by Shafique Hasan opposite Pori Moni. Zahid Akbar has criticized his costume and hairstyles in the film. He noted, "Shakib Khan was not too bad. However, it was clear that he was shooting for a long time. There was no continuity in costume and haircut. He appeared in one scene with big hair, but in the next scene appeared in short hair, which has caused a lot of annoyance." In the beginning of 2017, he starred in সত্তা (The Entity). The film directed by Hashibur Reza Kallol based on the story of fictionist Sohani Hossain's Maa (meaning Mother) and for the first time Indian actress Paoli Dam played opposite him. His performance in the film caught the attention of the audience of all the classes, the film also success at the box office. At Risingbd.com, Ruhul Amin appreciated that it was a good idea to start a story with a mainstream hero. He noted, "Sabuj means that Shakib Khan also made one of the best performances of his acting career in Swatta". However, he criticized Khan's early performance in the film. It won numerous accolades including five National Film Awards at the 42nd Bangladesh National Film Awards and Khan won the National Film Awards as Best Actor for the fourth time by playing as Sabuj, who is a drug-addicted pervert young son of rich man. On the same year in Eid al-Fitr Nabab and রাজনীতি (Politics) released starring by him. Indo-Bangladesh joint production Nabab directed by Joydeep Mukherjee and for the first time Indian actress Subhashree Ganguly played opposite him. The film released in 128 theatres, and become the highest-grossing films of 2017 and become one of the highest grossing Bangladeshi and West Bengal film of all time. His energetic performance and re-emergence in the film was praised by both critics and audiences. Film critic Zahid Akbar noted on The Daily Star, "From the beginning of the film to the end, Shakib has tried to pour all his talent. He was the Nawab throughout the whole story". His dialogue and the use of the phrase of the film "সন্ত্রাসের কোনো জাত নেই, দেশ নেই, ধর্ম নেই, ওদের পরিচয় একটাই, ওরা সন্ত্রাসবাদী।" (trans. There is no caste of terrorism, no country, no religion, their only identity is that they are terrorists.) were very popular with audiences. On the other, রাজনীতি (Politics) directed by Bulbul Biswas, after a long year he is