MR-9: Do or Die

MR-9: Do or Die
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAsif Akbar
Screenplay by
Based onDhongsho Pahar
by Qazi Anwar Hussain
Produced by
  • Asif Akbar
  • Hemdee Kiwanuka
  • Colin Bates
  • Philip Tan
  • Abdul Aziz
Starring
Music byRicky Kej
Production
companies
  • Premiere Entertainment
  • Jaaz Multimedia
  • Avail Entertainment
  • Al Bravo Films
  • Chasing Butterflies Pictures
Distributed by
  • Jaaz Multimedia (Bangladesh)
  • Premiere Entertainment Group (North America)
Release dates
  • 25 August 2023 (2023-08-25) (United States)
  • 1 September 2023 (2023-09-01) (Bangladesh)
Running time
107 minutes
Countries
  • Bangladesh
  • United States
Languages
  • Bengali
  • English
Budget৳83 crore (US$6.9 million)[citation needed]

MR-9 (Masud Rana): Do or Die is a 2023 spy action thriller film directed by Asif Akbar. An international co-production between the United States and Bangladesh, it is based on the 1966 Qazi Anwar Hussain novel Dhongsho Pahar.[1][2] The film was under the banner of Jaaz Multimedia[3][4] and Avail Entertainment.[5] ABM Sumon played the lead role of Masud Rana.[6]

Premise

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Masud Rana or MR 9 is the best spy of Bangladesh Counter Intelligence (BCI). The film revolves around the espionage action of Masud Rana.

Cast

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Production

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The character of Masud Rana is very iconic to the people of Bangladesh, even I have been familiar with the character of Masud Rana since childhood, you can say, I grew up imagining this character. I've always wanted to present this character to the world.

—Asif Akbar to Banglanews24.com[9]

Jaaz Multimedia bought the copyright of the book from Qazi Anwar Hussain, the author of the novel, for the purpose of making the film based on the Dhongsho Pahar.[10] A reality show titled "Who will be Masud Rana" was organized on Channel i to select the main character of the film. However, later there was uncertainty as to whether the actor would be selected from this reality show. Auditions are also arranged to select the main characters.[6] Later, Qazi Anwar Hussain was shown photos of several actors to choose who will play the main character in the film. He saw those photos and finalized the name of ABM Sumon.[1] In November 2021, actress Bidya Sinha Mim was signed for the role of Sulta Rao, where she was supposed to play an Indian spy.[5] Later, she dropped the film due to schedule complications.[11] However, Jaaz Multimedia offered Mim another role of the film Sohana. But she also rejected it as a supporting character.[12] In 2021, Sayeda Tithee Omni was hired to play the character 'Nabanita'.[13] This is the debut film of Remy Grillo who is son of Frank Grillo. The film was shot in Las Vegas, Los Angeles and Dhaka. This is a US–Bangladesh joint production film. Its producers are Al Bravo, Hemdee Kiwanuka, Colin Bates, Asif Akbar, Philip Tan and Abdul Aziz. Niko Foster, Peter Nguyen and Phillip B. Goldfine are executive producers of the film. Its screenplay was adapted from Dhonghsho Pahar novel from the Masud Rana series. Its screenplay was written by Asif Akbar, Abdul Aziz and Nazim Ud Daula.[7] The filming was scheduled for April 2021, but was not possible due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The date was later postponed to August, but the plan was thwarted by visa problems for the U.S. crew. Then February 2022 was fixed as the new date. But its filming was also postponed on that date.[14] Since any country making a film in joint production with Bangladesh has to show its script to the preview committee, so in a meeting held on 7 June 2022, its script was presented to the committee. There the committee suggested several changes.[15] The shooting of the Bangladesh part of the film started in the last week of June and ended on 30 June 2022.[8] Ricky Kej was signed on to compose the film's music after the post-production started.[16]

Release

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The film was released in both Bengali and English. Besides being released in Bangladesh, it was also released in Tollywood.[3] In July 2022, Asif Akbar announced that the film would be released next year.[citation needed] After 2023 Cannes Film Festival, Premiere Entertainment became its worldwide distributor.[17] It was scheduled to be released on 29 June 2023[18] but didn’t release. The film (English Version) was released on 25 August 2023 in 16 theatres (Multiplex) of Bangladesh and 151 theatres of North America And The film (Bangla Version) was released on 1 September 2023 in Bangladesh.[19]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "ABM Sumon to play Masud Rana in 'MR-9'". The Daily Star. 29 May 2020. Archived from the original on 5 June 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  2. ^ "Ghostwriter gets copyright of Masud Rana books". The Daily Star. 16 June 2020. Archived from the original on 19 May 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Masud Rana film gets a big budget of Tk83 crores". Dhaka Tribune. 23 July 2019. Archived from the original on 23 October 2019. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  4. ^ "Masud Rana is back". Prothom Alo. 25 September 2018. Archived from the original on 19 May 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  5. ^ a b c d "Bidya Sinha Mim plays Raw Agent in 'MR-9'". The Business Standard. 29 November 2021. Archived from the original on 3 December 2021. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  6. ^ a b "Who will play Masud Rana?". The Business Standard. 7 September 2019. Archived from the original on 23 June 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Wiseman, Andreas (14 June 2022). "'MR-9': Michael Jai White, ABM Sumon, Matt Passmore, More, Join Frank Grillo Action Pic; Filming Underway". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 12 July 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  8. ^ a b 'থ্রি-ইডিয়টস'র চতুরের সঙ্গে অভিনেতা মিলন. Bangla Tribune (in Bengali). 3 July 2022. Archived from the original on 4 July 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  9. ^ Kabir, Sifat (4 July 2022). "'MR-9' to be unique than James Bond: Asif Akbar". Banglanews24.com. Archived from the original on 19 August 2022. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  10. ^ 'মাসুদ রানা' নিয়ে চলচ্চিত্রের কী হবে. Bdnews24.com (in Bengali). 15 June 2020. Archived from the original on 3 July 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  11. ^ "Mim leaves 'MR-9'". The Daily Star. 24 May 2022. Archived from the original on 3 July 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  12. ^ 'এম আর নাইন' ছাড়লেন মিম [Mim left 'MR Nine']. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 22 May 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  13. ^ "Omni to play Nabanita in Masud Rana, MR-9". New Age. 24 February 2021. Archived from the original on 8 April 2023. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  14. ^ 'এমআর-৯' নিয়ে অনিশ্চয়তা. Kaler Kantho. 25 January 2022. Archived from the original on 3 July 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  15. ^ 'এমআর-নাইন' চিত্রনাট্যে কিছু পরিবর্তনের সুপারিশ. Newsbangla24.com (in Bengali). 10 June 2022. Archived from the original on 10 June 2022. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  16. ^ Goodfellow, Melanie (25 October 2022). "Grammy Winner Ricky Kej To Compose Original Music For Frank Grillo, ABM Sumon Thriller 'MR-9'". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 2 April 2023. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  17. ^ Ntim, Zac (22 May 2023). "'MR-9: Do Or Die' Starring Frank Grillo, Michael Jai White & ABM Sumon Acquired By Premiere — Cannes Market". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 29 May 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  18. ^ "Masud Rana franchise new film MR-9 set to premiere in the next Canne Film Festival". The Business Standard. 31 March 2023. Archived from the original on 21 April 2023. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  19. ^ "'MR-9: Do or Die' releasing next month". The Daily Star. 18 July 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
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