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Mental (2016)

Mental poster
Original title
The Mental
Directed by
Shamim Ahamed Roni
Genre
romance film
Country
Bangladesh
Runtime
1h 50m
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A man with psychological issues falls in love and gets caught up in a series of violent conflicts. The film blends action and romance with comedic moments.

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What happens

Mental known as Mental: It can be your Love Story or Rana Pagla: The Mental, is a 2016 Bangladeshi psychological-action thriller film featuring Shakib Khan, Nusrat Imrose Tisha with Achol, Misha Sawdagor, Shiba Shanu, Don and Shimul Khan in supporting roles. The film was directed by debutant Shamim Ahamed Roni with the screenplay written by Abdullah Zahir and Daud Hussein. The film was produced by Saiful Alam Chowdhury (Parvez) under the banner of Banglaxpress Films. The first theatrical look of the film was revealed on 1 February 2015. The core plot of the movie was partially based on the 2013 Kannada movie Bachchan with coffee shop comedy sequences borrowed from the 2013 Telugu movie Balupu. The film was released on Eid al-Fitr, on 7 July 2016. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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