THE cine lovers will throng into the theatres to watch the latest movie to be released during the Eid holidays made under Bangladesh-India joint venture. It is indeed great news for Bangla movies. Normally joint venture productions are better than run-of-the-mill stuff and are better enjoyed by movie lovers. Bangla movies at present are in a precarious state both in Bangladesh and India. In a situation like this a joint venture production is like a ray of light in the extreme dark. The quality and standard of such movies are likely to be better than the usual Bangla movies as the budget for such productions is higher. I think similar joint ventures should be taken up with other neighbouring countries and the countries involved will be mutually benefited. With joint venture movies Bangladesh will be benefited more as we will be able to get the services of better artists and technicians. Eid will always be a good occasion for release of such movies as offices and educational institutions remain closed and the movies will be able to draw more people to theatres across the country. Joint venture productions will give us an opportunity to watch better movies and allow the closed-down theatres to reopen. During this Eid-ul-Azha three movies will be released in different cinema halls and it is expected that all the three movies will be able to attract considerable crowd to the theatres. Nowadays, number of people coming to cinema halls to watch Bangla movies has increased and it is good news for the Bangladeshi movie industry which has been passing through a hard time due to the advent of cable TV, computer, Smartphones, etc. but watching movies on a big screen is always best of all options. We all hope Bangladeshi movies will get back its lost glory very soon.
Masud Rana
Dhanmondi, Dhaka
