Nabab LLB

Nabab LLB is a 2020-21 Bangladeshi legal drama film. The film directed, story and screenplay by Anonno Mamun, and produced by Azmat Hossain under the banner of Celebrity Production.[2][3] It is a court room drama based on rape and violence against women.[4][5] The film depicts the story of raped women protesting for their rights through social protests and judicial system. It features Shakib Khan, Mahiya Mahi, Orchita Sporshia and Shahiduzzaman Selim in the lead roles.[6] The film soundtrack is composed by Dolaan Maainnakk.

This article is about 2020-21 film. For other, see Nabab.

Nabab LLB
Official poster
Directed byAnonno Mamun
Produced byAzmat Hossain
Written byAnonno Mamun
Screenplay by
Story byPappu Raj
Starring
Music byDolaan Maainnakk
CinematographyMehedi Rony
Edited byEkaramul Haque
Production
company
Celebrity Production
Distributed byiTheatre
Release date
  • 16 December 2020 (2020-12-16)
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Running time
192 minutes[lower-alpha 2]
CountryBangladesh
LanguageBangla
Budget৳15 million[1]

The film was scheduled to begin on March 28, 2020 but postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh.[7][8] Later the principal photography of the film began on 30 August 2020[9] and wrapped up on December 10, 2020. It is the second collaboration between Khan and Mahi after the film Bhalobasha Aaj Kal in 2013 and the first between Khan and Sporshia[10] and also the first between director Anonno Mamun and Khan. The film has been released in two parts at an Over-the-top media service named iTheatre on December 16, 2020 and 1 January 2021 respectively.[11]

Cast
  • Shakib Khan as Nabab Chowdhury, a junior lawyer; He later fought a legal battle in court as a Shuvra's chief lawyer in the Shuvra rape case
  • Orchita Sporshia as Iftar Afrin Shuvra / RJ Shuvra, a Modern Radio's RJ; Later She was gang-raped by Nawaz Bashar and his friends
  • Mahiya Mahi as Abanti Chowdhury, Azhar Chowdhury's daughter as well as assistant; When her father opposed Shuvra's case, She cooperated with the Nabab on behalf of Shuvra
  • Shahiduzzaman Selim as Azhar Chowdhury, a senior lawyer; He fought a legal battle in the court on behalf of Nawaz Bashar and his friends in the Shuvra gangrape case and Abanti Chowdhury's father
  • Rashed Mamun Apu as Newaz Bashar, Owner of Modern Radio and Azimul Bashar's younger brother; He is the main accused in the Shuvra gangrape case. He and his friends gang-raped Shuvra
  • Kristiano Tonmoy as Ashis, Shuvra's fiancé; He later married Shuvra and became one of her witnesses
  • Sumon Anwar as Azimul Bashar, country's famous politician and Newaz's elder brother; He was later arrested on charges of raping his younger brother's wife, Ritu Bashar
  • Sushoma Sarkar as Ritu Bashar, Newaz Bashar's wife; She later became the main witness in the Shuvra gangrape case and opposite Azimul Bashar
  • Shahed Ali as Kirmani, Nabab's assistant
  • Anwar Hossain as Load-shedding, Nabab's second assistant
  • Lutfur Rahman Khan Shimanto as Junaid Siddiqui, Newaz's friend; He is the second accused in the Shuvra gangrape case
  • Shabnam Parvin as Chief Judge
  • Kazi Uzzal as Jafar, Nabab's landlord
  • Ashik Khan
  • Priyonti
  • Maisha
  • Mrinal Dutta
  • Reshmi Rasel
  • Shompa Nazim
  • Shaheen Mridha as Nizam, a police constable; who filed Shuvra's gangrape case
  • Ridy Sheikh, Special appearance in the song "Just Chill"

Production

Pre-production

After complete screenplay director Anonno Mamum announced the film on March 15, 2020 as well as Mahiya Mahi and Sporshia confirmed the signing for the film.[12][13] Khan confirmed that he has played as a lawyer in the film.[14] On August 30, 2020 Shahiduzzaman Selim and Shahed Ali also joined in the cast. Khan has previously starred in an Indo-Bangladesh joint production's of almost similar title named Nabab. During pre-production, the director of the film clarifies that, It has not linked or related to previous one. During Covid-19 outbreak Dipankar Dipon also joined the team as a script doctor.[15] Bangla Tribune confirmed the production company Celebrity Productions has set the initial budget of ৳15 million.[16]

