No Bed of Roses (Doob as the Bengali version) is a 2017 Bangladeshi-Indian drama film written and directed by Mostofa Sarwar Farooki. It was produced by Abdul Aziz, Himanshu Dhanuka and Irrfan Khan under the banner of Jaaz Multimedia and Eskay Movies along with Irrfan Khan Films. It stars Irrfan Khan, Nusrat Imrose Tisha, Rokeya Prachy and Parno Mittra. The story builds up around the members of two families discovering the finer fabric of love when the headman of a family dies. The theme is that death doesn't always take things away: Sometimes it gives back. It was selected as the Bangladeshi entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 91st Academy Awards, but it was not nominated. Cast Irrfan Khan as Javed Hasan Nusrat Imrose Tisha as Saberi Rokeya Prachy as Maya Parno Mittra as Nitu Rashad Hossain as Ahir Nader Chowdhury Ashok Dhanuka as Aynal Mujib Pardeshi Mohammed Rakibul Hasan Reza as Lotus Production Casting Irrfan Khan was cast in to play the lead role opposite Nusrat Imrose Tisha. Rokeya Prachy and Parno Mittra later joined the film in a supporting role. This marks Khan's 10th international film. Filming Principal photography began in March 2016 in Dhaka. Filming locations include Chittagong Hill Tracts, Sylhet, and Dhaka. On 17 March 2016, Irrfan Khan arrived in Dhaka, Bangladesh to scout for filming locations. Internationally acclaimed director Farooki describes No Bed of Roses as a family story of loss and regain. Regarding the film Khan said, "When I saw his first film 'Ant Story', it immediately got me interested. I was impressed with his approach, style, and the way he unravels the story ... His works carry a strong humane angle, which is why his characters are multi layered." Release No Bed of Roses had its world premiere at the Shanghai International Film Festival on 25 June 2017. After months of waiting for clearance, the film was finally announced to be released on 27 October 2017 in Bangladesh and India. Talks were on with distributors of respective countries whether it can be released in Australia and Singapore on 27 October. Reception Upon release "No bed Of Roses" received positive critical acclaim from the prominent critics of both Bangladesh and India. Film festivals This movie has been selected to compete at the main competition round of the Shanghai International Film Festival 2017, which commenced from 17 June 2017. No Bed of