Eid means joy. After prayers and embracing each other, this joy begins with collecting ‘Salami’. There was a time, when even the senior members of families were satisfied with offering salami. Everyone, young and old, greeted and saluted expecting salami from seniors. The smart thing is – the younger brothers or sisters of one’s wife no longer wait for Dulabhai (Husband of elder sister) to come home, instead they buy things online with Dulabhai’s credit card or mobile banking number and wait to get the OTP (one time password) of the mobile phone.
However, Eid entertainment does not have to wait for a certain time anymore. Sitting in front of the TV for a long time or rushing to buy hall tickets to watch newly released films is now going to be a memory. Thanks to the Internet, over the top or OTTs have become the new destination for entertainment over the past few years. Makers are presenting several new movies on this digital platform this Eid. Movies from Netflix, Amazon Prime, HBO Max, and Disney Plus are easily delivered to them by OTT like Ayna. I Screen has made its debut in a domestic event ahead of Eid.
Also, Deepta Play, a new digital platform, is releasing a flash film ‘Shohoray Onek Rode’ this Eid. Mizanur Rahman Arian, who created content like ‘Networker Baire’ and ‘Unish 20’ on the web platform, is presenting the film.
‘Bachelor Point’ maker Kajol Arefin Aumi is appearing on ‘Bongo’ for the first time on Eid with a six-episode web series – ‘Hotel Relax’.
This comedy film ‘Made in Chittagong’, made in Chittagong’s regional dialect, was released on Binge App on Tuesday. Now Robi data users can watch the movie directed by Imraul Rafat for free from the app. Banglalink’s toffee is dressed up with spicy and festive content despite not bringing any new pictures.
Arefin Shubo starrer Mission Extreme 2: Black Wire is releasing on Grameenphone Bioscope on Thursday. Taskin Rahman played an important role in the film co-produced by Mime Multimedia and made in collaboration with Dhaka Detective Club.
On the same day, the second installment of the series ‘Mohanagar’ is released. After the release of the trailer of ‘Mohanagar 2’, OC Harun is again in discussion. Musharraf Karim played this role. There are also Fazlur Rahman Babu, Afsana Mimi, Brindaban Das, Tanjika Amin, Divya Jyoti and Zakia Bari Mam. Chanchal Chowdhury has already given a Facebook status praising the actors.
This Eid, a new web series called ‘Myself Allen Swapan’ is coming as a sequel to a popular web series ‘Syndicate’. Directed by Shihab Shaheen, this series is releasing on Chorki.
In all, five contents are being released on one video streaming platform and four OTT platforms in the country on Eid. Apart from web series, flash films, this list also includes full length movies.