Bongo launches country’s ‘first series of book adaptations’
BI Report || BusinessInsider
Three of the selected books for the first season of Bongo BOB
Bridging literature and video production, Bongo is launching Bongo Based on Books (BOB) to set a new industry standard for content.
The Bongo team has partnered with book authors. Through a refined selection process starting at Ekushey Book Fair in 2020, they have selected 6 bestseller books.
“We have secured the book rights for the entire season. Now we are excited to launch the country’s first series of book adaptations,” Chief Content Officer at Bongo Mushfiqur Rahman said.
With the motto “Content is King”, Bongo has been increasing its production capacity over the last few years to produce more originals, reads a press release.
In Bangladesh, cinema was once called a “Boi” or Book. Maybe it's because the early journey of film making started from the inspiration of different books & literature.
Like the first silent film of the subcontinent ‘Bilvamangal’ and the first film with dialogue ‘Jamaishti’, Bangladesh's first talking film ‘Mukh O Mukhosh’ was also literary-dependent.
This literary reliance has not only enriched the Bengali film but also brought it a commercial success as well as international recognition.
Films around the world are no exception. Looking at the world of movies at the moment, we can see that all of the world-famous superhero movies are made from comic books published by Marvel and DC Comics. The journey of this duo of books and movies is eternal.
Mushfiqur Rahman further said, "Bongo BOB is our dream project. Its continuity will be maintained. We have dreams and plans to make dramas, telefilms as well as films very soon through the Bongo BOB series.’’
The selected books for the first season of "Bongo BOB" are — Opushpok, Borka, Chithi from Shahaduz Zaman Rochonashongroho - 1 written by Shahaduz Zaman; Moronottom by Sadat Hossain, Chorer Master Computer Engineer by Rahitul Islam; Alibaba O Chalichar by Shibabrata Barman; Nova Scotia by Mahbub Morshed; Hakulla by Jobaed Ahsan and Laboni by Maruf Rehman.
Bongo plans to launch its first production on the Bongo flagship OTT product that is available on Android, iOS and www.bongobd.com.
With 15,000 hours of content library, the Bongo BOB series will further add exciting content quality for its viewers.
