Friday (2023 film)

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Friday
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Promotional poster
ফ্রাইডে
Directed by Raihan Rafi
Based onTrue story
Starring
Distributed byBinge
Release date
  • 3 March 2023 (2023-03-03)
CountryBangladesh
LanguageBengali

Friday is a 2023 Bengali thriller film directed by Raihan Rafi. It starring Toma Mirza and Nasir Uddin Khan in the lead roles. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

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Cast


Release

The film was released on 3 March 2023. [6] [7]

Controversy

The film's poster was found to be plagiarised from Parasite and House of Secrets: The Burari Deaths. [1] [8]

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References

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  3. "'জানোয়ার' এর চেয়ে ভয়ংকর রাফীর 'ফ্রাইডে'!". চ্যানেল আই অনলাইন. Retrieved 2023-02-28.
  4. "OTT has been a blessing for the film industry: Raihan Rafi". The Daily Star. 2022-09-11. Retrieved 2023-02-28.
  5. "Raihan Rafi: I want audiences to feel the adrenaline". The Business Standard. 2022-09-26. Retrieved 2023-02-28.
  6. "Bone-chilling trailer of 'Friday' released". The Daily Star. 2023-02-28. Retrieved 2023-02-28.
  7. "Binge drops teaser of thriller web series 'Friday'". The Daily Star. 2023-02-10. Retrieved 2023-02-28.
  8. "'Friday' kicks up plagiarism controversy, netizens find similarity with Oscar winning South Korean film 'Parasite'". The Times of India. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 2023-02-28.