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Rajkumar (2024)

Rajkumar poster
Original title
রাজকুমার
Directed by
Himel Ashraf
Genre
romantic drama film
Country
Bangladesh
Runtime
2h 22m
Rating
6.2 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A young man from Bangladesh dreams of a better life and travels to America. There he navigates love and family relationships across two countries.

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What happens

Rajkumar is a 2024 Bangladeshi romance drama film directed by Himel Ashraf and produced by Arshad Adnan under the banner of his Versatile Media. The film revolves around the story of love, family relationships and a dreamy young man's journey from Bangladesh to America featuring Shakib Khan along with Courtney Coffey (in her Bangladeshi debut) in the lead roles. It is the second collaboration between Shakib Khan, Himel Ashraf and Arshad Adnan trio after success of Priyotoma (2023). The principal photography of the film was commenced on December 12, 2023, with filming taking place in Dhaka, Pabna, Kushtia, Manikganj, Tangail, Gazipur and Rangamati in Bangladesh, Chennai in India and also 18 day in New York City. The film's cinematography was done by Sheikh Rajibul Islam with editing done by Simit Ray Antor and choreography handle by Adil Sheikh and Ashok Raja, with action directed by Rajesh Kannan. Its soundtrack was composed by Akassh, Prince Mahmud, Emon Chowdhury, Sajid Sarker and Joel Van Dijk while background music was done by Emon Saha. The film is Khan's 249th film.The filming wrapped up on March 1, 2024 with a climax scene featuring Shakib Khan and Mahiya Mahi in Sajek Valley, Rangamati. The film was theatrically released on 11 April 2024, coinciding with Eid al-Fitr, which was met with mixed reaction from critics. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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