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The Dark Side of Dhaka

The Dark Side of Dhaka

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The Dark Side of Dhaka

2021

1h 17m

6.4(7 votes)

Crime

Drama

Thriller

Overview

Five individual stories are connected to each other in the basis of their nature. Actually the Dark Side of the capital Dhaka, has been sketched throughout the film. What happens over our eyes in the dark of the night.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Rashed Mamun Apu

Rashed Mamun Apu

Sharaf Ahmed Zibon

Sharaf Ahmed Zibon

Tama Mirza

Tama Mirza

Manoj Kumar Pramanik

Manoj Kumar Pramanik

Nazifa Tushi

Nazifa Tushi

Khairul Basar

Khairul Basar

Samia Othoi

Samia Othoi

Nasir Uddin Khan

Nasir Uddin Khan

Iqbal Hossain

Jahangir Alam

Creative team

Directed by: Raihan Rafi
Simit Ray Antor
Written by: Raihan Rafi
Nazim Ud Daula

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