# Indo-Bangladesh joint production

This article describes movies made jointly by cinema production houses of India, typically West Bengal (Tollywood Bengali cinema), and Bangladesh (Dhallywood Bengali cinema), sometimes Maharashtra (Bollywood Hindi cinema)

## History

In the 1980s and 1990s, there was a significant number of Indo-Bangladesh joint production films. However, after 2004–2005, the number of Indo-Bangla joint production films decreased. However, in the 2010s, Indo-Bangladeshi joint ventures began gaining more popularity and have become more common, often produced by Eskay Movies of India and Jaaz Multimedia of Bangladesh.
However, after different controversies regarding the joint venture films in 2017, the government of Bangladesh have temporarily stopped all joint ventures until a new policy is put in place. The controversy is mainly about the production house Jaaz Multimedia and the films they have produced, which commonly feature more Indian cast and crew than Bangladeshis. In an article by Prothom Alo, this controversy has been described as creating two factions in the Bangladeshi film industry, one which claims that Jaaz Multimedia has broken the country's rules of international co-productions by making Indian films under the name of joint productions, and another which backs Jaaz Multimedia by claiming that their films are reviving the lost glory of Bangladeshi cinema.
After the Bangladesh government announced it was temporarily stopping all joint production films in 2017, it was announced that a new committee would be formed to approve scripts and preview the films before production and release. Later in January 2018, Bangladesh Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu revealed that new rules for would be relaxed for co-productions, making it easier for films to have one director and film in other countries. The new co-production guidelines, released by the Bangladeshi government, state that permission can be sought to bring equipments from other countries, a production house cannot apply for a film review within 30 days of getting a nod from the Bangladesh Film Development Corporation and Ministry of Information, maximum duration of submission is 9 months to a year, and the guidelines also allow for a director or producer from a third country to join the film. However, the new guidelines for the co-productions state that approval will only be given to original content. This move, endorsed by director of Grassroot Entertainment Amit Jumrani, will create space for new and original ideas in an industry with many remakes.

