Zahid Hasan fans will get a different taste of their favourite actor’s performance in the upcoming Eid. The powerful actor Zahid Hasan will perform in diverse interesting characters in four single episode Eid plays and one tele-film are to be aired on different TV channels. Zahid Hasan will appear as the celebrity in the comedy ... Read more
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Eid dance show ‘Tumi Jekhane Ami Sekhane’
Eid special dance programme ‘Tumi Jekhane Ami Sekhane’ will be aired on Banglavision at 6:05pm on the second day of Eid-ul-Fitr. Popular stars including Shokh, Niloy, Milon, Mimo, Munmun and Nisa will perform some duet and group dances along with some legendary romantic songs including ‘Tumi jekhane ami sekhane’, ‘Ami ekdin tomai na dekhile’, ‘Tumi ... Read more
Airtel launches second telefilm ‘Bhalobashi Tai, Bhalobeshe Jai’
This Eid, Airtel, private mobile company, brings the multi-dimensional love story ‘Bhalobashi Tai, Bhalobeshe Jai,’ a drama made up of three inter-woven love stories of different relationships. The Telefilm is produced by Shihab Shaheen, who also directed the Airtel telefilm “Bhalobashi Tai,” which aired on pahela boishakh. ‘Bhalobashi Tai’ became one of the most
Memories of Eid past
Abdus Shakoor Shah Artist Abdus Shakoor Shah is widely recognised for folk motifs and visual ballads in his paintings. The artist reminisced on his childhood at Nishindhara in Bogra district. “When I was a child, Bogra and the entire northern region were greatly neglected in terms of economic development. There was a big Eidgah Maidan ... Read more
Three Shakib Khan films to be released this Eid
Movie theatres around the country are inundated with Shakib Khan films. In addition to the ones already running, three new films starring the actor will be released this Eid: Shahin Suman’s “Tiger Number One”, Badiul Alam’s “Ekbar Bolo Bhalobashi” and MB Manik’s “Jan Korban”. Khan is working on six movies at present. And a dozen ... Read more
Purnima in a new act
Leading silver screen actress Purnima is now equally prominent on TV. She has done several plays that will be aired this Eid. She will be playing a lead role in “Nilimar Prante”, directed by S.A. Haque Alik, to be telecast on Channel i. Maasranga Television will air the play “Omanisha” this Eid. The play is ... Read more
Aamir Khan: ‘I want to hug Anna Hazare’
Actor Aamir Khan visited the Ramlila Maidan yesterday to meet with Anna Hazare, whose hunger strike has attracted a great deal of media attention. The 74-year-old activist had been fasting for 12 days in a bid to highlight the depth of corruption in public life. Speaking to NDTV, Khan said: “Anna has not eaten for ... Read more
Amitabh Bachchan and Rishi Kapoor reunite on screen
Amitabh Bachchan and Rishi Kapoor will reunite on screen for Sudhir Mishra’s directorial venture Mehrunnisa. The actors were last seen together on screen 28 years ago in Manmohan Desai’s Coolie. A source told The Times of India: “It is a script that Sudhir Mishra started writing in 1996. However, it failed to take off that ... Read more
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan issues legal notice to UTV
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan has reportedly issued a legal notice to Madhur Bhandarkar and UTV prohibiting the use of the footage and stills she shot for Heroine earlier this year. The actress was dropped from the film after announcing her pregnancy, since director Madhur Bhandarkar felt it would be too difficult for her to continue with ... Read more
Muhin steps forward with his 3rd solo
Close Up 1 star Muhin is in the news because his 3rd solo album Ghum Ashey Na was released on 23 August. He expects the new album will touch the hearts of music lovers. “Released under the banner of Agnibina (G Series), the album is the outcome of my hard work of two years. Through ... Read more
Timeless Nazrul songs on Eid, Ramadan
Eid festival traditionally begins with the popular Nazrul song O mor ramjan-er oi rojar sheshe elo khushir Eid. As soon as the moon of the Shawal month of the Arabic calendar comes to sight, the radio and TV channels play this timeless Nazrul song written by national poet Kazi Nazrul Islam, carrying the message of ... Read more
Shamsudohha’s powerful visions
Profile Shamsudohha’s powerful visions Bengal’s scenic beauty, bucolic panoramic view, riverine life, metropolis, daily life in Old Dhaka, ravages of flood, working class people and more have long been remarkably depicted by the avant-garde painter Ahmed Shamsudohha. The artist portrays the moving sights around him. A socially conscious artist, Shamsudohha paints people, capturing the diverse ... Read more
Shahidul’s fascinating craft
Shahidul Islam Mollah’s handicrafts made of tender leaves add aesthetic appeal to even the most sophisticated living room. Mollah recently attracted a huge crowd to Durgabari Road in the town where he was adroitly making such handicrafts using palm leaves. Shahidul, 32, began to learn this craft as a boy and has been in this ... Read more
Mysticism unbound
In conversation with Birohi Kala Mia Fifty-one year old Baul singer Birohi Kala Mia was born in Sunamganj. His parents named him Md. Habibur Rahman. Kala Mia’s grandfather, the late Jaban Ali, was a mystic and father, late Fakir Mohammad Monohor Ali, was also a Baul singer and songwriter who performed with Baul Shah Abdul ... Read more
Salman Khan heading to US for treatment
Leading Bollywood actor Salman Khan is to have surgery in the United States to correct a facial nerve disorder that leaves him in excruciating pain. The 45-year-old star of blockbuster films like “Dabangg” (Fearless) wrote in an Indian newspaper that he had been prescribed strong medication to alleviate the symptoms, which first began four years ... Read more
Spicy Bites
Monalisa: Model to role model On ‘Spicy Bites’, cultural personalities face questions on issues from all angles, i.e. ‘what would he/she do if he/she were in charge of solving social issues?’ or ‘how can we minimise waste of resources?’ For our second instalment of ‘Spicy Bites’, we met up with the gorgeous model Monalisa at ... Read more
Deshi item, Bideshi take
Eid special Ityadi Apart from regular skits, this year’s Eid-special “Ityadi” will have a segment featuring 50 foreigners. The skit will show living conditions at a bachelors’ dorm. For the segment, the foreigners had to learn Bangla in seven days. The show has had foreigners performing traditional acts, like jatrapala, in previous episodes
Shahiduzzaman Selim’s Eid ventures
While the high profile actors of small screen are overloaded with two-digit numbers of projects, popular actor Shahiduzzaman Selim is coming up with around seven TV productions including single-episode plays and telefilms during Eid-ul-fitr. New Age recently interviewed the gifted actor to talk about his Eid schedule. ‘I don’t want to pack
Dealing with tall tales
Tele-film Ochol on ATN Bangla Tele-film “Ochol will be aired on ATN Bangla on Eid day at 4:30pm. The tele-film has been written by Brindaban Das and directed by Salahuddin Lavlu. The cast includes Amirul Haq Chowdhury, Dolly Zohur, SM Mohsin, Salahuddin Lavlu, Jyotika Jyoti and AKM Hassan. The film narrates the story of the ... Read more
Backfiring scams
Ultodhanuk on ntv Single-episode TV play “Ultodhanuk” will be aired on ntv at 10pm on the first day of Eid. Written and directed by Shafiqur Rahman Shantanu and Shamima Akhter respectively, the play recounts the story of Kajol, a crooked caretaker, who is in charge of a mansion. The owner of the large house, Abid, ... Read more