Information minister visits set of Bangabandhu biopic in Mumbai

Bangladesh's Information Minister Hasan Mahmud today visited the Dadasaheb Phalke Film City in Goregaon in Mumbai where the biopic on Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman is being shot.

Speaking on the occasion, Mahmud said ties between Bangladesh and Maharashtra will deepen due to the film being directed by eminent director Shyam Benegal.

"The friendship between India and Bangladesh is natural and both the countries have a historic heritage. India and Bangladesh share good industrial, cultural and commercial ties. The relations between Bangladesh and Maharashtra state will deepen due to "Bangabandhu cinema", he said.

The film, co-produced by Indian and Bangladeshi filmmakers, will be shot in Mumbai and Kolkata.

Mahmud went to Mumbai after inaugurating a festival of Bangladeshi feature films in Kolkata last week, reports our New Delhi correspondent.