Dhaka, June 24 -- The local filmdom has seen a notable shift in the last three years with the format of filmmaking seeing some marked changes along with the presentation of the protagonist.

Film fundamentals, as we have always known, dictated that the hero should always be the epitome of virtue, faltering at times in the face of romantic mishaps or other tragedies.

Rewind to the images of the dejected/spurned hero with a bottle of Carew!

In Bangladeshi movies, the norm was to show the hero drinking alcohol not out of pleasure or to unwind but to wash away some grief.

That a relaxing drink after a tough day's work hardly made someone vile did not exist, either in reality or in celluloid.

In traditional Bangla movies, we always see the...