The actor was admitted to a hospital in Dhaka with pneumonia on June 6, just a day before Eid-ul-Azha, and was unable to join his co-stars in the film’s promotional campaign. From his hospital bed, he watched reviews pour in and audiences respond with warmth—something he described as profoundly moving.

Hailing from Shirajganj, a significant portion of Zahid Hasan’s childhood memories reminisce how he grew up watching tele-fictions. “Collecting tickets for upcoming theater plays was also one of my prime tasks in those days.