Filming

The principal photography of film began on August 30, 2020, after seven months from proposed date due to COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh.[17] In-house filming was complete at Bangladesh Film Development Corporation and outdoor scenes were shot at Uttara, Hatirjheel, Jagannath University, Kanchpur, Purbachal in Dhaka, Bangladesh.[18][19] The makers planned to shoot the songs in London, UK and the Maldives. However, due to the globally coronavirus pandemic and visa complications, the film was later filmed at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Dhaka. The film wrapped up on 10 December 2020.[20]

Soundtrack
Nabab LLB (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Soundtrack album by
Dolaan Mainnakk
Recorded2020
StudioCelebrity Productions
GenreFeature Film Soundtrack
Length11:27
LanguageBengali
LabelI Theatre
ProducerDolaan Mainnakk
Singles from Nabab LLB
  1. "Ami Nabab"
    Released: 22 November 2020
  2. "Just Chill"
    Released: 11 December 2020
  3. "Believe Me"
    Released: 13 December 2020
Dolaan Maainnakk chronology
Bhaijaan Elo Re
(2018)		 Nabab LLB
(2020)

The film soundtrack is composed by Dolaan Maainnakk. Three songs have been used in the film. The first of the film titled "Ami Nabab" is composed by Dolaan Maainnak and penned by Tabib Mahmud.[21] The song was initially recorded by Pantho Kanai, but later the version sung by Sampreet Dutta was kept for the film. Anonno Mamun faced criticism for dropping Pantho Kanai's version.[22][23] The song's teaser released on August 7, 2020 as a promotional teaser. Later the song was released as a promotional single on YouTube and I Theatre on August 22, 2020.[24]

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Ami Nabab" (Title track)Tabib Mahmud, Dolaan MainnakkSampreet Dutta3:17
2."Just Chill"Dolaan Mainnakk, GK TahmidSupratip Bhattacharya, Antara Mitra3:40
3."Believe Me"Anonno Mamun (Additional lyrics by Ramesh Das)Imran Mahmudul, Konal4:30
Total length:11:27

Release

The film was released in two parts on the Over-the-top media service I Theatre, and becoming the first Dhallywood film to released any OTT platform. The first chapter of the film was released on 16 December 2020 on the occasion of Victory day of Bangladesh and the second one on 1 January 2021 on the occasion of New Year 2021.[25] The film was initially scheduled to be released in cinemas on the occasion on 2020 Eid al-Fitr, but has been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh.[26] Later, was planned to be released on October 23, 2020 on the occasion of the Durga Puja.[27][28] After being released in half form, the film director Anonno Mamun was face criticism by the audiences.[29] Within a week after its release, the film faced serious online piracy.[30][31]

Controversy

In a scene and dialogue of the film, a rape victim is seen going to the police station to file a case. In that scene and dialogue, a police SI (played by Shahin Mridha) asked the victim various questions about the rape. Bangladesh Police objected to this. On 24 December 2020, Nasirul Amin, an inspector of the Cyber and Special Crimes Division of the Dhaka Metropolitan Detective Police, filed a caselawsuit under the Pornography Act (No. 21)[lower-alpha 3] at the Ramna Police Station alleging misrepresentation of the police in that scene and dialogue. The director Anonno Mamun, actor Shaheen Mridha and lead actress of the film Orchita Sporshia were named as the three accused in the case. Cyber and Special Crime Division unit of the Dhaka Metropolitan Detective Police arrested director Anonno Mamun and actor Shaheen Mridha from Mirpur, Dhaka on the same night. On December 25, the investigating officer of the case, Detective Inspector Abul Kalam Azad, produced the two accused in court and requested them to be kept in jail till the end of the investigation. Following his appeal, the judge ordered the accused to be sent to jail.[34][35][36][37][38][39]

Fazlur Rahman, additional deputy commissioner, Cyber and Special Crime Division of Detective Police, said, "The Nabab LLB film has been partially released online. In a scene of the film, a woman who has been raped has been seen questioning a person playing the role of a policeman in obscene and offensive language. On the one hand, it has been tarnished the image of the police, women have been also been insulted. A lawsuit have been filed in this regard and the director and an actor of the film have been arrested."[32]

Footnotes
  1. The film was released in two parts. This is the release date of the first part. However, the second part was released on January 1, 2021 on the occasion of the New Year 2021.
  2. The length of the first part of the film is 132 minutes and the length of the next part is 140 minutes.
  3. Bangla Tribune mention that the number is 21.[32] Although Channel i mention that it is 11.[33]

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