wish his success." Sabyasachi Chakrabarty said, "Shakib is incomparable as a man as he is polite and amiable as an actor." In another interview with Siti Cinema, he also praised Khan's acting as well as his personality. In an interview with Channel i, Bangladeshi actor Misha Sawdagar said that "he is a perfect actor." In an interview with Channel i veteran actor Alamgir said, "Shakib Khan is a very talented actor." In an interview actress Nuton said, "Shakib Khan is a very good actor. Not only the actor but he is a perfect hero in all respects." After he surprised notable Bangladeshi singer and composer Runa Laila on her birthday, she praised his acting as well as his personality and wishes his success, she said, "I always think that Shakib is a very good actor. If he is allowed to play a different characters with a better directors, he will do much better. I know very well about his talent." Controversies 2015: Protests against Bollywood films In 2015, films by Shakib Khan was banned from being screened for the first time by Bangladesh Motion Picture Exhibitors Association after he led protests against the first screening after decades of a Bollywood film in Bangladesh. The Bollywood blockbuster film Wanted opened in cinemas on 23 January 2015 after Bangladesh's censor board cleared its nationwide release, following a 50-year ban on Hindi-language films. But the screenings sparked protests outside cinemas along with wildcat strikes by hundreds of Dhallywood actors, directors and others, who said the release would cripple the local film industry, known as Dhallywood. 2017: Indefinitely banned by film organizations On 10 April 2017 actress Apu Biswas informed about his secret marriage with Khan and their children at live show on News24. In response to an interview in a national newspaper on 16 April, Khan said, "As more films are not being produced now, the number of employed people is little higher. Many directors will be seen in the list of directors' associations. They are chatting at the BFDC. But how many are working.? Same situation for artists and producers." Bangladesh Film Directors Association became angry over Khan's speech and was criticised in the film associations. Following that on 29 April 2017, Khan was banned from Bangladesh films for indefinitely, along with 12 film organisations including the Bangladesh Film Directors Association. The ban notice was signed by Bangladesh Film Director's Association president