that Kavita’s maternal grandmother was a Muslim whom converted to Hinduism after her family killed her Hindu boyfriend. Kavita’s grandmother was Suraiya. After hearing the story, Raiyan rushes to the mandir to meet Kavita and they have a heart-touching reunion. Cast Rahsaan Noor as Amar/Raiyan Ismat as Suraiya/Kavita Nafees Ahmed as Arun Mukherjee Dilara M. Ahmed as Soumitra Mukherjee Trishna Murad as Nazia Apshara Islam as Priya Mukherjee Tanim Hossain as Joy Bose Anita Hossain as Seema Sabbir Ahsanullah as Arnob Rezai Islam as Salman Bakhtiar Hafeez as Mohammad Khaled Selina Ahmed as Farzana Khaled Munir Islam as Syed Saleem Jamaluddin Apurba Islam as Guam Narmeen Samad as Shefali Ridwan Islam as Ziauddin Mobin Rahman as Prosenjit Bose Praerona Murad as Sayeeda Production In 2011, Rahsaan Noor brought the story to the attention of director Kevin Dalvi and NEQUA Studios. The studio decided to take up the project and put together a team to finish the scripting of the film. The production of the film took place completely in Chicago, USA; beginning in 2011 and ending in 2012. For the film's cast, NEQUA Studios didn't want any "established stars or people that are easily recognizable" as they were looking "to build a new brand of film for the international Bengali audience" and felt that familiar faces wouldn't have had the "intended effect on the audience". As such, the film is unique in that it features a cast of second-generation Bengali-Americans and diaspora Bengalis from around the United States and is completely composed of newcomers. Noor was the first one to be cast and was followed by Ismat, as the producers felt her personality closely resembled that of the characters to be portrayed. Since the film was entirely shot in Chicago, the film crew attempted to get the locations, costume design and language as similar as possible to that of 1947 Bengal as was required for a number scenes. Victorian Era architectures and sets were used to create the colonial Victorian feel of the old-style architectures in Bengal. The filmmakers also believed such a style and vision was appropriate in "creating a dreamy, nostalgic, and larger than life rendition of partition time Bengal that the modern characters of the film would imagine and dream of." Soundtrack The music of the film was released on 3 January 2013 at Dhaka's Thirty3 Music Cafe to rave reviews. Reception The Daily Star Lifestyle Magazine