Bidrohi (film)

Bidrohi (transl. The Rebel) is a 2022 Bangladeshi action drama film. The film is directed by Shahin Sumon and is produced by Selim Khan under the banner of Shapla Media. The story, screenplay and dialogue were written by Delwar Hossain Dil. It features Shakib Khan, Shabnom Bubly and Sushmita Mridula in the lead roles. Also features Misha Sawdagor, Amit Hasan, Shiba Shanu, Don, Sadek Bachchu and Saberi Alam have played supporting roles in film.

The principal photography of the film was begun on September 25, 2018. The film's title was changed several times during production, though was finally get censor clearance as the name of Bidrohi on March 16, 2020. The film's release was postponed several times. It was initially planned to release on the occasion of Bengali new year Pohela Baishakh 2020. It was also postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh in 2021. As the situation did not improve, director Shahin Suman initially planned to release the film on online streaming app Cinebuzz. Finally it was released on May 3, 2022, in 102 cinemas on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr in around the country.

For the film protagonist Shakib Khan took a fee ৳60 lakh, which became him the highest-paid entertainers in the history of Bangladesh. It was made with a budget ৳3.3−3.5 crore, but was a box office failure, and grossed less than ৳1 crore (US$82,000).