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{{Infobox film
| name = Dhaka to Bombay
| image =
| alt =
| caption =
| native_name = {{Infobox name module|Bengali|ঢাকা টু বোম্বে}}
| director = [[Uttam Akash]]
| writer = Uttam Akash
| screenplay =
| story =
| based_on = 
| producer = Mahmudur Rahman Monir
| starring = {{ubl||[[Shakib Khan]]||[[Sahara (actress)|Sahara]]||[[Sadek Bachchu]]||[[Kabila (actor)|Kabila]]||[[Danny Sidak]]}}
| narrator =
| cinematography = Mojibul Haque Bhuiyan
| editing = M.A. Rahim
| music = {{ubl||Bappy Raaj||Jibon Murad||Kazi Jamal}}
| studio = Gudhuli Films
| distributor = Maa Kothachitro
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2013|09|13|ref1=}}
| runtime = 155 minutes
| country = Bangladesh
| language = Bengali
| budget =
| gross =
}}

'''''Dhaka to Bombay''''' is 2013 [[Action film|action drama]] film directed by [[Uttam Akash]] and produced by Mahmudur Rahman Monir under the banner of Gudhuli Films.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bhorerkagoj.com/print-edition/2015/05/05/31106.php|title=মনিরকেই বিয়ে করছেন সাহারা|website=Bhorer Kagaj|date=2015-05-05|access-date=2020-05-02|archive-date=2021-05-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210508213549/http://www.bhorerkagoj.com/print-edition/2015/05/05/31106.php|url-status=live}}</ref> Its features [[Shakib Khan]] and [[Sahara (actress)|Sahara]] in the lead roles. Also features [[Omar Sani]], [[Suchorita]], [[Sadek Bachchu]], [[Danny Sidak]], [[Kabila (actor)|Kabila]], [[Nasreen (actress)|Nasreen]] in other roles.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kalerkantho.com/online/miscellaneous/2013/09/12/5022|title=তাঁদের ফিরে আসার অভিযান |website=কালের কণ্ঠ|language=bn|access-date=2020-05-02}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prothom-alo.com/detail/date/2012-05-18/news/258804|title=শাকিবের অন্য চেহারা|website=Prothom Alo|access-date=2020-05-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120904091205/http://www.prothom-alo.com/detail/date/2012-05-18/news/258804|archive-date=2012-09-04|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Plot ==
Billu ([[Shakib Khan]]) is sold as a teenager by human trafficker Tajul ([[Sadek Bachchu]]) to another human trafficker Agarwal in [[Mumbai]], India. Billu escapes from Agarwal's hideout. There he found refuge with a kind hearted person.

Meanwhile, Tajul threatens Billu's family in Dhaka, because Billu's younger sister is a journalist for a local newspaper there. Billu is now a young man of 25, he couldn't forget the human trafficker Agarwal. Dramatically, Billu gets an opportunity to work in [[Bollywood]] films in Mumbai. Payel ([[Sahara (actress)|Sahara]]) is sold by her Bangladeshi lover to human trafficker Agarwal. Billu rescues Payal from Aggarwal's hideout and they start believing each other. They crossed the border into Bangladesh and went to Badda, Dhaka, from where Billu was trafficked. Billu searches for Tajul everywhere. Suddenly, one day he finds Tajul. Billu's philanthropic work increased his popularity all around city. Tajul plans to kill Billu considering him an election rival.

Meanwhile Billu finds his family. Payal sees Billu with another girl, mistaking him, and goes back to her old boyfriend. Meanwhile Billu finds his family. Seeing Billu with another girl, Payel misunderstands him and goes back to her old boyfriend, who sold her to human trafficker Agarwal. Billu kills everyone while Tajul and his forces escape by ship. Finally Payel realizes her mistake and returns to Billu. They again started their journey to Mumbai.

== Cast ==
* [[Shakib Khan]] as Billal a.k.a Billu, He was trafficked to India by child traffickers as a child.
* [[Sahara (actress)|Sahara]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kalerkantho.com/print-edition/rangberang/2018/05/12/635098|title=ফিরতে চান সাহারা |website=কালের কণ্ঠ|language=bn|date=2018-05-12|access-date=2020-05-02}}</ref> as Payel, she went to meet her boyfriend in India, who sold her to Indian traffickers
* [[Omar Sani]] as Billu's maternal uncle
* [[Suchorita]] as Billu's mother
* [[Sadek Bachchu]] as Tajul, main human trafficker
* [[Kabila (actor)|Kabila]] as Kabila, he is Billu's friend and associate
*[[Nasreen (actress)|Nasreen]] as Kabila's love interest
* [[Danny Sidak]] as Danny, Human trafficker
* Danny Raaj
* Kabita as Kabita Sinha, Indian Bollywood model-actress

== Production ==
Most of the film was shot at various locations in [[Mumbai]], India. In this regard, the director of the film Uttam Akash told ''[[Prothom Alo]]'' that "Most of the film was shot in various locations in Mumbai for the story demand. It is an expensive film."<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=https://www.prothomalo.com/entertainment/article/46498/%E2%80%98%E0%A6%A2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%9F%E0%A7%81-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%87%E2%80%99|title=‘ঢাকা টু বোম্বে’|website=Prothom Alo|language=bn|access-date=2020-05-02}}</ref> In January 2014, protagonist Shakib Khan told ''Prothom Alo'' in an interview that, 70 percent of the film's work was completed in [[Dhaka]] and the remaining work will be shot in Mumbai.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prothom-alo.com/detail/date/2013-01-14/news/321343|title=শাকিবের মুম্বাই মিশন|website=Prothom Alo|access-date=2020-05-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130116084031/http://www.prothom-alo.com/detail/date/2013-01-14/news/321343|archive-date=2013-01-16|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Soundtrack ==
{{Infobox album
| name = Dhaka to Bombay
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = Kazi Jamal, Bappiraj and Jibon Murad
| cover =
| alt =
| caption =
| released = 2013
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio = Maa Kothachitro
| genre = [[Feature Film Soundtrack]]
| length = {{duration|m=17|s=56}}
| language = [[Bengali language|Bengali]]
| label = [[G-Series (record label)|G-Series]]
| producer = Kazi Jamal, Bappiraj and Jibon Murad
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = [[Raja 420]]
| next_year = 2016
}}

