Director Iftekhar Ahmed’s Antarjaal (The Inner Current) has done the unthinkable: it has pulled in over 2.3 crore taka in its opening weekend without a single item song or a lost-in-Italy love story.
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Set in a dystopian 2141, where rising sea levels have swallowed Khulna and the Sundarbans are a data archive, the film follows a young climate coder (played by newcomer Tashfia Noshin) who discovers that the mythical "Bonbibi" was actually an AI defense system. (embedded YouTube link: [Antarjaal Official Trailer | 4M
(embedded YouTube link: [Antarjaal Official Trailer | 4M views in 24 hours]) The second act drags, and the romantic subplot feels forced
For years, Bangladeshi audiences have flocked to Hollywood for intergalactic battles and to Tolkywood (Dhallywood) for romantic melodramas. But this Eid season, a quiet revolution is happening in the multiplexes of Bashundhara City and Shimanto Shambhar.
Antarjaal is not perfect. The second act drags, and the romantic subplot feels forced. But as a piece of media content , it signals that Bangladeshi entertainment is tired of being the follower. We are finally trying to build our own future—on screen, at least.
April 16, 2026 | Category: Film & OTT