Most Welcome

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Most Welcome
Most Welcome Bangladeshi movie.jpg
Directed by Anonno Mamun
Produced by Monsoon Films
Starring
Music byAdhyan Dhara, Hridoy Khan, Akhash sen
Distributed by Monsoon Films
Release date
20 August 2012
Running time
135 minutes
Country Bangladesh
LanguageBengali

Most Welcome is a 2012 Bangladeshi action film directed by Anonno Mamun and produced by Ananta Jalil under his production banner Monsoon Films. The film features Ananta Jalil and Afiea Nusrat Barsha in lead roles. This movie is a remake of 2009 Indian Tamil language film Kanthaswamy .

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Cast

Release

It had an Eid release in August, 2012 in Bangladesh. Most Welcome was also screened in the United Kingdom, where it opened in eight theatres. The international premiere was held on 10 March 2013 in Cineworld, Ilford. [1]

Critical reception

Rifat Islam Esha, reviewing it for New Age , wrote, "Go watch the movie! It's worth it. Laugh if you like but it's the first time in Bangladesh that someone has incorporated such 'Pojukti' [technique] in films and I believe this will take our movie industry to the 'other' level very soon indeed." [2]

Box office

Film website Twitch Film describes Most Welcome as the "biggest box office hit" of summer 2012. [3]

Soundtrack

Track listing
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Most Welcome (Title Track)" Mila & S I Tutul 4:46
2."Veja Veja Haowate" Arfin Rumey & Nancy 5:40
3."Prem De Na Re" Mila & Ahamed Tausif 4:39
4."Adhor Chuye" Porshi & Kishor 4:30
5."Kotota Tomake Ami Bhalobashi" Hridoy Khan & Nirjhor 4:40
6."Ke Kahar" Kailash Kher 4:21
7."Most Welcome (Instrumental)" Instrumental 4:19

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References

  1. "News". Monsoon Films. Archived from the original on 14 May 2018. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
  2. Esha, Rifat Islam. "Movie Review: Most Welcome". New Age. Dhaka. Archived from the original on 6 October 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
  3. "Most Welcome Box Office". Twitch Film . Retrieved 12 August 2013.