Expressing his reaction, Nirjhar says, "I'm elated that my first feature film is participating at an international event of this stature. However, it would've been better if I could release the film in Bangladesh before screening it abroad. In fact, my target audience are the masses of the country; recognition at international film festivals is not my priority. Due to some bureaucratic tangles related to censorship, I could not release Aha in Dhaka before going to Munich."

Featuring the story of a family living in old Dhaka, Aha zooms in on the different issues city-dwellers face everyday, like unplanned urbanisation, generation gap and more. Apart from direction, Nirjhar has written the story and developed the screenplay.

The filmmaker says, "The artistes and crew members found the story catchy and I've received their support all through the filmmaking process."

Humayun Faridee, Tariq Anam Khan, Fazlur Rahman Babu, Shathi Yasmin, Ferdaus, Khaled Khan and others have performed in the central roles. Songs used in the film have been written by Nirjhar and set to tune by Indian music director Devjyoti Misra.

After the Munich festival, Nirjhar plans to release the film at different theatres in Bangladesh. He says, "Movies should be made for the mass. As a filmmaker, I prefer film releases at theatres and not on TV channels. I believe we can resurrect the golden era of Bangla films, if talented independent filmmakers of the country get proper patronage and the masses go back to the theatres."

Aha is an Impress Tele-film production.