
Acting
Reekita Nondine Shimu
Reekita Nondine Shimu is an actress, known for Made in Bangladesh (2019), Runway (2010) and Once Upon a Time in Calcutta (2021).
Acting credits
8.010-year-old Jamal loves his carefree life with his mum in rural Bangladesh, until the day his childhood friend and playmate is forced to become a child bride. Isolated and lost, Jamal finds the world a harsh reality when his hopes of getting new friends and attending school collide with his mother's past.
Kingdom of Clay Subjects
2018
NRA young girl stands up against injustice and inequality, becoming a powerful symbol of women’s and children’s rights. Her courage shows that even an “angel” has the power to change the world.
Fereshteh
2023
6.4Shimu, 23, works in a clothing factory in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Faced with difficult conditions at work, she decides to start a union with her co-workers. Despite threats from the management and disapproval of her husband, Shimu is determined to go on. Together the women must fight and find a way to register their union.
Made in Bangladesh
2019
5.0When a young man is murdered, Inspector Mainul begins what seems like a straightforward case. But as he digs deeper, hidden truths, shifting motives, and shocking twists begin to unravel, turning the investigation into a gripping race to uncover the real killer.
Chokkor 302
2025
Novera, a bride-to-be in present-day Dhaka, is in love with her groom and dreams of a fairytale wedding, but secretly struggles with her body’s resistance to wedding rituals. As stress and emotional pain intensify, a mysterious woman with long hair begins appearing in Novera’s imagination.
The Difficult Bride
2026
6.8A young man who lives nearby an airport finds himself in trouble upon meeting a mysterious stranger.
Runway
2010
6.1Roya is a middle-class Muslim woman that struggles to find herself in the sprawl of urban Bangladesh. When she discovers that she will be replaced by a younger actor for the role of Nandini —a central character of Rabindranath Tagore’s political play Red Oleanders —she battles to reconstruct the part, reclaiming her identity and sexuality in the process. As she sets the play in a modern day ready-made garment factory in Dhaka, her journey to establish her individuality is juxtaposed with the journey of her housemaid Moyna, who later joins the industrial workforce.
Under Construction
2015
NRJust when the people of an expanding Calcutta feel their dreams might be fulfilled, they hear the sound of things falling.
Once Upon a Time in Calcutta
2025