Hothat: Friendship Is Music

Bangladeshi drummer Arafat Kazi gathers a group of musicians--ranging from rock stars to inexperienced teenagers--to write, record, perform, and film an album from scratch in five days.

  • Ilajar Islam
    Director
  • Arafat Kazi
    Director
  • Arafat Kazi
    Writer
  • Arafat Kazi
    Producer
  • Tamjid Kazi
    Key Cast
  • Nurun Kazi
    Key Cast
  • Aftab Moin Audhip
    Key Cast
  • Arafat Kazi
    Key Cast
  • Ekram Wasi
    Key Cast
  • Fasihuddin Ahmed Itmam
    Key Cast
  • Foysal Ahammed Tanim
    Key Cast
  • Hassan Munhamanna
    Key Cast
  • Ifaz Abrar Reza
    Key Cast
  • Mohammad Khalid Bin Siraj
    Key Cast
  • Munif Chowdhury
    Key Cast
  • Pritom Arefin
    Key Cast
  • Riasat Azmi
    Key Cast
  • Sakib Manzur Zihan
    Key Cast
  • Shahan Kamal Uday
    Key Cast
  • Shishir Ahmed
    Key Cast
  • Tashfee
    Key Cast
  • Zakir Hossain
    Key Cast
  • Tasneem Batool
    Key Cast
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Music Video
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 6 minutes 44 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    January 1, 2023
  • Production Budget:
    40,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Bangladesh
  • Country of Filming:
    Bangladesh
  • Language:
    Bengali
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Ilajar Islam, Arafat Kazi

Ilajar Islam and Arafat Kazi have been making advertisements and music videos together since the mid 2000s. Ilajar Islam is a pioneering music video director in Bangladesh, being one of the principal visual architects of the musical movements known as "the Underground Scene". Arafat Kazi is a writer who loves cats.

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