ZEE5 Global announces its first four Bangladeshi originals | The Business Standard
Skip to main content
  • Latest
  • Economy
    • Banking
    • Stocks
    • Industry
    • Analysis
    • Bazaar
    • RMG
    • Corporates
    • Aviation
  • Videos
    • TBS Today
    • TBS Stories
    • TBS World
    • News of the day
    • TBS Programs
    • Podcast
    • Editor's Pick
  • World+Biz
  • Features
    • Panorama
    • The Big Picture
    • Pursuit
    • Habitat
    • Thoughts
    • Splash
    • Mode
    • Tech
    • Explorer
    • Brands
    • In Focus
    • Book Review
    • Earth
    • Food
    • Luxury
    • Wheels
  • Subscribe
    • Get the Paper
    • Epaper
    • GOVT. Ad
  • More
    • Sports
    • TBS Graduates
    • Bangladesh
    • Supplement
    • Infograph
    • Archive
    • Gallery
    • Long Read
    • Interviews
    • Offbeat
    • Magazine
    • Climate Change
    • Health
    • Cartoons
  • বাংলা
The Business Standard

Saturday
July 19, 2025

Sign In
Subscribe
  • Latest
  • Economy
    • Banking
    • Stocks
    • Industry
    • Analysis
    • Bazaar
    • RMG
    • Corporates
    • Aviation
  • Videos
    • TBS Today
    • TBS Stories
    • TBS World
    • News of the day
    • TBS Programs
    • Podcast
    • Editor's Pick
  • World+Biz
  • Features
    • Panorama
    • The Big Picture
    • Pursuit
    • Habitat
    • Thoughts
    • Splash
    • Mode
    • Tech
    • Explorer
    • Brands
    • In Focus
    • Book Review
    • Earth
    • Food
    • Luxury
    • Wheels
  • Subscribe
    • Get the Paper
    • Epaper
    • GOVT. Ad
  • More
    • Sports
    • TBS Graduates
    • Bangladesh
    • Supplement
    • Infograph
    • Archive
    • Gallery
    • Long Read
    • Interviews
    • Offbeat
    • Magazine
    • Climate Change
    • Health
    • Cartoons
  • বাংলা
SATURDAY, JULY 19, 2025
ZEE5 Global announces its first four Bangladeshi originals

Glitz

TBS Report
27 October, 2020, 05:30 pm
Last modified: 29 October, 2020, 03:54 am

Related News

  • From 18m to 590m Swiss francs: Bangladeshi deposits fly high in Swiss banks
  • 123 more Bangladeshi migrants repatriated from Libya
  • Bangladeshi diplomat's house in Tehran damaged in Israel strike: BBC Bangla
  • If Tulip is innocent, why did she resign from UK ministerial post? ACC chairman asks
  • Forget Katy Perry, here’s Bangladesh’s Ruthba Yasmin shooting for the moon

ZEE5 Global announces its first four Bangladeshi originals

TBS Report
27 October, 2020, 05:30 pm
Last modified: 29 October, 2020, 03:54 am
ZEE5 Global announces its first four Bangladeshi originals

ZEE5 Global, the largest OTT platform for South Asian content, announced the launch of its first Bangladeshi Original, a dark-comedy thriller – Mainkar Chipay at a virtual press conference on Tuesday.

The announcement was made by Archana Anand, Chief Business Officer, ZEE5 Global.

She also announced the development and production of three new Bangladeshi content projects over the next few months, with more in the pipeline. The announcements were made at a star-studded event attended by the likes of Ziaul Faruq Apurba, Nusraat Faria, Afran Nisho, Bidya Sinha Mim, Arifin Shuvoo and many more.

The Business Standard Google News Keep updated, follow The Business Standard's Google news channel

Asaduzzaman Noor, the former Minister of Cultural Affairs of Bangladesh, Vice Chairman of Asiatic 360, and a legendary veteran actor himself, also graced the event with his presence. The event also saw the trailer of the upcoming venture being unveiled. All these shows will be available to ZEE5 Global subscribers in over 190 countries.

Mainkar Chipay, directed by internationally acclaimed young film maker Abrar Athar, is a situational thriller comedy which will see Afran Nisho, Sariful Razz and Shamol Mawla working together for the first time. Shot in a minimalist format, this is an edgy thriller which sees a cop, a drug dealer and a drug addict caught in a situation inside a car. The shooting of the film was done with strict adherence to all the lockdown guidelines. This will be the first project for Abrar since Koli 2.0. The film is set to release on November 9 and will mark the beginning of ZEE5's Bangladeshi Original Content chapter.

"We're super excited to shoot the first Bangladeshi original on Zee 5. The film was shot in record time and we wrote the script in a way that didn't require a large crew or a lot of equipment. It's a crime thriller comedy and we really hope people have as much fun watching it as we did making it." said Director Abrar Athar.

