Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said the nation would learn a lot of unknown information and new chapter of the history through the much-awaited Biopic "Mujib: The Making of a Nation," state news agency BSS reported.

She said this prior to watch the premiere show of the film at the Bangladesh Film Archive, Tejgaon in the capital.

Renowned Indian filmmaker Shyam Benegal directed the film, depicting the life and political odyssey of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

The movie is going to be released at over 200 cinema halls in Bangladesh at a time.

Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud and its Senior Secretary Humayun Kabir Khandaker also spoke before the premier show.

Ministers, State Ministers and other government high officials were present at that time.

The film is a joint production of Bangladesh-India with the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Bangladesh and Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, India being the producers and Bangladesh Film Development Corporation (BFDC) and National Film Development Corporation (NFDC) Limited, India being the executive producers.

The film is also scheduled to be released across India on October 27.

Dhallywood's popular actor Arifin Shuvoo acted the title character of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in this film, while Nusrat Imrose Tisha played the role of Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib, the lifelong better half of the Father of the Nation.

Actress Nusraat Faria portrayed Bangabandhu's elder daughter and incumbent Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

The biopic also features popular actor Chanchal Chowdhury, Prarthana Dighi, Tauquir Ahmed and others in different characters, and the entire trailer showcases some of the powerful and majestic moments from Bangabandhu's epic journey to the road of the country's independence.

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