Filming of BLACK starts in weeks

Internationally acclaimed award winning journalist and peace activist Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury and his entire team are spending busy time in giving final touches into the script of Bangla movie named BLACK, which is being made targeting international audience.

In this film, is it shown that few decades back, Bangladesh was a country of religious harmony and peace. But, for past decades, Islamism and activities of Islamists became gradually prominent in the entire village. Clergies in the mosques and madrassas became increasingly influential in the locality, thus imposing Sharia law, which ultimately turned into a nightmare for the villagers. Muslim men are encouraged by the clergies to have more than one wife, as Islam allows polygamy. Under such situation, wives of the Muslim men ultimately turn into mere slaves, thus taking part in domestic works as well as helping the husband in agro production. When a wife becomes physically ill, the husband shows unwillingness to send her to a nearby hospital for treatment, as the man considers hospitals evil, as male and female doctors work together there and women without a burqa.

Whipping and other forms of severe physical torture of men and women on various charges gradually become regular in the village. These are applied by local 'Sharia Committee' formed by clergies and Islamic fanatics.

This film is against Sharia, Islamism, religious intolerance, hate speech and repression of women under Sharia law. This film is aimed at creating massive awareness in the people in Muslim nations in standing against Islamism and Sharia, and voicing the need for reform in Islam, Koran and Islamic codes.

BLACK is the first film of the planned series of seven movies. Each of the movies is aimed at ultimately projecting problems inside Islam and Sharia law in a very bold manner.

The initial language of BLACK is Bangla, while it will be dubbed in various languages in future. There are around 300 million Bangla speaking people in Bangladesh and India only. Our initial target group are these 300 million people. Later, with dubbing in other languages as well as using sub-titles in English, French, Hindi, Urdu etc, we shall reach a few hundred millions people in the entire Muslim world.

The initial goal of the planned seven movies under this series, though, is to create public awareness against Sharia law, Jihad, Burqa, Stoning, Beheading, Polygamy and Child Marriage. The movies' ultimate goal is to encourage people to speak out against such social evils.

Meanwhile, two songs for this film have already been recorded. Eminent Bangladeshi singer Runa Laila and youngster Rinku has given voice to these songs.

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