India- Bangladesh ties have a civilisational, cultural, social and economic linkage. Two nations have much in common- a shared history and common heritage, linguistic and cultural ties, passion for music, literature and the arts.<br />'' <br />''On the occasion of the 100th birth anniversary of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, India and Bangladesh are together making a film titled Bangabandhu by the renowned film director Shyam Benegal.<br />'' <br />''Bengali movies are popular on both the sides and Bangladeshi artists like Nusrat Faria who featured in two Indo-Bangladeshi film projects, Aashiqui and Hero 420 echoes the sentiments of our shared passions.<br />'' <br />''Bangladesh has been the country in focus at the 51st International Film Festival of India (IFFI) at Goa in January this year.  Four films screened were Jibandhuli  by Tanvir Mokammel, Meghmallar by Zahidur Rahman Anjan, Under Construction by Rubaiyat Hossain and Sincerely Yours, Dhaka. Jibondhuli tells the story of a drummer and his family during the Liberation War of Bangladesh against Pakistan in 1971.<br />'' <br />''Kazi Nazrul Islam and Ravindra Sangeet are equally popular in the two countries.<br />'' <br />''<span style="color: #222222;">And who can forget Runa Laila, famous for her melodious rendition of all time hit Dama Dam Mast Kalandar.</span><br />