Bangladeshi movie ‘Ma’ is going to premiere at Marche du Film, the commercial wing of the 76th Cannes Film Festival. The film is directed by Aranya Anwar while talented actress Pori Moni played the lead role.
Director Aranya Anwar confirmed the Cannes premiere of ‘Ma’ on Tuesday.
He said, “This is the first film of my long career in production that is releasing in Bangladesh on May 19. At the same time, I can premiere the film in Cannes. Nothing could be more gratifying to a creator. I want the film to spread all over the world through Bangladesh, Cannes festival. I made this film dedicated to all the mothers of the world.”
Aranya Anwar said that the film is being released in theaters on May 19 on the occasion of International Mother’s Day. After releasing it in the country, the director and the film’s producer Pulak Kanti Barua will fly to Cannes beach in France. Through the premiere, he will talk to other producers-distributors of the world with the aim of spreading the film ‘Ma’ around the world.
Pori Moni has not been on screen for a long time as she was enjoying maternity leave. The actress is coming back to the national and international screens with the much discussed film 'Ma', which was the last shoot before going on vacation. Meanwhile, various campaigns are going on around the film. Poster, trailer, song and behind the story of the film have been released.
The story of the film is during the liberation war. This is an emotional story of a helpless mother of a seven-month-old baby who is declared dead. Producer Aranya Anwar is bringing it to the screen in the form of a movie named ‘Ma’. And actress Pori Moni played the role of that mother.
Commenting on the movie, Pori said, “The journey of this movie will be my memory for the rest of my life. When I was shooting the movie, Rajjo (Pori’s son) was four months old. And now when the film is on its way to release, Rajjo is in my lap. What a joyous feeling it is, cannot be explained.”
Aranya Anwar is one of the proven director of the country who has spread fascination by producing series of dramas like ‘Our Nurul Huda’. ‘Ma’ is his first film in a career of three decades.
Azad Abul Kalam, Farzana Chobi, Saju Khadem, Rebena Karim Jui, Shilpi Sarkar Apu, Setu, Labanya, Shahadat Hossain also played various roles in the movie produced under the banner of Aranye Pulak (AP).