The film's soundtrack is composed by Kazi Jamal, Jibon Murad and Bappiraj, lyrics penned by [[Uttam Akash]] and Bappiraj. Its songs are sung by [[Dilshad Nahar Kona]], Nirjhar, Jibon Murad, Bappiraj, Shahin and Anima de Costa.<ref name=":0" />

{{Track listing
| headline = Track listing
| all_lyrics =
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = Tore Chara Bachi Kemone
| lyrics1 = Collected
| music1 = Collected
| extra1 = Tanjina Ruma, Jalal
| length1 = 4:20
| title2 = Bukee Bhitor Premer Pakhi
| lyrics2 = Jibon Murad
| music2 = Jibon Murad
| extra2 = Jibon Murad, Nirjhar
| length2 = 5:10
| title3 = Chokhe Nesha
| lyrics3 = Jibon Murad
| music3 = Jibon Murad
| extra3 = Anima de Costa, Kishore, Joy Mahmud
| length3 = 4:17
| title4 = Mumbai Jab Shaam Hota Hain
| lyrics4 = Bappiraj
| music4 = Bappiraj
| extra4 = Bappiraj, [[Dilshad Nahar Kona]]
| length4 = 4:09
| title5 = Tumi Je Khoti Korla
| lyrics5 = Hasan Motiur Rahman
| music5 = Hasan Motiur Rahman
| extra5 = [[Nolok Babu]]
| length5 =
| total_length = {{Duration|m=17|s=56}}
}}

== Promotion and release ==
On September 10, 2013, the production company Godhuli Films organized a press conference to mark the release of ''Dhaka to Bombay''. Prominent people from the film industry including the artists, art-crews of the film were present in the event.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.priyo.com/i/%E0%A6%A2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%9F%E0%A7%81-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BF-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%9A%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9B%E0%A7%87-%E0%A7%A7%E0%A7%A9-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9F%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%B0|title=ঢাকা টু বোম্বে মুক্তি পাচ্ছে ১৩ সেপ্টেম্বর|website=Priyo.com|language=bn|access-date=2020-05-02}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mzamin.com/details-archive.php?mzamin=70889|title=‘ঢাকা টু বোম্বে’র প্রীতি সম্মেলন|website=Manabzamin|access-date=2020-05-02|archive-date=2021-05-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210520073521/https://mzamin.com/details-archive.php?mzamin=70889|url-status=live}}</ref>
=== Release ===
The film was released on September 13, 2013 in around 80 theaters across the country including Dhaka.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://oldsite.dailyjanakantha.com/news_view.php?nc=42&dd=2013-09-13&ni=148639 |title=আজ মুক্তি পাচ্ছে ঢাকা টু বোম্বে ও রুপগাওয়াল |author=চিন্তামন তুষার |date= 13 September 2013 |newspaper=[[Daily Janakantha]] |location=Dhaka, Bangladesh|access-date=20 May 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://risingbd.com/ঘুরে-দাড়ানোর-প্রত্যয়ে-ঢাকাই-ছবি/30754|title=ঘুরে দাড়ানোর প্রত্যয়ে ঢাকাই ছবি|date=2013-12-28|website=risingbd.com|access-date=2020-05-02}}</ref>

=== Reception ===
The film received mostly negative reviews. It has been widely criticized for its weak story, screenplay and inconsistencies and wrong dialogues.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mahbubul Alam |first=Dewan |date=2013-09-15 |title=‌‌'ঢাকা টু বোম্বে': বাংলাদেশী দর্শকদের লাখো সালাম |url=https://bmdb.co/%e0%a6%ab%e0%a6%bf%e0%a6%b2%e0%a7%8d%e0%a6%ae-%e0%a6%a2%e0%a6%be%e0%a6%95%e0%a6%be-%e0%a6%9f%e0%a7%81-%e0%a6%ac%e0%a7%8b%e0%a6%ae%e0%a7%8d%e0%a6%ac%e0%a7%87-%e0%a6%8f%e0%a6%b0/ |access-date=2023-08-21 |website=BMDb |language=bn-BD}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Reza |first=Selim |date=2013-09-15 |title=ঢাকা টু বোম্বে: জগাখিচুড়ির অপর নাম |url=https://bmdb.co/%e0%a6%a2%e0%a6%be%e0%a6%95%e0%a6%be-%e0%a6%9f%e0%a7%81-%e0%a6%ac%e0%a7%8b%e0%a6%ae%e0%a7%8d%e0%a6%ac%e0%a7%87-%e0%a6%9c%e0%a6%97%e0%a6%be%e0%a6%96%e0%a6%bf%e0%a6%9a%e0%a7%81%e0%a6%a1%e0%a6%bc/ |access-date=2023-08-21 |website=BMDb |language=bn-BD}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links==
* {{IMDb title|tt28692597}}
* {{BMDb title|movie/207}}
* {{YouTube|id=v=YqbP6dlENfs|title=''Dhaka to Bombay''}}

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