No Bed of Roses (Doob as the Bengali version) is a 2017 Indo-Bangladesh joint production drama film written and directed by Mostofa Sarwar Farooki. It was produced by Abdul Aziz, Himanshu Dhanuka and Irrfan Khan under the banner of Jaaz Multimedia and Eskay Movies along with Irrfan Khan Films. It stars Irrfan Khan, Nusrat Imrose Tisha, Rokeya Prachy and Parno Mittra. The story builds up around the members of two families discovering the finer fabric of love when the headman of a family dies. The theme is that death does not always take things away: Sometimes it gives back. The film was selected as the Bangladeshi entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 91st Academy Awards, but it was not nominated. The film marked Irafan Khan's last Bengali film.
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Cast
Irrfan Khan as Javed Hasan
Nusrat Imrose Tisha as Saberi
Rokeya Prachy as Maya
Parno Mittra as Nitu
Rashad Hossain as Ahir
Nader Chowdhury
Ashok Dhanuka as Aynal
Mujib Pardeshi
Mohammed Rakibul Hasan Reza as Lotus
Production
Filming
Principal photography began in March 2016 in Dhaka. Filming locations include Chittagong Hill Tracts, Sylhet, and Dhaka. On 17 March 2016, Irrfan Khan arrived in Dhaka, Bangladesh to scout for filming locations.
Internationally acclaimed director Farooki describes No Bed of Roses as a family story of loss and regain. Regarding the film Khan said, "When I saw his first film 'Ant Story', it immediately got me interested. I was impressed with his approach, style, and the way he unravels the story ... His works carry a strong humane angle, which is why his characters are multi layered."
Release
No Bed of Roses had its world premiere at the Shanghai International Film Festival on 25 June 2017. After months of waiting for clearance, the film was finally announced to be released on 27 October 2017 in Bangladesh and India. Talks were on with distributors of respective countries whether it can be released in Australia and Singapore on 27 October.
Reception
Upon release "No bed Of Roses" received positive critical acclaim from the prominent critics of both Bangladesh and India.
This movie has been selected to compete at the main competition round of the Shanghai International Film Festival 2017, which commenced from 17 June 2017.
No Bed of Roses has been selected for the main competition section of the 39th Moscow International Film Festival. The film wins the Kommersant Weekend Prize in the festival.
Film Bazaar 2013 - Winner - Dubai Film Market Award
Shanghai International Film Festival, June 2017 - Competition
Moscow International Film Festival, June 2017 - Winner - Kommersant Jury Prize
In competition, El Gouna Film Festival, September 2017
Official selection, Vancouver International Film Festival, September 2017
Official selection, Busan International Film festival, October 2017
Closing film, South Asian Film Festival, Paris, October 2017
In competition, Asia Pacific Screen Awards, November 2017
Official selection, 48th International Film Festival of India, Goa, 20–28 November 2017.
Official Selection, IFFK Kerala 2017.
Official Selection, Munich IFF 2018.
Controversy
On 16 February 2017, the Ministry of Information halted the film's "no-objection" certificate. Earlier, writer Humayun Ahmed's wife Meher Afroz Shaon had brought to the government's notice that part of the film resembles a period of her deceased husband's life.
Soundtrack
The soundtrack music composed by Chirkutt.
Accolades
Doob was nominated for five awards from the Filmfare Awards East.