Nabab

A group of people travelling by bus later stop for a tea break and hooligans arrive at the same time. Suddenly, a passing convoy is attacked and the assassins try to kill the man inside one of the cars. The man using his swiftness foils the attack and manages to nab and arrest one of the attackers while killing another. The rest manage to escape the scene.

This man is Chief Investigating Officer Rajib Chowdhury (Shakib Khan) and the person in the car turns out to be Chief Minister Ananya Chatterjee (Aparajita Adhya) who was impressed with Rajib and delegates to him the task of locating the people behind a recent terrorist conspiracy to Rajib. Rajib promises to fulfill the job to the best of his ability.

Masud (Sagnik Chatterjee) a Muslim ACP is taken off from the Special Action Team when a notorious gangster Mustaq escapes his clutches. Despite being an honest and upright police officer with the best intelligence gathering network in the force, Masud is rueful that he is being given low class treatment because he is a Muslim and is being perceived as having let Mustaq escape because he was a Muslim as well. Rajib wants Masud on the team, but Masud refuses. It is revealed that Rajib's father Constable Shymal Chowdhury was killed by a terrorist in Bangladesh which motivated Rajib to join the police force.

Rajib escaped prison then went to the Commissioner's house to tell him the truth, but there he accused for the murder of the Commissioner. With the help of his love interest, Rajib reached to Mandal. But imprisoning his mother and a few colleagues Mandal trapped Rajib to kill CM in a high security zone.

• Shakib Khan as Rajib Chowdhury a.k.a. Nabab, an intelligence agent from New Delhi tasked with a secret operation in West Bengal, India
• Subhashree Ganguly as Diya a.k.a. Salma, a crime news reporter
• Rajatava Dutta as Gautam Halder, a commissioner of West Bengal Police
• Amit Hasan as Kali Charan Hansda
• Biswanath Basu as Bimal Debnath, a superintendent of West Bengal police
• Sagnik Chatterjee as ACP Masood Akhtar, an assistant commissioner (ACP) of West Bengal police
• Sabyasachi Chakraborty as the chief journalist of a news agency
• Kharaj Mukherjee as Abhay Sarker, a Deputy Chief Minister, the main antagonist
• Aparajita Auddy as Ananya Chatterjee, a Chief Minister of West Bengal, India
• Arindam Ganguly as Krishanu Chatterjee
• Meghla Mukta as Meghla, daughter of commissioner Gautam Halder
• Rebeka Rouf as Nabab's mother
• Razu Sarker
• Komol Patekar as Terrorist
• Arindam Saha as Terrorist
• Pradip Dhar as Subir Mondal
• Prasun Gain as Dinu
• Badhon as Nabab's friend
• Mousumi Saha

Before filming started Khan underwent extensive training for the action sequences and has reportedly lost 20 kg weight to fit as a counter-terrorism agent.{{cite news |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/showbiz/deshi-grapevine/shakib-khan-sheds-weight-upcoming-film-1316851 |title=Shakib Khan Sheds Weight for Upcoming Film |work=The Daily Star |access-date=10 June 2017}} The shooting schedule of Nabab commenced on 17 November 2016. The first phase of the film was shot in 10-day schedule and entirely filmed in Cox's Bazar.{{Cite news |url=http://www.ntvbd.com/entertainment/95831/%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AC-%E0%A6%B6%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AC-%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BE%E0%A7%9F |title=Shakib Khan start filming "Nabab" |publisher=NTV |access-date=26 May 2017}} The second phase of the filming took place in Kolkata.{{cite news |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/bangla/anandadhara/%E0%A6%B6%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%82-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%AB%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AC-77719 |title=Nabab' Kolkata schedule complete |work=The Daily Star |access-date=10 June 2017}}{{Cite news |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/bangla/anandadhara/%E0%A6%B6%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%82-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%AB%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AC-77719 |title=Shakib Khan start filming "Nabab" in kolkata |work=The Daily Star |access-date=26 May 2017}} The last phase of the film was filmed in Dhaka and Kolkata, and lasted 30-days. The entire film was shot on a 50-day schedule.{{cite news |url=http://www.bhorerkagoj.net/online/2017/02/01/324276.php |title=Shakib Khan complete nabab |work=Bhorer Kagoj |access-date=10 June 2017 |archive-date=28 June 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170628200421/http://www.bhorerkagoj.net/online/2017/02/01/324276.php |url-status=dead }}

