For decades, Bengali cinema seemed stuck in a rut, churning out predictable tales of star-crossed love between the rich and poor, or heroes striking it rich with a lottery win. These were often spiced ...

If cinema in Bangladesh or Dhallywood had a superhero, he’d be wearing aviators, a flashy panjabi and answering to one name: Shakib. Born Masud Rana Sheikh in 1979 in sleepy Gopalganj, this ...

In an explosion of celluloid exuberance and riding confidently on the storm (Toofan), is Shakib Khan, the undisputed Rajkumar of Bangladeshi cinema. In a tempest of bravado, glitz and machismo, Shakib ...

250-plus films later, his filmography is like a greatest hits playlist of romance, revenge If cinema in Bangladesh or Dhallywood had a superhero, he’d be wearing aviators, a flashy panjabi and ...