Entertainment Desk :
Shakib Khan-starrer Nabab has enjoyed a great opening run over Eid, with most cinema halls screening it reporting full houses and sales of advance tickets. Reporting from across the country our correspondents said people are still rushing to cinema halls to enjoy the film four days after its release, ignoring the crowds and high ticket price. People in the film industry including hall staff and management remain positive about continuing to pull in the audiences.
The film’s Bangladeshi producers Jaaz Multimedia posted on its Facebook page, without mentioning the hall name, that Nabab had set a sales record for a single day in one cinema hall by raking in Tk 465,000. “No one could think of it before, King Khan had made it possible,” the status said.
After Shikari (2016), the film is the second collaboration of director Joydeep Mukherjee from India’s Kolkata and actor Shakib Khan, who shed 20 pounds for the film before the shooting started to present audiences with a new look. Two films by Jaaz Multimedia released over Eid- ‘Nabab’ and Indian actor Jeet-starring ‘Boss 2: Back to Rule’ – both caused controversy in the build-up to their release though local film industry in the banner of Chalachitra Paribar became divided into two groups in the question of the release of India-Bangladesh joint-venture films – Boss-2 and Nabab – this Eid. Nabab was released in 125 cinemas while Boss-2 was released in 112. Another big release over Eid Rajneeti started its journey in 80 halls.
