Dhaka, April 1 -- "When we were very young, living on Abhoy Das Lane, my father's office was in Tikatuli," filmmaker Animesh Aich reminisces. "There were two cinemas-'Abhisar' and 'Madhumita'. It was customary then that when relatives visited, we'd all go to the movies together."

Animesh vividly recalls the 1980 film Danpite Chhele, especially the song "Hayre Amar Mon Matano Desh" ("Oh my fascinating country"). "I was terrified of contracting rabies after watching that movie. But the song was truly memorable."

He fondly remembers other children's classics like Dumurer Phul, Chhutir Ghonta, Puroskar, and Emiler Goenda Bahini. Reflecting on the current state of children's cinema, he laments: "Where are such popular children's movies now?"...