Director: Asif Akbar
Bangladesh's intelligence world gets a globe-trotting, action-movie treatment in "MR-9: Do or Die," a 2023 spy thriller built around a secret agent whose code name doubles as the film's title.
What is MR 9 Do or Die about?
Masud Rana works undercover for the Bangladesh Counter Intelligence Agency under the code name MR-9, and the job pulls him into a mission that stretches well beyond his home country's borders. Told across a large, international cast of allies and adversaries, the film moves between safe houses, confrontations, and set-piece action as Rana works to stay a step ahead of forces that want him stopped permanently. Director Asif Akbar frames the story as a big-budget calling card for South Asian action cinema, leaning into stunt work, shootouts, and hand-to-hand combat rather than the slower procedural rhythms of a typical intelligence drama.
Cast & crew
Frank Grillo and Michael Jai White join the cast alongside Kelly Greyson, Matt Passmore, Sakshi Pradhan, Omi Vaidya, James Moses Black, and Dave Kumar, giving the production a mixed Bangladeshi and international lineup that matches its cross-border story.
Context & significance
"MR-9: Do or Die" is drawn from Masud Rana, a long-running Bengali pulp-fiction spy series that has been a household name in Bangladesh for decades, making this adaptation an attempt to bring a home-grown intelligence hero to the big screen with international production values. Pairing Hollywood character actors like Grillo and Jai White with a largely South Asian crew and setting reflects a broader trend of regional film industries co-producing action projects aimed at reaching audiences well past their home markets.
Where & how to watch
K-Time streams "MR-9: Do or Die" with Persian dubbing and Persian subtitles, so the entire mission plays out comfortably in Farsi. Watching the film requires signing in with a free K-Time account, though this page can be read without logging in. K-Time's catalog and interface are built with Persian-speaking viewers in mind, from menus down to subtitle formatting, making it easy to jump straight from browsing to the fight scenes without switching languages.