Doob set for October 27 release

Produced by Jaaz Multimedia and Eskay movies, starring talismanic Indian actor Irrfan Khan (who is also co-producing it) in the lead and directed by Mostofa Sarwar Farooki, the film had been stuck in limbo for a long time, after a government film review committee for joint venture productions revoked its no-objection certificate of the film, a day after issuing it in February this year. The film eventually got its censor certificate last month, but by that time it had done a round of the festival circuit – being screened at the Shanghai International Film Festival and the Moscow International Film Festival (where it also won the independent Kommersant Jury Award). From those screenings, the film has garnered high praise from top international film magazines like Variety, The Hollywood Reporter and Screen Daily.  

“Sometimes words are not enough to express yourself, and a big sigh is what I feel like sums up my feelings,” Faooki told The Daily Star about the release date. “A film that contains nothing vulgar, anti-society or anti-state had been held up for so long, and finally it is releasing to the audience who will understand the story better than anyone, is just a big relief for me.” 

Farooki also explained why they chose the date. “We wanted to make sure Irrfan can be here for the premiere, and he currently has a number of projects going on. Tisha (Nusrat Imrose Tisha, who plays one of the central roles in 'Doob') and I will be on the second leg our festival circuit tour with the film from the end of this month, and it will be a long tour spanning four continents, so considering all of it this was the best date for us.” 

The trailer of the film will be out in the next two weeks, the director also informed, adding that the only song of the film, and other promotional material, will follow. The film's premiere will be attended by Irrfan Khan, and a contest is in the pipeline for the general audience to attend the premiere with the cast and crew.