The film had a production budget of {{BDTConvert|4|c}}

The music of the film was shot at various locations in Kolkata. A romantic track sequence was shot at Kolkata film city.{{cite news |url=http://www.ntvbd.com/photo/entertainment/bangladesh/shakib-khan/nowbab-shakib-khan/1483016373.ntv |title=Nabab' Song location |publisher=NTV |access-date=10 June 2017}}

Nabab released across 128 screens in Bangladesh on 26 June 2017 which is the widest release for any Bangladeshi film. Despite the release of two other films, Nabab opened on every multiplex in Bangladesh.

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The soundtrack for the film is composed by Savvy and Akassh. The music video of the song "Sholoana" was released on YouTube on 1 June 2017.{{cite news |url=http://www.mzamin.com/article.php?mzamin=68053 |title=Song 'Sholoana' overwhelming response |work=Manab Zamin |access-date=10 June 2017}}{{cite web |url=http://tarokalap.com/?p=225 |title=Nabab' Song Sholoana got bumper response |website=Taro Kalap |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170611003935/http://tarokalap.com/?p=225 |archive-date=11 June 2017 |access-date=10 June 2017 |url-status=dead}} The music video of the song "Jabo Niye" was released on 10 June 2017.{{cite web |url=http://www.filmymike.com/romantic-trac-of-nobab-break-on-jaaz-you-tube-channel/ |title=Nabab' Song Jabo Niye released |website=Filmy Mike |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170612225751/http://www.filmymike.com/romantic-trac-of-nobab-break-on-jaaz-you-tube-channel/ |archive-date=12 June 2017 |access-date=10 June 2017 |url-status=dead}} The music video of the song "O DJ O DJ" was released on 18 June 2017.{{Cite news |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/arts-entertainment/music/kona-releases-three-music-videos-1423585 |title=Kona releases three music videos |date=22 June 2017 |work=The Daily Star |access-date=23 June 2017 |language=en}}{{Cite news |url=http://www.ittefaq.com.bd/entertainment/2017/06/18/117829.html |script-title=bn:এবার নবাবের জমকালো গান ‘ও ডিজে’ |date=18 June 2017 |work=The Daily Ittefaq |access-date=23 June 2017 |language=bn |trans-title=Nawab's Gorgeous Song 'DJ'}} The music video of the song "Saiyyan Beimaan" was released on 13 July 2017.

The full soundtrack was released for digital streaming on Saavn on 1 June 2017.{{Citation |title=Nabab by Savvy, Akassh |date=1 June 2017 |url=https://www.saavn.com/s/album/bengali/Nabab-2017/4YqhiL8XULU_ |access-date=16 July 2017}}

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| lyrics3 = Priyo Chattopadhyay

| extra3 = Kona, Akassh

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The earned {{INRConvert|9.10|c|year=2017}} within the first five days of its release.

