The year opened in a slump: eight January–February titles drifted through cinemas with little audience interest and almost no critical chatter. Then Eid-ul-Fitr arrived on April 1, and the box office finally showed signs of life.

At the centre of the buzz is “Taandob”, a political thriller directed by Raihan Rafi. Superstar Shakib Khan leads the cast alongside Jaya Ahsan and Sabila Nur in a story about an orchestrated attack on a television station.