BIGSTOCKHave local movie-makers lost the art of producing quality movies? Then came VCRs in the 1980s and the popularity of the foreign movies went sky-high. While Hindi movies were becoming popular, the quality of Dhaliwood movies started waning. A film-maker, who is in favour of importing foreign movies, was telling me the situation during the 1960s. He said at the time movies made in four languages were running in Bangladeshi cinema halls: Bangla, English, Hindi, and Urdu.

Source: Dhaka Tribune March 15, 2019 17:26 UTC