্যাটাকের ফ্যাশন চরিত [Brief analysis of the costume designing in movie Dhaka Attack]. Bangla Tribune (in Bengali). Dhaka. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  14. ^ "Bangla attack hits Tolly, music industry hard". The Times of India. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  15. ^ সাত দেশে ঢাকা অ্যাটাক. Borandro News (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 24 March 2016. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
  16. ^ মাহিকে সঙ্গে নিয়ে শুভর ‘ঢাকা অ্যাটাক’. BanglaNews24 (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 26 March 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  17. ^ ‘ঢাকা অ্যাটাক’ এ নতুন জুটি. BanglaMail24 (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 16 March 2016. Retrieved 17 March 2016.