Entertainment Desk :
Director Robiul Shikdar’s telefilm CNG Driver has been officially selected to be screened at the 20th Pune International Short Film Festival.
Produced by Impress Telefilm, the telefilm was aired on Channel i in 2019.
The telefilm already won awards in four categories including best storyline and best actress among others, in NexGn International Short Film Festival, being the finalist of the event in December 2021. Lead actress of the telefilm, Shilpi Sarkar Apu, was appreciated for her portrayal of a CNG-run auto rickshaw driver.
CNG Driver also features Shamol Mawla, Mishti Jahan, and Ansar Ali among others. The 20th Pune International Short Film Festival will begin in March.
Director Robiul Shikdar said, “The telefilm was based on the struggles of women in our society. The society is constructed in such a way that people cannot accept a woman in a profession usually held by a man, gender roles are quite fixed. This was our attempt to showcase the struggles of women, who are often restricted to gender roles.”
