Antarjal
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| Directed by | Dipankar Dipon |
| Written by | Dipankar Dipon |
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| Distributed by | Swapno Scarecrow (North America) |
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Running time | 155 minutes |
| Country | Bangladesh |
| Language | Bengali |
| Budget | ā§ŗ6 crore[1][non-primary source needed] |
Antarjal (Bengali: āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻ°ā§āĻāĻžāĻ˛, transl. Internet) is a 2023 Bangladeshi cyber action thriller film directed and written by Dipankar Dipon. It stars Siam Ahmed, Bidya Sinha Saha Mim, ABM Sumon, and Sunerah Binte Kamal in lead roles. The film, inspired by the ICT Division of the government of Bangladesh, portrays a fictional yet realistic battle in the world of cyber warfare led by three young innovators. Produced by Motion People Studio and Spellbound Leo Burnett, the film was released on 22 September 2023.
Synopsis
[edit]The film presents a fictional but intense cyber battle triggered by the innovation of three young minds in Bangladesh. It combines themes of intelligence, cyber security, and national defense.
Cast
[edit]- Siam Ahmed as Lumin, a programmer
- Bidya Sinha Saha Mim as Nishat, a cyber security specialist
- ABM Sumon as ASP Raihan, CID's fintech cyber crime officer
- Sunerah Binte Kamal as Priyam, a robotics engineer
- Mashrur Inan
- Amit Sinha
- Mohammad Ali Haidar
- Raonak Hasan
Production
[edit]The film was produced by Motion People Studio and Spellbound Leo Burnett under the patronage of the ICT Division of the government of Bangladesh.[2][3] The film took over two years to complete.[4]
Release
[edit]The film was initially slated for release during Eid-ul-Fitr 2023, but was postponed multiple times due to scheduling conflicts with major international releases such as Shah Rukh Khan's Jawan.[4][5] It was eventually released on 22 September 2023.[6]
A trailer for the film was released on 3 September 2023.[7]
It was released in a record number of 185 theaters worldwide, including 150 in North America and 35 in Bangladesh.[8][9]
References
[edit]- ^ ā§Ŧ āĻā§āĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āĻā§ āĻ¸āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻŽ, āĻŽāĻŋāĻŽā§āĻ° "āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻ°ā§āĻāĻžāĻ˛". News24 (in Bengali). Retrieved 2023-09-19.
- ^ āĻāĻŦāĻžāĻ° āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻ°ā§āĻāĻžāĻ˛ āĻ¸āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¸ā§āĻ¨ā§āĻ°āĻžāĻš |. Somoy News (in Bengali). Retrieved 2025-07-26.
- ^ 'āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻ°ā§āĻāĻžāĻ˛' āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāĻā§āĻā§ ā§Ž āĻ¸ā§āĻĒā§āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻŦāĻ°. bdnews24 (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 2023-07-18. Retrieved 2025-07-26.
- ^ a b āĻāĻĻā§ āĻāĻ¸āĻā§ āĻ¨āĻž 'āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻ°ā§āĻāĻžāĻ˛'. The Daily Star (in Bengali). 2023-06-22. Retrieved 2023-07-18.
- ^ 'āĻāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ¨' āĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ°ā§ 'āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻ°ā§āĻāĻžāĻ˛' āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ° āĻ¨āĻ¤ā§āĻ¨ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ°āĻŋāĻ āĻā§āĻˇāĻŖāĻž (in Bengali). RTV. Retrieved 2023-09-05.
- ^ "'Antarjal' reveals trailer, film to release this month". The Daily Star. 2023-09-04. Retrieved 2023-09-05.
- ^ āĻāĻŦāĻžāĻ°āĻ āĻĒā§āĻāĻžāĻ˛ 'āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻ°ā§āĻāĻžāĻ˛' āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ° āĻ¤āĻžāĻ°āĻŋāĻ!. Somoy News (in Bengali). 2023-09-03. Retrieved 2023-09-05.
- ^ āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨ āĻĻā§āĻļā§āĻ° āĻ°ā§āĻāĻ°ā§āĻĄ āĻ¸āĻāĻā§āĻ¯āĻ āĻšāĻ˛ā§ āĻĻā§āĻĒāĻ¨ā§āĻ° 'āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻ°ā§āĻāĻžāĻ˛'. Channel i (in Bengali). 2023-09-21. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
- ^ āĻ¯ā§āĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻĻā§āĻ āĻ¸āĻĒā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻš āĻĒāĻ°āĻ 'āĻāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ¨'āĻā§ āĻĒā§āĻāĻ¨ā§ āĻĢā§āĻ˛āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°āĻ˛ āĻ¨āĻž āĻ¸āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻŽâāĻŽāĻŋāĻŽāĻĻā§āĻ° 'āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻ°ā§āĻāĻžāĻ˛'. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 2023-09-22. Retrieved 2023-09-23.