Priyotoma

Priyotoma (Bengali: প্রিয়তমা; Bengali pronunciation: [priʲot̪ɔma] listen^ⓘ; transl. Sweetheart) is a 2023 Bangladeshi romantic action film. The film was directed by Himel Ashraf, and is the second he has directed. It was produced by Arshad Adnan under the banner of Versatile Media. The film story was written by late Faruk Hossain alone and Himel Ashraf jointly wrote the screenplay and dialogues with him. It is a tragic love story that left an indelible mark on Sumon's (played by Shakib Khan) life, shattering his world and left him forever transformed, featuring Idhika Paul, Shahiduzzaman Selim and Lutfur Rahman George in the lead role. Many others including Elina Shammi, Don and Shiba Shanu performed important roles.

In 2017, Shakib Khan announced the film under his production. Six years after this announcement the principal photography of the film officially began on May 8, 2023, under Arshad Adnan's production. It was wrapped up on June 21, 2023. The film's first look was revealed on June 2, 2023, although no trailer was released. It got censor clarification on June 22, 2022. The film was shot mostly in Dhaka, Sylhet and Sunamganj with sporadic schedules in Cox's Bazar and Bandarban. The music was composed by Akassh, Prince Mahmud and Sajid Sarker, cinematography handled by Saiful Sahin, choreographed by Baba Yadav and editing was by Simit Ray Antor. Priyotoma has set several box office records. The film has the fastest gross figure collection in the history of Bangladeshi Cinema till date. It is the highest grossing Bangladeshi film of 2023 and also the highest grossing Bangladeshi film of all time. As of 2023, it is also the highest-grossing film of Khan's career surpassing his 2008 blockbuster Priya Amar Priya. The film won nine awards including Best Actor and Best Actress in the Special Honors category at the 22nd Babisas Awards.