in the wake of Javed's seismic betrayal provides the emotional heart of the narrative, along with Saberi's feelings towards her father, and it's refreshing to see this age-old story told from the equal perspective of the women involved. Farooki handles the piece with grace and sensitivity; an approach augmented by Pavel Arin's evocative score, which mixes the traditional and the contemporary, and debut cinematographer Sheikh Rajibul Islam's arresting, contemplative visuals. — Nikki Baughan, Screen International Farooqi never quite ventures to spoon-feed us with an explanation of exactly why and how Javed Hasan reached the tipping point of leaving his family and marrying the girl who had broken his home. The human mind, with all its complexities, is simply left to itself here, the viewer encouraged to make his or her own interpretation with ample hints that could mean more things than one. Controversy On 16 February 2017, the Ministry of Information halted the film's "no-objection" certificate. Earlier, writer Humayun Ahmed's wife Meher Afroz Shaon had brought to the government's notice that part of the film resembles a period of her deceased husband's life. Soundtrack The soundtrack music composed by Chirkutt. Accolades Doob was nominated for five awards from the Filmfare Awards East. See also List of submissions to the 91st Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film List of Bangladeshi submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film References External links 2017 films 2010s Bengali-language films 2017 drama films English-language Bangladeshi films Bengali-language Bangladeshi films Bengali-language Indian films Films scored by Chirkutt Films directed by Mostofa Sarwar Farooki Jaaz Multimedia films Film controversies in Bangladesh