## Films

This is the list of some of the notable Bangladesh-India joint venture films.
| Year | Films | Director | Cast (India) | Cast (Bangladesh) | Producer (India) | Producer (Bangladesh) | Language (Release) | Notes |
| 1973 | Titash Ekti Nadir Naam | Ritwik Ghatak | | | | N. M. Chowdhury Bacchu Habibur Rahman Khan Foyez Ahmed | Bengali (Bangladesh, West Bengal, Assam and Tripura) | Adaption of Titash Ekti Nadir Naam |
| 1992 | Padma Nadir Majhi | Goutam Ghose | Utpal Dutt Roopa Ganguly | Raisul Islam Asad Champa | West Bengal Film Development Corporation | Ashirbad Chalachitra | Bengali (Bangladesh, West Bengal, Assam and Tripura) | Adaption of Padma Nadir Majhi |
| 1998 | Moner Moto Mon | Montazur Rahman Akbar | Viktor Beneerjee | Amin Khan | AP Production | Bony Pictures | Bengali (Bangladesh, West Bengal, Assam and Tripura) | |
| 2003 | Moner Majhe Tumi | K. Basu | Jisshu Sengupta | Riaz Purnima | Ashirbad Cholochitro | Impress Telefilm Ltd | Bengali (Bangladesh, West Bengal, Assam and Tripura) | Remake of Manasantha Nuvve |
| 2010 | Moner Manush | Goutam Ghose | Prosenjit Chatterjee Priyanshu Chatterjee | Chanchal Chowdhury Raisul Islam Asad | Gautam Kandu | Impress Telefilm Ltd | Bengali (Bangladesh, West Bengal, Assam and Tripura) | Based on life of Lalon |
| 2014 | Ami Shudhu Cheyechi Tomay | Ashok Pati | Ankush Hazra Subhashree Ganguly | | Eskay Movies | Action Cut Entertainment | Bengali (Bangladesh, West Bengal, Assam and Tripura) | |
| 2015 | Romeo vs Juliet | Ashok Pati | Ankush Hazra | Mahiya Mahi | Eskay Movies | Jaaz Multimedia | Bengali (Bangladesh, West Bengal, Assam and Tripura) | Remake of Singh vs Kaur |
| 2015 | Agnee 2 | Iftakar Chowdhury | Om | Mahiya Mahi | Eskay Movies | Jaaz Multimedia | Bengali (Bangladesh, West Bengal, Assam and Tripura) | Sequel to Agnee |
| 2015 | Aashiqui | Ashok Pati | Ankush Hazra | Nusrat Faria Mazhar | Eskay Movies | Jaaz Multimedia | Bengali (Bangladesh, West Bengal, Assam and Tripura) | Remake of Ishq |
| 2015 | Black | Raja Chanda | Soham Chakraborty | Bidya Sinha Saha Mim | Viacom 18 Motion Pictures | Dag Creative Media | Bengali (Bangladesh, West Bengal, Assam and Tripura) | |
| 2016 | Angaar | Wazed Ali Sumon | Om | Falguni Rahman Jolly | Eskay Movies | Jaaz Multimedia | Bengali (Bangladesh, West Bengal, Assam and Tripura) | Remake of Appayya |
| 2016 | Hero 420 | Saikat Nasir | Om Riya Sen | Nusrat Faria Mazhar | Eskay Movies | Jaaz Multimedia | Bengali (Bangladesh, West Bengal, Assam and Tripura) | Remake of Maska |
| 2016 | Shankhachil | Goutam Ghose | Prosenjit Chatterjee | Kusum Sikder | Ashirbad Cholochitro NIdeas Creations & Productions | Impress Telefilm Ltd | Bengali (Bangladesh, West Bengal, Assam and Tripura) | |
| 2016 | Niyoti | Jakir Hossain Raju | | Arifin Shuvo Falguni Rahman Jolly | Eskay Movies | Jaaz Multimedia | Bengali (Bangladesh, West Bengal, Assam and Tripura) | Inspired by The Notebook |
| 2016 | Badsha - The Don | Baba Yadav Abdul Aziz | Jeet | Nusrat Faria Mazhar | Eskay Movies | Jaaz Multimedia | Bengali (Bangladesh, West Bengal, Assam and Tripura) | Remake of Don Seenu |
| 2016 | Shikari | Joydeep Mukherjee Zakir Hussain Simanto | Srabanti Chatterjee | Shakib Khan | Eskay Movies | Jaaz Multimedia | Bengali (Bangladesh, West Bengal, Assam and Tripura) | Remake of Aadhavan |
| 2016 | Rokto | Wajed Ali Sumon | | Pori Moni Ziaul Roshan | Eskay Movies | Jaaz Multimedia | Bengali (Bangladesh, West Bengal, Assam and Tripura) | |
| 2016 | Prem Ki Bujhini | Sudipto Sarkar | Om Subhashree Ganguly | | Eskay Movies | Jaaz Multimedia | Bengali (Bangladesh, West Bengal, Assam and Tripura) | Remake of 100% Love |
| 2017 | Boss 2: Back to Rule | Baba Yadav | Jeet Subhashree Ganguly | Nusrat Faria Mazhar | Jeetz Filmworks Walzen Media Works | Jaaz Multimedia | Bengali (Bangladesh, West Bengal, Assam and Tripura) | Sequel to Boss: Born to Rule |
| 2017 | Nabab | Joydeep Mukherjee Abdul Aziz | Subhashree Ganguly | Shakib Khan | Eskay Movies | Jaaz Multimedia | Bengali (Bangladesh, West Bengal, Assam and Tripura) | |
| 2017 | Doob: No Bed of Roses | Mostofa Sarwar Farooki | Irrfan Khan | Nusrat Imrose Tisha | Eskay Movies Irrfan Khan Films | Jaaz Multimedia | Bengali (Bangladesh, West Bengal, Assam and Tripura) | |
| 2018 | Inspector Notty K | Ashok Pati | Jeet | Nusrat Faria Mazhar | Surinder Films Jeetz Filmworks Walzen Media Works | Jaaz Multimedia | Bengali (Bangladesh, West Bengal, Assam and Tripura) | Releasing in Bangladesh as Indian film through import-export policy. |
| 2018 | Noor Jahaan | Abhimanyu Mukherjee | Adrit Roy | Puja Cherry | Raj Chakraborty Productions SVF Entertainment | Jaaz Multimedia | Bengali (Bangladesh, West Bengal, Assam and Tripura) | |
| 2018 | Pashan | Saikat Nasir | Om | Bidya Sinha Saha Mim | | Jaaz Multimedia | Bengali (Bangladesh, West Bengal, Assam and Tripura) | |
| 2018 | Chalbaaz | Joydeep Mukherjee Anonno Mamun | Subhashree Ganguly | Shakib Khan | Eskay Movies | Action Cut Entertainment | Bengali (Bangladesh, West Bengal, Assam and Tripura) | |
| 2018 | Sultan: The Saviour | Raja Chanda | Jeet | Bidya Sinha Saha Mim | Surinder Films Jeetz Filmworks | Jaaz Multimedia | Bengali (Bangladesh, West Bengal, Assam and Tripura) | |
| 2018 | Bhaijaan Elo Re | Joydeep Mukherjee | Srabanti Chatterjee Payel Sarkar | Shakib Khan | Eskay Movies | Action Cut Entertainment | Bengali (Bangladesh, West Bengal, Assam and Tripura) | |
| 2018 | Naqaab | Rajiv Biswas | Nusrat Jahan Sayantika Banerjee | Shakib Khan | Shree Venkatesh Films | Aradhona Enterprise | Bengali (Bangladesh, West Bengal, Assam and Tripura) | |
| 2018 | Tui Shudhu Amar | Joydeep Mukherjee Anonno Mamun | Om Soham Chakraborty | Mahiya Mahi | Eskay Movies | Action Cut Entertainment | Bengali (Bangladesh, West Bengal, Assam and Tripura) | |
| 2018 | Saturday Afternoon | Mostofa Sarwar Farooki | Parambrata Chatterjee | Zahid Hasan Nusrat Imon Tisha | Greentouch Entertainment | Jaaz Multimedia Chhobial | Bengali (Bangladesh, West Bengal, Assam and Tripura) | Co-produced by Anna Katchko of Germany company Tandem Production Also starring Palestinian actor Eyad Hourani |
| 2019 | Tui Amar Rani | Pijush Saha & Sajal Ahmed | Rubel Das, Rajesh Sharma, Supriyo Dutta | Misty Jannat, Abu Hena Rony | Prince Entertainment P4 | Hevean Multimedia | Bengali (Bangladesh, West Bengal, Assam and Tripura) | |
| 2024 | Dard | Anonno Mamun | Sonal Chauhan, Payel Sarkar, Rahul Dev | Shakib Khan | Eskay Movies One World Movies | Action Cut Entertainment Kibria Films | Bengali, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam (India and Bangladesh) | Pan-Indian film |
| 2024 | Balighar | Arindam Sil | Abir Chatterjee Parno Mitra Rahul Banerjee | Arifin Shuvo Nusrat Imrose Tisha Quazi Nawshaba Ahmed | Nothing Beyond Cinema | Bengal Creations | Bengali (Bangladesh, West Bengal, Assam and Tripura) | |

