Bhalobasha Express

Bhalobasha Express (Also known by the previous working title as Red: The Color of Love)^[1] is a 2014 Bangladeshi romantic drama film directed by Shafi Uddin Shafi and produced by Mohammad Abul Kalam under his Titash Kothachitro. It features superstar Shakib Khan, Apu Biswas and Mim Chowdhury (in her debut) in the lead roles. Also Ahmed Sharif, Misha Sawdagor, Afzal Sharif, Abdullah Saki, DJ Shohel have played important roles in the film.^[2]

"There is quite a hype created by Bollywood actors with their polished look and six-pack abs. Therefore, our audience are also demanding the same from the actors of this country. I respect their wishes and therefore, I am concentrating on making my body more slim and maintained."

—Protagonist Shakib Khan about his character in the film in an interview with Dhaka Tribune.^[3]

Bhalobasha Express
Movie poster
Bengali	ভালোবাসা এক্সপ্রেস
Directed by	Shafi Uddin Shafi
Screenplay by	Shafi Uddin Shafi
Story by	Abdullah Zahir Babu
Produced by	Mohammad Abul Kalam
Starring	Shakib Khan Apu Biswas Ahmed Sharif Afzal Sharif Misha Sawdagor
Cinematography	Asaduzzaman Mojnu
Edited by	Touhid Hossain Chowdhury
Music by	Ahmed Humayun
Production company	Titash Kothachitro
Distributed by	Titash Kothachitro
Release date	9 September 2014 (2014-09-09)
Running time	135 minutes
Country	Bangladesh
Language	Bengali

The film principal photography was begun in December 2013. Its soundtrack was composed by Ahmed Humayun.^[4] The film was released on May 9, 2014.^[5]

Cast

• Shakib Khan as Turjo Khan
• Apu Biswas as Bonna Mirza
• Mim Chowdhury^[6] as Tamanna
• Ahmed Sharif
• Misha Sawdagor as Shafqat Mirza
• Afzal Sharif as Qutub
• Abdullah Saki
• DJ Sohel
• Jadu Azad

Production

"I have tried to portray an interesting love story and I really hope that it will be well received and appreciated."

—Shafi Uddin Shafi on making Bhalobasha Express with Dhaka Tribune.^[3]

The principal photography of the film was begun in December 2013. Previously, the film was supposed to be released with the title as Red: The Color of Love on Valentine's Day, in 2014, but due to unavoidable circumstances in the post production phase, the release was delayed.^[3] later, the film's director changed its name to Bhalobasa Express.^[7][8]

Soundtrack

Bhalobasha Express
Soundtrack album by Ahmed Humayun
Released	May 8, 2014
Studio	Titash Kothachitro
Genre	Feature Film Soundtrack
Length	22:00
Language	Bengali
Label	CD Choice
Producer	Ahmed Humayun
Ahmed Humayun chronology
Lattu Koshai (2014) Bhalobasha Express (2014) Janena A Mon (2014)
External audio Official Audio Jukebox on YouTube

The film's soundtrack is composed by Ahmed Humayun and lyrics penned by Kabir Bakul.^[3]

Track listing

No.	Title	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Bhalobasha Express"	Pulak Adhikari, Munni	4:56
2.	"Tumi Amar Surjo"	Sumi Shobnom, Rupom	4:56
3.	"Ichche Kore Ural Mari"	Tousif, Moon	4:09
4.	"Charo Dike Hajar Premik"	Sumi Shobnom, Rupom	4:06
5.	"Boro Bou Ke Somoy Dichi"	Mohsin, Moon, Sumi Shobnom, Dinat Jahan Munni	3:53
Total length:			22:00

Release

Bhalobasha Express was released in more than seventy cinemas on May 9, 2014, around the country.^[3][9][10] The film had its world television premiere on ATN Bangla on Eid al-Adha 2016.^[11]