Khoj: The Search

Khoj, The Search is a 2010 Bangladeshi Bengali romantic action film starring Ananta, Bobby, Afiea Nusrat Barsha and Sohel Rana.

Plot

The film features Major Mahmud/Ananta, a secret service agent working for Bangladesh Counter Intelligence, a fictional agency conceived in the Masud Rana series by Qazi Anwar Hussain. With the help of Captain Bobby, Major Mahmud thwarts the international arms syndicate headed by the notorious villain Nino.

Cast

M.A. Jalil Ananta as Major Mahmud / Ananta
Bobby as Captain Bobby
Afiea Nusrat Barsha as Elisa
Nino – Arms smuggler
Sohel Rana as Chief of Command
Jisan as Pabel
Dr.Ezazul Islam as Master
Apu as 50/50
Iftakar Chowdhury as Major Kamrul
Jessica Hass as L.A. spy
Mick Bosh as Las Vegas villain
Raha as Nino's girlfriend
Elias Kobra as martial arts villain
Nino as arms smuggler Nino
M. A. Jisan as maid of Jalil
Lal Roni as Sajid

Reception and box office

Monsoon Films, a leading distributor in Dhaka, confirmed that the film opened across 44 cinemas all over Bangladesh. The movie was acclaimed for its overall picture quality and the use of elaborate visual effects in the action scenes. Before the release, the movie drew a huge amount of public attention by a massive promotional campaign in the national and international media. The trailer and pre-released item numbers went viral via Facebook and YouTube, and became the first internet meme in Bangladesh. The producer and lead actor, M A Jalil has announced that the film will be followed up with a sequel. Shahidul Islam Khokon, a commercially successful Dhallywood filmmaker, has been contracted for the next installment of the film The film became a hit due to the flaws in the film, which gave it an unintentional humor appeal, to the mostly young viewers.