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
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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
On a city bus
Special mini series on Rtv Rtv will telecast a special mini series, titled “City Bus”, from the first till the sixth day of Eid. The six episodes will be aired at 11:25pm everyday. The serial has been written and directed by Noman Robin. The cast includes Hassan Masud, Sohel Khan, Faruk Ahmed, Rashed Mamun Apu, ... Read more
Black in self titled
After three years break popular band group Black released their new album ‘Black’ at a function in a city restaurant on Sunday evening under the banner of G-Series. It is their fourth album. The album is based on rock-based tracks. A total of 11 tracks including an instrumental composition are in the album. Of those, ... Read more
Sabina Yasmin on ATN Bangla
ATN Bangla will telecast musical programme Cholochitrer Golpo on 30 August at 1:25pm. The episode will feature popular singer Sabina Yasmin as guest. Directed by Amzad Kabir the programme is hosted by Mazharul Islam. At the programme, Sabina Yasmin will share many never-before-heard stories of her life. The programme will also include
D3 started its journey
The experiences of life, adventures and voices inside the soul, the feminine instincts and memories – all get fused with the textures,colours, motifs and fabrics of her works. Her works have been appreciated bythe most renowned brands of beauty. Lakme chose her as the Top Designer in the very first ‘NextGen Designer Search’ in 2007. ... Read more
Jona returns to Dhaka
To stay here for seven months film actress Jona has returned to Dhaka recently. This time she returned with her six-month old baby Afsin Homaira Hossain. After returning home she became sick. Now she is feeling well and she has started to look after her own fashion house Arians fashion house at RAK Tower in ... Read more
Daalia: Tagore’s story adapted into a thriller
Special TV play “Daalia” will treat the viewers to an hour of historic intrigue and non-stop suspense on the fourth day of the upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr at 8:15pm on ntv. With screenplay and direction by Nurul Alam Atik, the play is an adaptation of a short story by Rabindranath Tagore. The plot: Shah Shuja is the ... Read more
Heart to Heart: Mahfuz & Ishrat
Mahfuz Ahmed, a National Film Award winner and one of the most popular TV actors in the country, has also earned acclaim for his directorial skills. His wife Ishrat Jahan Quader studied at the University of Sydney, completed her masters from University of Melbourne and is currently working as senior lecturer at the Independent University ... Read more
Ityadi’s Eid bonanza
Mega-popular variety show “Ityadi” is the brainchild of Hanif Sanket, who is the writer, director and host of the show as well. The show is known for its innovative ideas, and the diverse subjects it addresses with a generous dose of humour and much more. As in previous years, the special episode of “Ityadi” this ... Read more
Farha Ruma’s debut on big screen
Model Farha Ruma has been very busy before the upcoming Eid as she has recently made her debut as an actress on big screen through the film Putro Ekhon Poisawala. As an artiste, Farha Ruma has been equally successful in modelling and acting. She won the Lux Anondodhara Photoshundori in 1997. In the late 1990’s, ... Read more
Ferdous and Alamgir face each other on Banglavision
Eid Specials Ferdous and Alamgir face each other on Banglavision “Which actress have you worked with in over a 100 films?” Ferdous asks Alamgir. “Let’s talk about the actresses you’ve worked with first, we’ll get back to mine later,” Alamgir replies with a grin. At this point of the conversation, both actors of the silver ... Read more
TV play Char Matrar Bhalobasha on Baishakhi TV
On the occasion of Eid, Baishakhi TV will telecast a single episode TV play Chaar Matrar Bhalobasha on the fifth day of the festival. The play revolves around two young men Mamun and Shibli who are friends in real life but are totally different to mentality. Mamun is self dependent who wants to do something ... Read more
Farooki says goodbye to TV plays
Renowned director Mostafa Sarwar Farooki said good bye to TV plays in an interview with New Age. He, however, claimed that he did not want to make any formal declaration that he would never make any TV plays in his life. ‘At present I’m only interested to concentrate on making movies, since it’s my only ... Read more
Nawsheen, Agun perform together first time
Popular anchor-cum-actress Nawsheen Nahrin Mou, for the first time, has recently performed against renowned singer-cum-actor Agun. Both of them will be seen in an Eid play titled ‘Bike,’ which will go on air in a satellite television channel on the occasion of upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr. The play was written and directed by Ehsan Elahi Bappi while ... Read more
Camera rolls for “Pita”
“Although the Liberation War has been captured on reel many times, “Pita” is the first film which solely focuses on a father’s perspective during the war,” said director of the upcoming feature film, Masud Akhand. Produced by Impress Telefim Ltd, shooting for the movie began on June 5 at Gazipur’s Sarker Para. In the first ... Read more