Bidrohi () is a 2022 Bangladeshi action drama film. The film is directed by Shahin Sumon and is produced by Selim Khan under the banner of Shapla Media, story, screenplay and dialogue written by Delwar Hossain Dil. It features Shakib Khan, Shabnom Bubly and Sushmita Mridula in the lead roles. Also features Misha Sawdagor, Amit Hasan, Shiba Shanu, Don, Sadek Bachchu and Saberi Alam have played supporting roles in film.
The principal photography of the film was begun on September 25, 2018. The film's title was changed several times during production, though was finally get censor clearance as the name of Bidrohi on March 16, 2020. The film's release was postponed several times. It was initially planned to release on the occasion of Bengali new year Pohela Baishakh 2020. It was also postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh in 2021. As the situation did not improve, director Shahin Suman initially planned to release the film on online steaming app Cinebuzz. Finally it was released on May 3, 2022, in 102 cinemas on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr in around the country.
For the film protagonist Shakib Khan took a fee , which became him the highest-paid entertainers in the history of Bangladesh. It was made with a budget , but was a box office failure, and grossed less than .
Cast
Shakib Khan as Mirza Nafis Iqbal Surjo
Shabnom Bubly as Mati
Sadek Bachchu as Mari's father
Misha Sawdagor as Amzad
Saberi Alam
Amit Hasan as Aslam
Shiba Shanu
Energy Badol
Production
The film Bidrohi is the twenty-first collaboration between protagonist and the director and debut of Suchishmita Mridula. Shakib Khan and Shobnom Bubly were selected for the two lead roles in the film, although, initially Shobnom Bubly was not interested to acting in the film, among the performers, Khan was signed for the film remuneration of , which is the highest remuneration in the history of Bangladeshi cinema. The film's stars Shobnom Bubly as the lead actress alongside Shuchismita Mridula, although initially Bubly was not interested in acting. Bipasha Kabir made a guest appearance in the song "Aami 440 Volt". Other actors' names were later revealed in various media. The film's making was announced with the name of Ektu Prem Dorkar Mananiyo Sarker under production of Shapla Media and the newcomer heroine was announced on June 26, 2018, at the The Westin Dhaka. According to the film's director Shahin Sumon, the film named after Asif Akbar's 2017 song titled "Ekta Prem Darkar Mananiyo Sarker" composed by Shree Pritam, which was received a good response among the youth. The filming was begun on September 25, at the Bangladesh Film Development Corporation. Among the songs, a song titled "Ami Jodi Bhul Hoi" from the film was shot in Cox's Bazar from February 8–10, 2019. Also two songs from the film were shot in Thailand. Filming was done at various places including the Shakib Khan's shooting house Jannat in Aftabnagar, Dhaka and Pubail, Gazipur. The filming of Bidrohi was wrapped up in about a year and a half.
The production company Shapla Media initially planned to release of the film on the occasion of 2018 Victory Day of Bangladesh; However, the work was not completed within the stipulated time. Subsequently, Shapla Media sent a legal notice to protagonist Shakib Khan for not completing the post-production dubbing on time on September 11, 2019. However, the dubbing of Shakib Khan's character was completed from September 14–17, 2019. The film submitted for clearance to the Bangladesh Film Censor Board; and received censor clarification without any cuts on March 16.
Naming
The film begins with the title Ektu Prem Darkar Mananiyo Sarkar. Later, a few days after the beginning of filming, the news of the film's title came into the media. At that time it was known that the previous title would be changed into Kalprit or Captain. However, during the filming, the first title of the film was shortened and kept as Ektu Prem Darkar. After filming, after about one and a half years, the film's title was again changed to Criminal in December 2019. At that time the new name was also published in the media. Subsequently, the title was changed again in February 2020, and got censor clearance under the same name.