Mostofa Sarwar Farooki Leads ‘Ministry of Love’ 12-Film Anthology for Bangladesh Streamer Chorki (EXCLUSIVE)

variety.com:

Naman Ramachandran Auteur Mostofa Sarwar Farooki is spearheading “Ministry of Love,” a 12-film anthology by the leading lights of the Bangladesh film industry for streamer Chorki.

The broad theme of the films will be love. Farooki, a celebrated filmmaker whose work including “Television,” “Saturday Afternoon” and “No Land’s Man,” has travelled to festivals worldwide, will co-produce the project on behalf of Chorki.

He will also direct two of the 12 films. “Something Like an Autobiography,” which Variety understands is heavily inspired from Farooki and his actor wife Nusrat Imrose Tisha’s personal life, is co-written by Tisha and Farooki and is co-produced by Anna Katchko, former Film Bazaar chief Nina Lath and Tisha.

Farooki will also direct a project titled “Last Defenders of Monogamy.” Couple Raka Noshin Nower (“Laugh Lines”) and Shangkha Dasgupta (“Guti”) will direct “50/50.” Redoan Rony (“Behind the Puppy”), filmmaker and CEO of Chorki, directs “Uki.” Abu Shahed Emon (Busan title “Jalal’s Story”) directs “Oboni,” Shihab Shaheen (“Myself Allen Shawpan”) “Kacher Manush Dure Thuiya” and Ashfaque Nipun (“Mohanagar”) “We Need to Talk.” Raihan Rafi (“Shurongo”) directs “Muhabbat,” Anam Biswas (“Dui Diner Duniya”) “Shoulder Man,” Rezaur Rahman (“Internsheep”) “36-24-36” and Arifur Rahman (“Scooty”) “Jui.” Three films are already in production, one film is in post and the rest are being developed.