Sherif Al Sayar, a film analyst from Bangla Tribune, gave the film a rating of 1/5. He stated that the film deceives the audience, saying, "Nabab is a mix of Baazigar (1993), Sarfarosh (1999), and Shah Rukh Khan's Baadshah (1999). It has deceived all the viewers who have seen these three films." However, he praised Shakib Khan's performance, the cinematography, locations, and fight scenes in the film.{{Cite web |last=Al Sayar |first=Sherif |date=2017-07-05 |title=নবাব: দর্শকের সঙ্গে প্রতারণা! |url=https://www.banglatribune.com/entertainment/220915/%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AC-%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B6%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%99%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%97%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%A3%E0%A6%BE |access-date=2024-10-04 |website=Bangla Tribune |language=bn}} Fahmidul Haque, a professor in the Department of Mass Communication and Journalism at Dhaka University, as well as a film critic and researcher, on Prothom Alo described the film as "an exciting movie with a mismatched story." While he praised the cinematography, fight scenes, and background music, he expressed dissatisfaction with the screenplay of the film.{{Cite web |last=Haq |first=Fahmidul |date=2017-07-06 |title=জোড়াতালি কাহিনির জমজমাট ছবি |url=https://www.prothomalo.com/entertainment/%E0%A6%9C%E0%A7%8B%E0%A7%9C%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BF-%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%9F-%E0%A6%9B%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BF |access-date=2024-10-05 |website=Prothomalo |language=bn}} Film critic and lyricist Zahid Akbar from The Daily Star found weaknesses in the film's story, writing, "In the story of Nabab, pieces of other films' plots can be identified. The ending of Nabab bears a strong resemblance to the Hindi film Baadshah starring Shah Rukh Khan. The story also shares similarities with another Hindi film, Baazi. Additionally, those who have watched the Bangladeshi film Khoboradar, featuring Riaz and Purnima, will also be surprised by the story of Nabab. Director Joydip Mukherjee cannot convincingly claim that this is a film with an original story." Nevertheless, he praised Shakib Khan's attractive look and performance.{{Cite web |last=আকবর |first=জাহিদ |date=2017-07-06 |title=দেড়শো টাকার 'নবাব'! |url=https://bangla.thedailystar.net/anandadhara/%E0%A6%AB%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AE-%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AD%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%89/%E0%A6%B6%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AC-%E0%A6%96%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%B6%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%AD%E0%A6%B6%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%80%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%87%E0%A7%9C%E0%A6%B6%E0%A7%8B-%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A7%9F-%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AC-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE-82105 |access-date=2024-10-05 |website=The Daily Star Bangla |language=en}} In another review in The Daily Star, Amira Amin praised Shakib Khan's look, costume, performance, while she advised improving his dialogue delivery and Subhasree's acting skill. She wrote, "Shakib Khan is presented in a fresh and captivating look, highlighting the value of strong costume design. While his performance is commendable, there are areas where his dialogue delivery could improve. Subhasree, though glamorous in appearance, still needs to refine her acting skills. The film shares notable similarities with Shah Rukh Khan's Baadshah."{{Cite web |last=Amin |first=Amira |date=2017-07-08 |title=Nabab |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/showbiz/movie-review/bangla/nabab-1429750 |access-date=2024-10-05 |website=The Daily Star |language=en}}

The film was released on Bangladeshi popular video streaming platform Baiscope on October 10, 2019 under the distribution of Bongo BD.{{Cite news |last=অনলাইন |first=চ্যানেল আই |date=2019-10-11 |title=বায়স্কোপে এলো শাকিব-শুভশ্রীর 'নবাব' {{!}} চ্যানেল আই অনলাইন |url=https://www.channelionline.com/%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A7%9F%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%8F%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%8B-%E0%A6%B6%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AC-%E0%A6%B6%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%AD%E0%A6%B6/ |access-date=2024-10-05 |work=চ্যানেল আই অনলাইন |language=en-US}} It was also available globally on Amazon Prime and Amazon Prime Video.{{Cite news |last=অনলাইন |first=চ্যানেল আই |date=2021-01-06 |title='অ্যামাজন প্রাইম'-এ শাকিবের তিন সিনেমা {{!}} চ্যানেল আই অনলাইন |url=https://www.channelionline.com/%E0%A6%85%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%87%E0%A6%AE-%E0%A6%8F-%E0%A6%B6%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BF/ |access-date=2024-10-05 |work=চ্যানেল আই অনলাইন |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Nabab |url=https://www.primevideo.com/detail/Nabab/0TEOGK8KRIOK8E2LK9WU6KBMGO |access-date=2024-10-05 |website=Amazon Prime}} Additionally, the film had its world premiere on Bangladeshi TV channel NTV on August 2, 2020.{{Cite web |date=2020-08-01 |title=কাল এনটিভিতে শাকিব-শুভশ্রীর 'নবাব' |url=https://www.ntvbd.com/entertainment/%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B2-%E0%A6%8F%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AD%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%B6%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AC-%E0%A6%B6%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%AD%E0%A6%B6%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%80%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AC-780169 |access-date=2024-10-05 |website=NTV Online |language=en}}

