Rokto Explained

Rokto
Director:Wajed Ali Sumon
Producer:Abdul Aziz
Cinematography:Saiful Shaheen
Editing:Touhid Hossain Chowdhury
Studio:Jaaz Multimedia
Country:Bangladesh
India
Language:Bengali

Rokto (English: Blood) is a 2016 Indian-Bangladeshi action film directed by Wajed Ali Sumon and produced by Abdul Aziz under the banner of Jaaz Multimedia. The film stars newcomer Ziaul Roshan and Pori Moni in lead roles.[1] [2] This film is a remake of 2013 Indian Tollywood (Telugu) film Chandee.

Plot

The antagonist here plans of a bomb blast in the SAARC summit to be held in Kolkata, organised by seven countries to shake the political conditions of the seven countries, so that he and his team can easily run their illegal arms and explosives businesses in those countries and can easily smuggle them. Agent Sania ruins their plan and the summit takes place fruitfully.[3]

Cast

Production and release

It is produced by Jaaz Multimedia and Eskay Movies. It was an India-Bangladesh joint venture film. It was released in over 100 theatres in Bangladesh on 12 September 2016 (Eid al-Adha).[4] The Daily Star described Rotkos box office performance as "mediocre".[5]

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. News: Pori Moni signs film with Jazz Multimedia . Dhaka Tribune . 23 May 2016.
  2. News: Bobby and Pori Moni in Darjeeling . Dhaka Tribune . https://web.archive.org/web/20160522123003/http://www.dhakatribune.com/showtime/2016/may/21/bobby-and-pori-moni-darjeeling . 22 May 2016 . 23 May 2016.
  3. News: Three Eid films to hit cinemas on Tuesday . New Age . Dhaka . 11 September 2016.
  4. News: 'Rokto' set to be released in India . Daily Sun . 12 December 2016.
  5. News: 2016's Most Successful Bengali Films . The Daily Star . 31 December 2016.