Reekita Nondine Shimu

Rubaiyat Hossain’s ‘The Difficult Bride’ wins €80,000 grant at Berlin

“The Difficult Bride” is produced by François d’Artemare (France), Anna Katchko (Germany), Pedro Borges (Portugal), Ingrid Lill Høgtun (Norway) and Hossain (Bangladesh). Production companies include France’s Les Films de l’Après-midi, Germany’s Tandem Productions, Portugal’s Midas Filmes, Norway’s Barentsfilm AS and Bangladesh’s Khona Talkies.
16 February 2026, 10:24 AM

Badhan, Shimu and Sunerah to lead Rubaiyat Hossain’s ‘The Difficult Bride’

Director Rubaiyat Hossain has been developing her film “The Difficult Bride” for many years. She travelled to various international film festivals with the screenplay and secured global funding. Now, the cast has finally been announced.
6 December 2025, 06:21 AM

‘I dedicate this win to Rubaiyat Hossain’

The actress, who won the Best Actress award at Festival de Saint -Jean-de-Luz, in France in 2019 for Rubaiyat Hossain’s ‘Shimu’, was announced the Best Actress in the National Film Award (2022) for her portrayal of her namesake this year. She will be taking home the award jointly with Jaya Ahsan ('Beauty Circus').
4 November 2023, 18:02 PM