Tareque's latest venture

The story of the film follows the return to Bangladesh after many years of a London-based mother and son. Through the course of their return visit, the son learns to appreciate his cultural heritage and family roots.

In his introductory speech, Tareque Masud mentioned that, for the first time in Bangladesh, the film would be shot in high-end digital video, a new format that is rapidly gaining popularity in many countries as a cost effective and convenient alternative to 35mm film.

Many leading young filmmakers and technicians have joined the production team for their interest to get exposure to this new technology. In addition to Tareque Masud, co-director Catherine Masud and main cast members Sara Zaker and Abdul Momen Chowdhury spoke. Sara said she was very excited about taking on the challenge of portraying a London-based Sylheti woman, and that she had been learning the Sylheti dialect in preparation. Chowdhury, a former Ambassador and first-time actor, said that he was happy that the character he was playing in the film was very close to his own character and experience.

Tareque said that although they were shooting in the relatively less expensive format of digital video, in terms of the preparations and planning they were approaching the production as they would any 35mm feature film project.

Other cast members present included Harold Rashid, Tiash Rashid, Rokeya Prachy, and Jayanto Chattopadhyay, among others. Tareque Masud also introduced the main crewmembers, including Chief Assistant Nurul Alam Atik, Art Director Tarun Ghosh, cameramen Kamrul Hasan Khosru and Nehal Khoreshi, sound recordist Abdus Sattar Ripon and sound mixer Ratan Kumar Paul.