## Frequent joint venture collaborators

This list contains production companies, directors, and actors who have worked multiple times in Indo-Bangla co-productions.

### Production companies

| Company | Films Released | Country |
| Jaaz Multimedia | 16 | Bangladesh |
| Eskay Movies | 14 | India |
| Impress Telefilm Ltd | 4 | Bangladesh |
| Jeetz Filmworks | 2 | India |
| Walzen Media Works | 2 | India |
| Action Cut Entertainment | 5 | Bangladesh |
| SVF Entertainment | 1 | India |
| Chorki | 1 | Bangladesh |
| Alpha-i Studios | 1 | Bangladesh |

### Directors

| Director | Films Released | Country |
| Ashok Pati | 4 | India |
| Goutam Ghosh | 3 | India |
| Joydeep Mukherjee | 3 | India |
| Baba Yadav | 2 | India |
| Abdul Aziz | 2 | Bangladesh |
| Wazed Ali Sumon | 2 | Bangladesh |

### Actors

| Actor/Actress | Films Released | Country |
| Shakib Khan | 8 | Bangladesh |
| Nusraat Faria | 5 | Bangladesh |
| Subhashree Ganguly | 5 | India |
| Om | 5 | India |
| Ankush Hazra | 3 | India |
| Jeet | 3 | India |
| Mahiya Mahi | 2 | Bangladesh |
| Prosenjit Chatterjee | 2 | India |

### Music directors

| Music Director | Soundtracks Released | Country | Note |
| Savvy | 11 | India | Has released collaborative soundtracks with other artists. |
| Akassh | 8 | India | Has released collaborative soundtracks with other artists. |
| Goutam Ghosh | 3 | India | |
| Suddho Roy | 2 | India | Has released collaborative soundtracks with other artists. |
| Dabbu | 1 | India | Has released collaborative soundtracks with other artists. |