Casino (2023 film)

Casino
First look
Bengaliক্যাসিনো
Directed bySaikat Nasir
Written by
  • Abdullah Jahir Babu
  • Asad Jaman
Starring
CinematographyForhad Hossain
Akib Rayhan (still photography)
Production
company
Simplex International
Distributed bySimplex International
Release date
  • 29 June 2023 (2023-06-29)
CountryBangladesh
LanguageBengali
Budgetest. ৳1.5 crore (US$120,000)[1]
Box officeest. ৳15 lakh (US$12,000)

Casino (Bengali: ক্যাসিনো, romanized: Kyāsinō) is a Bangladeshi crime thriller action film directed by Saikat Nasir, produced by Rajib Sarwar, and distributed by Cimplex International Company, the first production for the company. It stars Nirab, Shabnom Bubly, and Taskeen Rahman.[2] Abdullah Zahir Babu and Asad Jaman co-wrote the screenplay.[3] This was Bubly's first movie without starring Shakib Khan.[4][5][6] The film was initially scheduled to be released in the summer of 2020, but the release was postponed to June 2023 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[7][8]

Cast

The cast includes both well and lesser known actors.

Production

Development

Saikat Nasir began developing this project in June 2019. He discussed about his plans for making 'Casino' as well as various characters for the screenplay with Nirab. Abullah Jahir Babu wrote the screenplay with Asad. Bir was set to start filming from November 2019, but filming was postponed. Saikat then approached Bubly to join the Casino cast. Bubly joined the cast after SK films let her utilize the current schedule for shooting another film.[17][18] On 10 November 2019, Bubly and Taskeen confirmed their signing to Casino.[19]

Filming and set design

It took one month and seventy people to replicate a casino, bar, and Interpol office inside the Bangladesh Film Development Corporation (BFDC) for shooting.[20] Bali has been selected to host the ‘Casino’ team for the shooting of songs.[21] Nasir filmed in three separate schedules.[7] Filming started on 24 November 2019[2] the opening scene took place on Neela Market near the 300 feet road's Fire Service station. Saikat Nasir secretly filmed the indoor sequences inside the BFDC's Jasim Floor to avoid leaking any spoilers of this film.[20][12] Eighty percent of filming was completed by 2019. Other than BFDC, outdoor action sequences have been taken at Banani, bank of the Shitalakshaya river.[22] On the first week of March, 2020 director concluded principal photography.[7]

Soundtrack

The film contains the Dhallywood film songs. Channel I confirms Imran Mahmudul, Konal, Sazzad Hossain, Rubel Khondokar (son of Bangladesh's famous comedian actor Harun Kisinger) and Shahriar Alam Marcell's name for lending their voices for Casino songs.[7]

Release

Casino was initially set to release in mid-2020,[7] but was put on hold due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was released on 29 June 2023 (Eid-ul-Adha)[23] and openned in 16 movie theaters.[24]

See also

References

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  3. ^ শুরু হলো নিরব-বুবলীর 'ক্যাসিনো' [Nirab and Bubly's Casino starts filming]. Channel I (in Bengali). 24 November 2019. Archived from the original on 2 July 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "Casino" "Actress Bubly signs for "Casino"". Daily Sun. 21 November 2019. Archived from the original on 25 June 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  5. ^ "Bubly: Her first film without Shakib Khan". Business Standard. 20 November 2019. Archived from the original on 4 March 2021. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  6. ^ "Shabnam Bubly takes 'Casino' challenge with Nirab". Daily Sun. 16 December 2019. Archived from the original on 9 January 2020. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
  7. ^ a b c d e শেষ হলো নিরব-বুবলীর 'ক্যাসিনো' [Nirob-Bubly's Casino is finished]. Channel I (in Bengali). 5 March 2020. Archived from the original on 19 June 2020. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
  8. ^ "'Casino' is One of the First Gambling Movies Out of Bangladesh". 12 October 2020. Archived from the original on 28 October 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
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  10. ^ তাসকিন এবার 'ক্যাসিনো' ওয়ার্ল্ডের প্রিন্স [Taskeen is now Casino prince]. Channel I (in Bengali). 9 December 2019. Archived from the original on 1 July 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  11. ^ আবার যেন প্রাণ ফিরে পেয়েছে এফডিসি. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 7 January 2020. Archived from the original on 8 January 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  12. ^ a b "FDC wakes up!". Prothom Alo. 7 January 2020. Archived from the original on 22 March 2020. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
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  15. ^ "Munim debuts on big screen with Casino". Daily Sun. 8 July 2020. Archived from the original on 25 June 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  16. ^ নতুন সিনেমায় সীমান্ত [Simanto in new movies]. Janakantha (in Bengali). 12 March 2021. Archived from the original on 14 December 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
  17. ^ "Somoy Tv News" শাকিবের অনুমতি নিয়ে নিরবের কাছে বুবলি!. Somoy News (in Bengali). 26 November 2019. Archived from the original on 28 November 2019. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  18. ^ "Bubly is acting with Nirab, SK films permitted". NTV (Bangladesh) (in Bengali). 26 November 2019. Archived from the original on 2 July 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  19. ^ "First time Bubly is without Shakib. New Film Casino, starring Nirab". Channel I (in Bengali). 17 November 2019. Archived from the original on 3 July 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  20. ^ a b বিশেষ গোপনীয়তায় এফডিসিতে 'ক্যাসিনো'র শুট [Filming Casino in special secret] (in Bengali). NTV. 5 December 2019. Archived from the original on 2 July 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
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  24. ^ "ঈদে মুক্তি পাচ্ছে পাঁচটি সিনেমা, কোন সিনেমা কতটি হলে". Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 29 June 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  • Casino at the Bangla Movie Database (in Bengali)
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