Nirantar Bangla Movie nominated for Oscar Academy Award

Nirantar, a full length feature film by Abdullah Abu Sayeed has been nominated to compete in the foreign film category at the Academy Award.

Earlier three films including Nacholer Rani by Syed Wahiduzzaman Diamond, Rani Kuthir Baki Itihas by Samia Zaman and Nirantar by Abu Sayeed were submitted for scrutiny at the Oscar committee led by Azad Rahman.

A press conference was held to declare the name of the nominated film at a city hotel on Wednesday. Azad Rahman, Shah Alam Kiran, Nasiruddin Dilu, Aslam Talikdar Manna and others were present and spoke on the occasion.

Sayeed said ‘This is a great achievement and I am very happy as my film has been got nomination to compete in the foreign film category at the Academy Awards’. I hope the film will be able to grab the prestigious award’.