Bangladeshi cinema added another international achievement as director Mejbaur Rahman Sumon’s Roid won the Critics’ Award for Best Asian Film at the Da Nang Asian Film Festival in Vietnam.
Sumon shared the news on social media on Saturday. Expressing his delight, he said he felt honoured that Roid had received the festival’s top critics’ award for Best Asian Film.
He also thanked the festival authorities for providing a global platform to showcase Bangladeshi stories. Sumon expressed his gratitude to everyone who believed in the film, as well as jury members.
Roid stars Mostafizur Noor Imran, Nazifa Tushi and Gazi Rakayet in the lead roles. The story was written by Mejbaur Rahman Sumon and Selina Banu Moni. The screenplay was penned by Mejbaur Rahman Sumon, Jahin Faruk Amin, Siddique Ahmed and Sukarna Shahed Dhiman.
