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		<lang class="3" colour="#000000" orgstyle="HEAD new" style="Headline1"  font="Blacker Pro Display" fontStyle="Bold" size="37">Falling in love with acting </lang>
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	<lang class="3" style=".Bodylaser" colour="#000000" orgstyle="BY NAME LINE new" font="Blacker Pro Display" fontStyle="Bold" size="8">RAKSHANDA RAHMAN MISHA
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	<lang class="3" style=".Bodylaser" colour="#000000" orgstyle="INDENTLESS BODY new" font="Blacker Pro Display" fontStyle="Regular" size="9">Imagine two popular singers coming together for a romantic web film—directed by Shihab Shaheen, a filmmaker known for weaving heartfelt love stories in projects like </lang>
<lang  class="3" style=".Bodylaser" colour="#000000" orgstyle="INDENTLESS BODY new" font="Blacker Pro Display" fontStyle="Bold" size="9">Tumi Ami Shudhu</lang>
<lang  class="3" style=".Bodylaser" colour="#000000" orgstyle="INDENTLESS BODY new" font="Blacker Pro Display" fontStyle="Regular" size="9">. Audiences are loving their chemistry, but what makes it even more interesting is that Xefer Rahman shares a close friendship with Pritom Hasan</lang>
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	<lang class="3" style=".Bodylaser" colour="#000000" orgstyle="BODY new" font="Blacker Pro Display" fontStyle="Regular" size="9">“Pritom and his wife, Shahtaj Monira Hashem, are among my closest friends. We’ve always shared a different dynamic. We’ve worked together on songs before, but acting together was a first. Moving beyond that comfort and making the relationship feel real on screen—that was the real journey for me,” Xefer reflects.
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	<lang class="3" style=".Bodylaser" colour="#000000" orgstyle="BODY new" font="Blacker Pro Display" fontStyle="Regular" size="9">That sense of ownership carries into the film’s music as well. With </lang>
<lang  class="3" style=".Bodylaser" colour="#000000" orgstyle="BODY new" font="Blacker Pro Display" fontStyle="Bold" size="9">Tor Chaya</lang>
<lang  class="3" style=".Bodylaser" colour="#000000" orgstyle="BODY new" font="Blacker Pro Display" fontStyle="Regular" size="9">, Xefer doesn’t just lend her voice—she shapes the song entirely, composing and singing it herself, alongside lyrics written with Badhon. “People gave so much love to </lang>
<lang  class="3" style=".Bodylaser" colour="#000000" orgstyle="BODY new" font="Blacker Pro Display" fontStyle="Bold" size="9">Niye Jabi Ki</lang>
<lang  class="3" style=".Bodylaser" colour="#000000" orgstyle="BODY new" font="Blacker Pro Display" fontStyle="Regular" size="9"> from </lang>
<lang  class="3" style=".Bodylaser" colour="#000000" orgstyle="BODY new" font="Blacker Pro Display" fontStyle="Bold" size="9">Daagi</lang>
<lang  class="3" style=".Bodylaser" colour="#000000" orgstyle="BODY new" font="Blacker Pro Display" fontStyle="Regular" size="9"> film, directed by Shihab </lang>
<lang  class="3" style=".Bodylaser" colour="#000000" orgstyle="BODY new" font="Blacker Pro Display" fontStyle="Italic" size="9">bhai</lang>
<lang  class="3" style=".Bodylaser" colour="#000000" orgstyle="BODY new" font="Blacker Pro Display" fontStyle="Regular" size="9">. But this time, being seen and heard at the same time—it made </lang>
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<lang  class="3" style=".Bodylaser" colour="#000000" orgstyle="BODY new" font="Blacker Pro Display" fontStyle="Regular" size="9"> feel even more special to me,” she says.
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	<lang class="3" style=".Bodylaser" colour="#000000" orgstyle="BODY new" font="Blacker Pro Display" fontStyle="Regular" size="9">Though music has always been her primary space, Xefer’s acting journey—beginning with Mostofa Sarwar Farooki’s </lang>
<lang  class="3" style=".Bodylaser" colour="#000000" orgstyle="BODY new" font="Blacker Pro Display" fontStyle="Bold" size="9">Last Defenders of Monogamy</lang>
<lang  class="3" style=".Bodylaser" colour="#000000" orgstyle="BODY new" font="Blacker Pro Display" fontStyle="Regular" size="9"> and continuing with </lang>
<lang  class="3" style=".Bodylaser" colour="#000000" orgstyle="BODY new" font="Blacker Pro Display" fontStyle="Bold" size="9">Myself Allen Swapan 2</lang>
<lang  class="3" style=".Bodylaser" colour="#000000" orgstyle="BODY new" font="Blacker Pro Display" fontStyle="Regular" size="9">—finds a deeper emotional anchor in this project.
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	<lang class="3" style=".Bodylaser" colour="#000000" orgstyle="BODY new" font="Blacker Pro Display" fontStyle="Regular" size="9">“Both of us come from music, but Shihab</lang>
<lang  class="3" style=".Bodylaser" colour="#000000" orgstyle="BODY new" font="Blacker Pro Display" fontStyle="Italic" size="9"> bhai’</lang>
<lang  class="3" style=".Bodylaser" colour="#000000" orgstyle="BODY new" font="Blacker Pro Display" fontStyle="Regular" size="9">s way of working made everything feel so intentional. The way audiences are connecting with this layered love story—it’s honestly made me fall in love with acting,” she adds.</lang>
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