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Chorki released the Piplu R Khan-directed docudrama “Hasina: A Daughter’s Tale” on Tuesday, marking its debut on OTT platform.
The docudrama premiered on November 15, 2018, at Star Cineplex and was the most successful in box office for the next two weeks after its release at Star Cineplex, Blockbuster Cinemas, Madhumita Cinema Hall and Silver Screen, reports UNB.
The docudrama then aired in 35 more theatres at the district and divisional levels across the county, taking audience demand into consideration. It was later aired on television channels and attained nationwide acclaim.
In the docudrama, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina speaks about her time spent abroad and her return to Bangladesh, with a vivid and subtle description of her homecoming. The focus of this documentary project was Sheikh Hasina, sharing her accounts and personal tragedy as the daughter of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, according to the filmmaker.
Alongside Chorki, “Hasina: A Daughter's Tale” will be seen on several television channels on Tuesday, as in the previous years, marking the National Mourning Day. The docudrama will be shown at 4:45 pm on Somoy TV, 12:45 pm on News 24 Channel, 7:45 pm on Maasranga Television, 4 pm on Bijoy TV, 1 pm on My TV, and 1:30 pm on Bangla TV.
“Hasina: A Daughter's Tale” was produced by the Center for Research and Information (CRI). Bangabandhu's grandson Radwan Mujib Siddiq and Nasrul Hamid are the executive producers of the docudrama directed by Piplu Khan of Apple Box Films.
The Prime Minister's personal life is a topic of general interest, as she is the daughter of Bangabandhu. However, only a few people are aware of her life's trajectory after 1975. For that reason, the docudrama is still in demand both domestically and overseas, according to its distributor Gousul Alam Shaon.
"In the docudrama, from the kitchen of Sheikh Hasina to the duties of the head of government, the struggle for survival, various aspects of personal, family, and political life have emerged," stated the director, Piplu R Khan.
It also touched on the lives of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her younger sister Sheikh Rehana.