''Lal Tip'' (''The Red Point'') is a 2012

romance film Romance films involve romantic love stories recorded in visual media for broadcast in theatres or on television that focus on passion (emotion), passion, emotion, and the affectionate romantic involvement of the main characters. Typically their ...

directed by Swapan Ahmed and produced by

Impress Telefilm Limited Impress Telefilm Limited is a media production house in Bangladesh, formed in 2003. The company produces film, drama, and drama serials, music videos, variety shows, magazine programmes, musical programmes, and documentaries as well as TV commerc ...

and Benani Films. The film stars Emon and Kusum Sikder in lead roles. The film was released worldwide on 17 February 2012.

Cast

* Mamnun Hasan Emon as ''Arnob'' * Kusum Sikder as ''Nidhi'' * Benjamin Dupich as ''Laurent'' * Ana Levis as ''Leena'' *

ATM Shamsuzzaman Abu Taher Mohammad Shamsuzzaman (; 10 September 1941 – 20 February 2021), was a Bangladeshi film and television actor, director and screen-playwright. He was awarded Ekushey Padak in 2015 by the Government of Bangladesh. He won Bangladesh Natio ...

as ''Dada'' * Shahidul Alam Sachchu as ''Sohel'' * Mishu Sabbir * Daniel Kramer * Toriqul Islam Tusher * Deborah Newman * Natalie Fransasci * Sohel Khan

Production

The film was produced by

and Banani Films.

Filming

Shooting locations included

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, and

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. Some shots were taken in

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. The cast filmed in Bangkok and

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, where Emon and Kusum Sikder also shot a romantic song. 50% of the shots were done in

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, and the rest were done in

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, and India.

Casting

Mamnun Hasan Emon was the first to sign into the film and was under Swapon Ahmed's direction for the second time. Kusum Sikder was signed to play the female lead, as Swapon Ahmed wanted a fresh face for his movie.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by Fuad al Muqtadir. Two songs, ''Beshe Jai'' and ''Hariye Jawa Sapne'', were released with the trailer. The promo video for all the songs was released on 27 December 2011.

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organized the film's music launch on 25 December 2011. The music was composed by Fuad al Muqtadir, Ibrar Tipu, and Arefin Rumey. Three-time Academy Awards winner Morris Jar composed one song for the album.

Marketing

Samsung and

Channel i Channel i () is a Bangladeshi Bengali-language satellite and cable television channel owned by Impress Group. It was launched on 1 October 1999, as Bangladesh's first digital television channel. It is one of the oldest satellite television chan ...

announced their association with Impress Telefilm Limited for their film ''Lal Tip''.

Release

''Lal Tip'' was released worldwide on 17 February 2012. A red carpet premiere of Lal Tip was organised by Impress Telefilm on 15 February 2012.

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lal Tip 2012 films 2012 romance films Bengali-language Bangladeshi films Bangladeshi romance films Films shot in Paris Films shot in Thailand Films scored by Fuad al Muqtadir Films scored by Ibrar Tipu Films scored by Arfin Rumey 2010s Bengali-language films Impress Telefilm films