Among other projects, notable Bangladeshi screenwriter and film maker Shihab Shaheen is set to commence shoot on October 28 for his new film and second ZEE5 Original title Jodi, Kintu Tobuo…, a romantic comedy starring Ziaul Faruq Apurba and Nusraat Faria, while another national award-winning young director Anam Biswas will be working on "What the Fry?" starring Bidya Sinha Mim. Also part of the line-up will be Tanim Noor and Krishnendu Chattopadhyay's (with Parthe Sarkar as an associate director) Contract, a web series starring Arifin Shuvoo, Chanchal Chowdhury, Zakia Bari Mamo and Iresh Zaker. The Originals are being produced in partnership with local content agency Good Company Limited – An Asiatic 360 Content Initiative.

ZEE5 / Originals / Bangladeshi

Comments

While most comments will be posted if they are on-topic and not abusive, moderation decisions are subjective. Published comments are readers’ own views and The Business Standard does not endorse any of the readers’ comments.

Top Stories

  • Tarique Rahman. Sketch: TBS
    Tarique urges all to stay alert against election sabotage plot
  • Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman spoke at the party's first national rally at Suhrawardy Udyan in the capital today (19 July). Photo: Rajib Dhar
    No extortion or corruption if Jamaat voted to power: Shafiqur at Suhrawardy rally
  • BNP activists launched protest marches across the district. Photo: TBS
    NCP rally disrupted, stage dismantled in Cox's Bazar over Patwari's remark about BNP's Salahuddin

MOST VIEWED

  • Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus and SpaceX Vice President Lauren Dreyer after a meeting at state guest house Jamuna on 18 July 2025. Photo: Focus Bangla
    SpaceX VP Lauren Dreyer praises Bangladesh's efficiency in facilitating Starlink launch
  • Representational Photo: Collected
    Railway allocates special trains for Jamaat's national rally in Dhaka
  • Governments often rely on foreign loans. Russia’s loans covered 90% of the Rooppur Nuclear Power plant project's cost. Photo: Collected
    Loan tenure for Rooppur plant extended 
  • Representational image. Photo: Unsplash
    Mobile operators give 1GB free data to users observing 'Free Internet Day' today
  • Dollar rate falling fast – what it means for the economy
    Dollar rate falling fast – what it means for the economy
  • Chattogram-based Western Marine Shipyard Ltd has exported two tugboats—Ghaya and Khalid—to UAE-based Marwan Shipping Ltd, earning $1.6 million. The vessels were officially handed over at the Chittagong Boat Club on 17 July. Photo: Courtesy
    Refined sugar imports double in FY25 as duty cuts bite local refiners

Related News

  • From 18m to 590m Swiss francs: Bangladeshi deposits fly high in Swiss banks
  • 123 more Bangladeshi migrants repatriated from Libya
  • Bangladeshi diplomat's house in Tehran damaged in Israel strike: BBC Bangla
  • If Tulip is innocent, why did she resign from UK ministerial post? ACC chairman asks
  • Forget Katy Perry, here’s Bangladesh’s Ruthba Yasmin shooting for the moon

Features

Jatrabari in the capital looks like a warzone as police, alongside Chhatra League men, swoop on quota reform protesters. Photo: Mehedi Hasan

19 July 2024: At least 148 killed as government attempts to quash protests violently

21h | Panorama
Illustration: TBS

Curfews, block raids, and internet blackouts: Hasina’s last ditch efforts to cling to power

1d | Panorama
The Mymensingh district administration confirmed that Zamindar Shashikant Acharya Chowdhury built the house near Shashi Lodge for his staff. Photo: Collected

The Mymensingh house might not belong to Satyajit Ray's family, but there’s little to celebrate

1d | Panorama
Illustration: TBS

20 years of war, 7.5m tonnes of bombs, 1.3m dead: How the US razed Vietnam to the ground

1d | The Big Picture

More Videos from TBS

Sarjisra’s Message at Jamaat’s Suhrawardy Udyan’s assembly

Sarjisra’s Message at Jamaat’s Suhrawardy Udyan’s assembly

16m | TBS Today
Jamaat-e-Ameer falls on stage while speaking against corruption

Jamaat-e-Ameer falls on stage while speaking against corruption

31m | TBS Today
BRTA will launch an operation on July 20 to stop expired vehicles

BRTA will launch an operation on July 20 to stop expired vehicles

41m | TBS Stories
Where is the tension between the two long-time political allies?

Where is the tension between the two long-time political allies?

1h | Podcast
EMAIL US
contact@tbsnews.net
FOLLOW US
WHATSAPP
+880 1847416158
The Business Standard
  • About Us
  • Contact us
  • Sitemap
  • Advertisement
  • Privacy Policy
  • Comment Policy
Copyright © 2025
The Business Standard All rights reserved
Technical Partner: RSI Lab

Contact Us

The Business Standard

Main Office -4/A, Eskaton Garden, Dhaka- 1000

Phone: +8801847 416158 - 59

Send Opinion articles to - oped.tbs@gmail.com

For advertisement- sales@tbsnews.net