After the release of trailers and songs from the film, different artists, producers, directors and 14 different film-related organizations in Bangladesh began to protest the release of Nabab.{{Cite news |url=http://m.banglatribune.com/entertainment/news/216947/%E2%80%98%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%B8-%E0%A6%9F%E0%A7%81%E2%80%99-%E0%A6%93-%E2%80%98%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AC%E2%80%99-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BF-%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%B2-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A7 |script-title=bn:‘বস-টু’ ও ‘নবাব’ মুক্তি না পেলে সিনেমা হল বন্ধ! |date=19 June 2017 |work=Bangla Tribune |access-date=23 June 2017 |language=bn |trans-title=The movie is closed when 'Boss-2' and 'Nawab' are not released!}}{{Cite news |url=http://www.risingbd.com/entertainment-news/230205 |script-title=bn:সিনেমা হল বন্ধের হুঁশিয়ারি |date=19 June 2017 |work=Rising BD |access-date=23 June 2017 |language=bn |trans-title=Movie Theaters Warn of Closing}}{{Cite news |url=http://www.prothom-alo.com/entertainment/article/1223786/%E2%80%98%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%87%E0%A7%9F%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A0-%E0%A6%A0%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%97%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%9B%E0%A7%87%E2%80%99 |script-title=bn:‘দেয়ালে পিঠ ঠেকে গেছে’ |date=19 June 2017 |work=প্রথম আলো |access-date=23 June 2017 |language=bn |trans-title='The back of the wall' |archive-date=22 June 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170622164339/http://www.prothom-alo.com/entertainment/article/1223786/%E2%80%98%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%87%E0%A7%9F%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A0-%E0%A6%A0%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%97%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%9B%E0%A7%87%E2%80%99 |url-status=dead }}{{Cite news |url=http://www.ntvbd.com/entertainment/137909/%E0%A6%AF%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%A3%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AC-%E0%A6%93-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%B8-%E0%A7%A8-%E0%A6%8F%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B7%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B6%E0%A6%95-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BF |script-title=bn:যে কারণে ‘নবাব’ ও ‘বস-২’-এর পক্ষে প্রদর্শক সমিতি |date=20 June 2017 |publisher=NTV |access-date=23 June 2017 |language=bn |trans-title=For this reason, the exhibition committee on behalf of 'Nawab' and 'Boss-2' |work=NTV Online }} After claims by the protesters that the films 'broke' some of the rules of making joint ventures, the Censor Board of Bangladesh did not give clearance to release the films. In response, Jaaz Multimedia threatened to close down their cinema halls for Eid if their film would not be allowed to release. The protesters also involved Shakib Khan, the star of Nabab, who once went on the streets of Bangladesh to protest the release of Indian films.{{Cite news |url=https://www.priyo.com/articles/shakib-khan-story-16-june-20170619 |script-title=bn:যা হচ্ছে সবই ব্যক্তিস্বার্থ চরিতার্থ করার জন্য: শাকিব খান |date=19 June 2017 |work=Priyo |access-date=23 June 2017 |language=bn |trans-title=Everything that is being done to satisfy individualism: Shakib Khan}} Khan, at a press conference by Jaaz Multimedia, defended his position and former protests with claims that he only protested against big-budget Hindi/Urdu, not Bengali joint venture films. After a few weeks of protests, the Censor Board gave clearance to the film to release, in time to release on the holiday of Eid.{{Cite news |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/arts-entertainment/film/nabab-and-boss-2-get-censor-clearance-1424425 |title='Nabab' and 'Boss 2' get censor clearance |date=23 June 2017 |work=The Daily Star |access-date=24 June 2017 |language=en}}{{Cite news |url=http://en.prothom-alo.com/entertainment/news/151809/Nabab-Boss-2-to-be-released-this-Eid |title='Nabab', 'Boss-2' to be released this Eid |work=Prothom Alo |access-date=24 June 2017 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170627045622/http://en.prothom-alo.com/entertainment/news/151809/Nabab-Boss-2-to-be-released-this-Eid |archive-date=27 June 2017 |url-status=dead}}

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