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Globally, people are generally mesmerised by Bollywood, and a few smart film lovers have realised that there are some great films in Malayalam, Tamil, Marathi and other regional languages. Even smarter ones have realised that there are also great films in South Asia from Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan and Afghanistan. Ladies and Gentlemen, a superb Bangladeshi web series directed by Mostofa Sarwar Farooki, internationally acclaimed Bangladeshi director, just dropped on the streamer Zee5 Global on July 9. An emotionally strong, eight-episode (half-hour ) series on the #MeToo issue and the fight for justice, it has Mahmudul Islam as co-director. This Zee5 Original is available in 190 countries, including India, Bangladesh, USA, UK, Canada and Australia and is free in Bangladesh. Zee 5 has been pioneering programming from South Asia, including Bangladesh and Pakistan, notably Churails, the kickass Pakistani feminist
Mostofa Sarwar Farooki s Ladies & Gentlemen releases tomorrow
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Mostofa Sarwar Farooki s debut web series Ladies and Gentlemen to premiere on ZEE 5
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