20-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Relief in Tolly as Nusraat Faria gets bail
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Kolkata: The film fraternity on both sides of the border are relieved after a Dhaka court granted bail to Bangladeshi actor Nusraat Faria. The actor, who played the role of Sheikh Hasina in the Bangabandhu biopic, 'Mujib: The making of a Nation', was arrested in an
attempted murder case
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Tollywood director Birsa Dasgupta had directed Faria in 2019 for 'Bibaho Obhijaan'. "She was about 20 or 21 and came across as a bright girl who wanted to do well for herself. She was a team player and was full of enthusiasm. She told me that everyone cast her in only song-and-dance roles, while in my film, she was given a serious role," said Dasgupta. Faria was cast in the role of a social activist opposite actor Ankush Hazra.
"Immediately after finishing my film, she went to study law. She was very serious about her studies and got good grades too. So, she is not just an actor but a lawyer as well. I am glad she got bail," Dasgupta added.
Actor Om Sahani, amid his busy shooting schedule for Dhrubo Banerjee's 'Raghu Dakat', has come to know about her arrest and subsequent bail. He said, "She was my heroine in 'Hero 420'. During the shooting, she has been very professional.
The news of bail is a big relief."
Faria was the heroine of director Ashok Pati's first film titled 'Aashiqui: True Love'. "She also acted in 'Inspector Notty K' opposite Jeet. She came across as a nice lady. I was in touch with her till a couple of years ago. Yet, it was shocking when I first got the news of her arrest on Sunday. Today, I am relieved that she has got bail. I have faith in law and I am sure justice will be served," Pati said.
Bangladeshi actor Azmeri Haque Badhon, who is also known in India for having acted in Vishal Bhardwaj's 'Khufiya' and Srijit Mukherji's 'Robindronath Ekhane Kawkhono Khete Aashenni', is happy with the news. "I am happy that she has got bail but the amount of physical, mental and social harassment that she went through has been tremendous. Will the State take responsibility for her harassment? People are talking about the injustice to Nusraat Faria since she is a known face and we are all standing up for her.
But, there are many others against whom false charges have been made. The attention is being diverted from the main issue, with other personal agendas being brought up and new cases being levelled against many," Badhon told TOI.
