Entertainment Report :
In 2013, the collapse of Rana Plaza in Savar resulted in the deaths of numerous garment workers. 17 days after the disaster, a worker named Reshma was found alive and rescued from the debris.
This incident inspired director Nazrul Islam Khan to start production of the movie ‘Rana Plaza’ that same year. The movie starred Pori Moni as Reshma and Symon Sadiq as Titu.
The movie sparked interest among viewers but encountered challenges with the Censor Board.
In 2014, Nazrul appealed to the High Court after the movie was initially denied censor certification. Even though it was granted clearance on July 11, 2015, its screening was again prohibited on August 24, one day before its theatrical release.
Director Nazrul experienced a severe mental breakdown and even had a stroke, leading him to lose hope for the release of the movie. However, with the establishment of a new interim government in the country, the director has regained his optimism.
He now believes that the movie will finally receive censorship approval.
Nazrul intends to resubmit it to the censor board next week after finalising the necessary paperwork.
The director told media, “Even though I’ve tried many times over the past decade, my movie has not received censorship approval.
The board members watched it with me, cried, and embraced me, praising it as an excellent movie. Yet, the following day, I was told that a higher authority had prohibited granting its clearance. I took the matter to the High Court, but it was ineffective. I wasn’t informed about who was opposing the movie.
I made numerous efforts to get the movie released, even reaching out to ministers, but received no support.”
Ali Akram Shuvo composed the music for ‘Rana Plaza’.
The songs feature vocals by Runa Laila, Andrew Kishore, Imran, and several others.
The movie was produced by MA Multimedia House.