Sarees, dancing, cheers and applause — the screening of Rubaiyat Hossain’s “The Difficult Bride” at the Venice International Film Festival turned into a celebration of Bangladeshi cinema on the prestigious international stage.

The 83rd Venice International Film Festival is set to mark a historic moment for Bangladeshi cinema today, as Rubaiyat Hossain’s "The Difficult Bride" makes its world premiere in the Orizzonti Competition section.

With “The Difficult Bride”, Badhan is preparing for another major festival appearance. She is travelling to Venice today to attend the festival.

"The Difficult Bride" follows Zaineen, a young bride-to-be who arrives to prepare for her wedding. As the day unfolds, she becomes entangled in an increasingly unsettling world where beauty, the body, faith, memory and fear collide.

After making history as the first Bangladeshi feature film to be selected for the Orizzonti section of the 83rd Venice International Film Festival, National Film Award-winning director Rubaiyat Hossain's "The Difficult Bride" has achieved another major milestone, earning a place in the official selection of the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF).

When Rubaiyat Hossain's "The Difficult Bride" made history as the first feature-length film from Bangladesh to compete at the Venice International Film Festival, it wasn't just the film that had everyone talking. Curiosity quickly turned to its leading lady, Zaineen Karim Chowdhury, who, interestingly, shares her first name with the character she plays. One question lingered above all else: what made Rubaiyat believe that Zaineen was her "Difficult Bride"?

For filmmaker Rubaiyat Hossain, “The Difficult Bride” is more than a psychological horror film. It is the culmination of nearly two decades of writing, years of meticulous preparation, and a childhood memory that refused to fade.

The psychological horror film will have its world premiere at the festival, which will be held in Venice, Italy, from September 2 to 12.