Mehzabeen's debut film at the Toronto festival

Mehzabeen's debut film at the Toronto festival

Entertainment Reporter, morenewsbd.com
Entertainment Reporter, morenewsbd.com

Published: 06:46 27 July 2024

Popular small screen actress Mehjabeen Chowdhury has been acting for more than a century. Despite being at the peak of popularity on the small screen, this actress has not been seen on the big screen. This is the first time Mehzabeen has acted on the big screen in his career.

This actress will be seen in the movie 'Saba' directed by Maksud Hossain. This is old news. The latest news is that Mehzabeen's film has made it to the Discovery Program of the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) before its release in the country. The movie will have its world premiere at this festival. The 49th edition of the festival will begin on September 5 and continue till September 15. Apart from 'Saba', 23 films have got a place in the Discovery programme.

Mehzabeen Chowdhury
Mehjaveen is excited about the news that 'Saba' has made it to the Discovery Program of the Toronto festival. Reacting to herself, the actress said, 'This is my first film. I really wanted to watch the film together in the theater when it was released in Bangladesh. But before that the film got the opportunity to release in the international arena. It was beyond my imagination to be nominated at a major festival like Toronto, competing with films from around the world. But whatever happens, happens for good. This is a great achievement for our entire team.”

Mehjabeen feels that the screening of his films at this festival will further enrich his career. According to Mehzabeen, "The film is being screened at a big festival, it is my luck as an artiste. A huge career achievement. Now it seems, after a long wait, the decision to choose this story as the first movie was right.

Mehjabeen
Mehjabeen has been working in entertainment for about 14 years. Although he worked in all mediums including dramas, commercials, OTT, the rest was acting on the big screen. Mehjabeen said, "Even though I worked in various forms of entertainment for a long time, the movie was not being made. Wherever I went, I would face the question, why am I not doing movies? But I was waiting to do the movie. I thought, I want to do the first movie according to my heart. A movie that will be a memory for itself, the audience will also remember for the rest of their lives. The quality of the film, the depth of the story - everything touches the heart of the viewer. I got such a story and character.

Mehjabeen also said, "After hearing the story of the film, I understood myself that this will be my first film. That's how I decided. After a long wait, the decision to do this as the first film was not a mistake, now I get the proof.

Mehzabeen Chowdhury
Maqsud Hossain and Trilora Khan jointly wrote the story and screenplay of 'Saba'. It is also director Maksud Hossain's first full-length film.

Expressing the feelings of his film being nominated at the Toronto festival, the director said, 'I have made many short films and directed commercials for 21 years. It was my dream to make a full-length film one day. I fulfilled that dream last year. I am overwhelmed by the news that my first film will be screened at such a big festival.

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