Peya pairs up with Soham

Bangladesh actress Peya Bipasha
Bangladesh actress Peya Bipasha

Bangladesh actress Peya Bipasha is set to share screen space with Kolkata actor Soham in a new Bangladesh-India joint venture.

Bangladesh's Jazz Multimedia and Green Touch Entertainment of Kolkata will jointly produce the film.

Peya and Soham will star in the film Olot-Palot, which is jointly directed by Ravi Kinagi and Abdul Aziz.

Ravi, the Kolkata-based director, has already made a name for his blockbusters Wanted, Ayara, Hundred Percent Love, Jamai-420 and Herogiri.

Kolkata actor Soham.
Kolkata actor Soham.

Abdul Aziz said shooting of the film will start in Kolkata on 16 May. It will also be shot in different places of Bangladesh and Thailand, he added.

Ravi Kinagi said, "Yap! We are going to work with Peya Bipasha. She came to Kolkata a few days ago. It's final."

Peya is happy with this joint production. "I am fortunate to get this opportunity to be working with such a big name," she said.

While Soham said, "I want to do more of such joint ventures in the future."

*This piece, originally published in Prothom Alo Bangla print edition, has been rewritten in English by Toriqul Islam.