Gunin

Gunin
Bengali	গুণিন
Directed by	Giasuddin Selim
Screenplay by	Giasuddin Selim
Based on	Gunin by Hasan Azizul Huq
Starring	Pori Moni Sariful Razz
Cinematography	Kamrul Hasan Khosru
Music by	Emon Chowdhury
Production companies	Chorki Splice Post Bangladesh Ltd.
Distributed by	Chorki
Release date	11 March 2022 (2022-03-11)[1]
Running time	118 minutes
Country	Bangladesh
Language	Bengali

Gunin is a 2022 Bangladeshi supernatural romance film directed by Giasuddin Selim.[2] He also wrote the screenplay, based on Hasan Azizul Huq's short story of the same name.[3] The film stars Pori Moni, Sariful Razz, Dilara Zaman, Iresh Zaker, Mostafa Monwar, and Azad Abul Kalam.[4] It was produced and distributed by Chorki and was released on theatre on 11 March 2022.[5][1]

Premise

Gunin is set in a rural area of 50 years ago. It is the story of a farmer from a village where paranormal activities were cast out at a dam located outside the village.[6]

Cast

• Pori Moni
• Sariful Razz
• Iresh Zaker
• Mostafa Monwar
• Azad Abul Kalam
• Dilara Zaman
• Naila Azad Nupur
• Jhuna Chowdhury
• Shilpi Sarkar Apu
• Nasir Uddin Khan
• Jahangir Alam
• Sumaiya Chowdhury
• Bithy Rani Sarker
• Shafiul Alam Babu

Crew

• Zuairijah Mou as Executive Producer & Chief AD
• Yeamin Muzumder as Casting Director
• Mikhail Najmul as Art Director
• MH Shorif Ongko as Assistant Art Director
• Samiun Jahan Dola as Costume Designer
• Turan Munshi as Line Producer
• Forhad Reza Milon as Make-up Artist
• Emon Chowdhury as Music Composer
• Sharif Ahmed as Editor
• Kamrul Hasan Khosru as Cinematographer
• Shipra debnath as special support to directorial team

Production

Nusraat Faria was set to play the character Rabeya in the film.[7] But later, she left the film due to a schedule conflict, and Pori Moni replaced her.[8] Principal photography took place in Brahmanbaria and Manikganj.[9] Filming began on 10 October 2021.[10] And the director wrapped up the shooting on 30 October 2021.[11]

Release

Gunin was released in theatres on 11 March 2022,[5][1] followed by a digital streaming release on Chorki on 24 March 2022.[12]

Reception

Shadique Mahbub Islam of The Financial Express criticized the lack of plot depth of the film.[13]

References

1. "Razz, Porimoni starrer 'Gunin' to hit theatres this Friday". The Business Standard. 6 March 2022.
2. "'Gunin' receives censor board clearance". The Daily Star. 23 February 2022.
3. "Team 'Gunin' wraps up shooting". The Daily Star. 1 November 2021.
4. "Pori Moni signs up for first film after jail return; set to star in Giasuddin Selim's 'Gunin'". The Business Standard. 18 September 2021.
5. প্রতিবেদক, বিনোদন. "দিনটি ছিল অসাধারণ". Prothomalo (in Bengali). Retrieved 12 March 2022.
6. "Pori, Raj starrer 'Gunin' gets clearance". Bangladesh Post. 22 February 2022.
7. "Nusrat Faria joins Selim's 'Gunin'". Daily Sun. 30 August 2021.
8. "Pori Moni to star in Giasuddin Selim's movie". Daily Bangladesh. 18 September 2021.
9. Joya, Sharmin (5 October 2021). "Razzmatazz with Sariful Razz". The Daily Star.
10. "Pori Moni to play Rabeya in Gunin". New Age. 19 September 2021.
11. "Shooting of movie Gunin wraps up". The New Nation. 2 November 2021.
12. "Porimoni starrer 'Gunin' gets censor board clearance". Dhaka Tribune. 23 February 2022.
13. Islam, Shadique Mahbub (5 April 2022). "Gunin breathes fresh air despite lack of plot depth". The Financial Express.

External links

• Gunin at IMDb