A total of five cinemas are having their theatrical release on Eid-ul-Azha day 'Priyotoma', 'Surongo', 'Prohelika', 'Lal Shari' and 'Casino'.

Shakib Khan's movies are always ahead in terms of hall bookings, and this Eid-ul-Azha is no exception. His interesting looks for the film 'Priyotoma' already stunned the anticipating audiences.

'Priyotoma' produced by Arshad Adnan, and directed by Himel Ashraf the film is a romantic action story written by the late Faruk Hossain. Indian actress Edhika Pal is the lead actress opposite Shakib, and the film also has an ensemble cast including Kazi Hayat, Shahiduzzaman Selim, Elina Shammi, Don, Shahid Nabi and others.

Afran Nisho, is all set to make his big screen debut this Eid-ul-Azha. Directed by Raihan Rafi, the film 'Surongo' is going to be released on Eid and already got about 30 halls across the country which will be increased later.

Actress Toma Mirza stars in 'Surongo' opposite Nisho, and this movie will be released in Kolkata after Eid, the makers confirmed at a recent press conference.

Another surprise this Eid is the Mahfuz Ahmed starrer film 'Prohelika'. Mahfuz, one of the superstars of the television industry, who has been off the screen for a long time, is returning with the movie alongside Shobnom Bubly, and the duo teamed up with acclaimed director Chayanika Chowdhury for this movie.

The film is produced by Jamal Hossain with the story, dialogues and screenplay by Pantha Shahriar.

Actress Apu Biswas is debuting as a producer this Eid as her movie 'Lal Shari', which received a government grant, is being released.

Apart from the production, Apu Biswas is also acting as the female lead and the film is directed by Bandhan Biswas. Actor Symon Sadiq has teamed up with Apu for the first time in this film.

After the Eid-ul-Fitr, director Saikat Nasir is back with another release on this Eid as well. Popular actors Nirab Hossain and Shobnom Bubly have teamed up in this movie titled 'Casino' alongside Taskin Rahman,m and others.

"There was a time when we suffered due to the shortage of quality films," said Mesbah Uddin Ahmed, Senior Manager, Media and Marketing at Star Cineplex. "Thankfully, the filmmakers are now bringing up such good stories that we have been getting great responses from our audiences on festive occasions like Eid."

BDST: 1628 HRS, JUNE 29, 2023
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