Selim Khan and his son Shanto Khan were beaten to death:

A bad news has come from Bangladesh which is burning in the fire of violence. Here film producer Selim Khan and his son Shanto Khan were beaten to death by a mob.

Selim was also associated with Bengali cinema in India. He made the film ‘Commando’ with actor Dev, one of the biggest film stars of Tollywood (West Bengal cinema), which was never released. Selim also directed the Bangladeshi film ‘Tungiparar Miyan Bhai’, which was inspired by the life of Bangladesh’s first president Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

Producer Selim Khan with Bengali cinema superstar Dev.

The father and son also fired bullets to save themselves
According to reports, on Monday, August 5, Selim Khan and Shanto Khan were trying to escape from their house when an angry mob confronted them in the Farakkabad market.

He also fired bullets from his pistol to save himself, but was surrounded by a mob in the nearby Bagra market. After this, the angry mob beat Selim and his son Shanto Khan to death.

Many artists from the Kolkata film industry, including Dev and Boney Sengupta, have expressed grief over Selim’s demise.

He was producing 10 films in Tollywood
According to a Times of India report, around 10 films of Selim were in the production stage in Tollywood (West Bengal cinema) and many big Tollywood stars were working in them.

Tollywood executive producer Arindam Das also spoke to Selim on Monday. Das said, “I have been to Bangladesh several times to meet him. He had hosted me very well. I am very sad to hear the news of his death.”