Operation Sundarbans

Operation Sunderbans
Theatrical release poster
Directed byDipankar Sengupta Dipon
Written by
  • Dipankar Sengupta Dipon
  • Nazim-ud-Doula
Story byDipankar Sengupta Dipon
Starring
CinematographyRamyadip Saha
Edited byMohammad Kalam, Prottoy Saha
Music by
Production
companies
  • Three Wheeler's Limited
  • RAB Welfare Cooperative Society Ltd.
Release date
  • 23 September 2022 (2022-09-23)
Running time
141 mins
CountryBangladesh
LanguageBengali
Budget৳2.5 crore (US$210,000)[1]

Operation Sundarbans or Operation Sundarban (Bengali: অপারেশন সুন্দরবন) is a Bangladeshi wildlife action thriller movie. The film was co-written and directed by Dipankar Sengupta Dipon. The film was produced by RAB Welfare Cooperative Society Ltd.[2] Nazim-ud-Doula and Dipon wrote the screenplay. The plot is loosely based on real operations of RAB during the surrender of robbers of the Sundarbans as well as the struggle of Sundarbans' natives.[3][4][5][6] It stars Riaz, Ziaul Roshan, Siam Ahmed, Taskeen Rahman, Shatabdi Wadud, Nusraat Faria and Darshana Banik, while Manoj Pramanik, debutant Samina Bashar, Dipu Imam, Ehsanur Rahman also joins the cast.[7] The film begun its shooting on 20 December 2019 at Satkhira.[4][8] This film got 3 national film awards in 2022 in Comedy, Male Singer category and Khokon Mollah in the Best Make-up Man category. [9]

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  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Dipankar Dipon to make film on RAB was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "None will be spared to keep Sundarbans free from robbers". The Daily Star. 2019-11-02. Retrieved 2020-03-09.
  4. ^ a b "Shooting of 'Operation Sundarban' begins". Business Standard. 2019-12-20. Retrieved 2020-03-09.
  5. ^ "Dipankar's bringing first film on Sundarban and RAB". The Daily Observer. 2019-06-17. Retrieved 2020-03-09.
  6. ^ "10 upcoming Bangladeshi movies of 2020". Business Standard. 2020-01-23. Retrieved 2020-03-16.
  7. ^ "Shooting for 'Operation Sundarban' to start from December". The Daily Star. 2019-11-04. Retrieved 2020-03-09.
  8. ^ "Siam Ahmed starts shooting for 'Operation Sundarban'". The Daily Star. 2019-12-21. Retrieved 2020-03-09.
  9. ^ "PM honours cinematic excellence at National Film Awards 2022". The Daily Star. 2023-11-14. Retrieved 2023-12-01.