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The Bangladeshi children’s film titled 'Mike,' jointly directed by writer and columnist FM Shahin and Hasan Jafrul, has won the Best Asian Feature Film Award at the prestigious Tekka International Film Festival in Singapore.
Popular actor Ferdous Ahmed, who played a lead role in the film, confirmed the news of winning the award. He said, “After competing with multiple films from other Asian countries, 'Mike' received the Best Feature Film Award at the festival.”
The film, funded by the Bangladeshi government, centres around the theme of commemorating Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s historic March 7 speech and was released on August 11.
FM Shahin, who is also the producer of 'Mike,' said about the film, “I believe that no other artistic medium can stir our consciousness in the way that film can. I believe that ‘Mike’ will elevate the historic March 7 speech in a new medium.”
'Mike' stars Tariq Anam Khan, Nader Chowdhury, Jhuna Chowdhury, Tanveen Sweety, Jayita Mahalanbish, Sangeeta Chowdhury, Rahim Sumon, Iqbal Hossain, and child actor Sanjid Rahman Khan, among others, in various roles.
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