Popular Tollywood actress Sreelekha is currently in Dhaka, to attend the Dhaka International Film Festival (DIFF) which kicked off last Saturday. In a media interaction at the festival, Sreelekha said that she has joined the cast of "Mir Jafar Chapter 2", opposite Dhallywood actors Ziaul Roshan and Ferdous. The film is directed by Arkadeep Mallika Nath. 

"I don't know the details of the film. I just know that shooting of the film will be starting in February," Sreelekha said to the media.

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In the film, Ferdous will be seen in the role of an influential person in the Indo-Bangladesh border area, while Ziaul Roshan will be playing the character of Zafar. Tollywood actress Srabanti Chatterjee will be portraying the role of a refugee, who has escaped from Bangladesh. 

The film also casts Subrat Dutta, Sohini Sengupta, Bulbuli Panja, and Joy Sarkar in pivotal roles.

Sreelekha's directorial "Ebong Chaad" was screened at the festival yesterday. After the screening, Sreelekha interacted with the Bangladeshi audience and answered their questions.

DIFF will run till January 22, with movies being screened at Bangamata Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib auditorium (main auditorium) and Poet Sufia Kamal auditorium of the Bangladesh National Museum,Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA), Star Cineplex (Bashundhara City) and Alliance Francaise de Dhaka (Dhanmondi).