Acclaimed Bangladeshi director Rubaiyat Hossain, known for her powerful women-centric films, has completed principal photography in Dhaka on her feminist supernatural drama “The Difficult Bride,” unveiling a cast led by three Bangladesh National Film Award winners.
The production brings together Rikita Nondine Shimu (Venice selection “Once Upon a Time in Calcutta”), Azmeri Haque Badhon (Asia Pacific Screen Awards best actress winner for Cannes selection “Rehana”) and Sunehrah Binte Kamal (“No Dorai”). They’re joined by Zaineen Karim Chowdhury, a Smith College graduate making her lead acting debut after previously serving as an assistant director.
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The narrative follows Zai, a bride-to-be in present-day Dhaka
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