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The producer who is working tirelessly to change the commercial landscape of Bangladeshi cinema and bring back the good days of cinema, blessing the Bangladeshi film industry, is Arshad Adnan, the owner of Versatile Media.
This producer, who has been a cinema lover from the beginning, has changed the history of Bangladeshi cinema with the film 'Priyotoma'.
However, he is extremely hopeful that his upcoming film 'Rajkumar' will break all past records of Bangladeshi cinema and initiate a new history. As reasons, he has specifically pointed out the story of the film, the locations, the behind-the-camera crew who worked in America, the songs of the film, and above all, the Bangladeshi cinema superstar Shakib Khan.
Arshad Adnan mentions that the locations in Bangladesh, India, and America where 'Rajkumar' was shot have never been used for shooting any Bangladeshi film before. The American locations where films like 'Home Alone 2', 'John Wick 2', 'Spider-Man' were shot, or the studio where 'Spider-Man' was shot, were used for shooting 'Rajkumar' – something that was never even imagined in Bangladeshi filmmaking. But Arshad Adnan made it happen.
The same crew who worked on the film 'John Wick 2' worked during the shooting of 'Rajkumar' in America. Only the DOP Rajib came from Bangladesh. For these reasons, after the shooting of 'Rajkumar' was completed, this film has become Arshad Adnan's dream cinema.
Arshad Adnan said, "'Rajkumar' is my dream film. Through 'Rajkumar', I am going to present a social family story to the audience. I am trying to portray the superstitions that still exist in the villages of Bangladesh. Mainly, the story of this film will revolve around a superstitious person, leading to the destruction of a family. It will also be shown what the youths of this country want to do and how far they can go to go abroad - an attempt has been made to portray that as well, and finally, they realize what the country is and what abroad is after going there."
"Himel (Director Himel Ashraf) has tried his best with full dedication to make this film. As a producer, I provided the utmost cooperation. With full concentration, Shakib Khan and others have acted. I am extremely hopeful about this dream cinema of mine. I believe that just as 'Rajkumar' will further change the landscape of Bangladeshi cinema, producers interested in filmmaking will be encouraged to produce films fearlessly. So, be prepared to watch Rajkumar in theatres during Eid," the producer of 'Rajkumar' added.
On the other hand, Arshad Adnan mentioned that there is a desire to showcase a 30-second trailer of 'Rajkumar' on Shakib Khan's birthday on March 28 at the iconic man-made wonder Burj Khalifa in Dubai.
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