bangladeshi actor and producer monowar hossain dipjol has always been against the bangladesh governments decision to release pathaan in the country he has always protested against the screening of indian films in bangladesh earlier in february he had slammed the bangladesh government for their plans to import films from india according to the actor the screening of indian films in bangladeshi theatres would ultimately damage bangladeshi film industryread alsoadvanced tickets almost sold out pathaan ready to take over bangladesh box officepathaan starring shah rukh khan deepika padukone and john abraham in the lead is the first bollywood film that will be released in bangladesh post1971 it will hit the bangladesh theatres on may 12now asshah rukh khans pathaan is finally releasing in bangladeshi theatres on may 12 the popular actor wants to give the bollywood film a run for its money meanwhile as per reports 41 cinema halls will be screening pathaan in the neighboring country running 198 shows every day according to reports a film produced and starred by dipjol himself will also release around the same timeframe pathaan is releasing he has now claimed that the bangladeshi audience will prefer watching his film over the shah rukh khan film however his latest comment received massive trolling on social media dipjol added that during eid 8 local films were released and each exceeded their expectations as the audience showed their love for bangladeshi cinema he believes that if they can make films in catering to the audiences taste people will prefer to watch the local films pathaan which was released on june 25 minted over rs 1050 crore in the worldwide box office the sidharth anand directorial also starring deepika padukone and john abraham in the lead is the first hindi film to be released in bangladesh post1971 interestingly the popular actor had earlier claimed that some of the bangladeshi movies have done quite well in the theatres and this has helped in increasing the footfall in cinema halls he said the audience in bangladesh prefers to see movies with their family which represents their tradition but he believes that hindi cinemas ideologies and bangladeshi films ethos dont match because hindi movies have many vulgar songs and scenes which dont go with the social culture in the country according to him films in bangladesh deliver a cleaner and familyoriented source to the audience with moral lessons in the form of entertainment