Legendary singer Rathindranath Roy’s daughter Chandra Roy is going to release her first basic solo album ‘Boroshar Himel Hawa’ in the next week with a view to touch the heart of listeners like her father. Audiovisual production house Laser Vision will bring the album in the market. Renowned music director, lyricist and singer Basu composed ... Read more
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Mita Noor turns director
As a successful TV actress, though she has possessed a goodposition in drama for 22 years, Mita Noor was never seen directing any play inher career. For the first time, she is going to appear herself as a directorsince she has recently completed the shooting of a play titled ‘Choungali,’which was written by Khondokar Hafiz ... Read more
Tareque Masud . . . history’s storyteller
We grieve… , Tribute Tareque Masud . . . history’s storyteller Syed Badrul Ahsan You could not help being arrested by Tareque Masud’s gaze. There was always a shine to the eyes, and it came with that perpetual smile which could only draw people to him. There was every reason for him to be aloof, ... Read more
Film industry in grave shock
Cultural arena in the country deeply shocked at the death of renowned filmmaker Tareque Masud, who was among six killed in a road accident on the Dhaka-Aricha highway in Manikganj on Saturday morning while returning Dhaka from the shooting spot of his upcoming movie titled Kagojer Phool. A huge vacuum has been created in the ... Read more
Dev Patel Is Freida Pinto’s ‘Action Hero’
Dev Patel is Freida Pinto’s ”action hero”, and the 26-year-old beauty loves her boyfriend’s down-to-earth attitude. Dev Patel is Freida Pinto’s “action hero”. The pair have been dating since meeting on the set of 2007 movie ‘Slumdog Millionaire’, and the actress loves her boyfriend’s down-to-earth attitude, particularly the way he reacts
Salman Khan: The next angry man of Bollywood?
With the list of fights and feuds it won’t be long before Sallu finds no friends Salman Khan’s mood swings and erratic behavious have all been written and talked about. No one knows what triggers Salman to lose his temper. What really makes him laugh or angry. After lying low for many years it is ... Read more
Sujit Mustafa—a true devotee of Nazrul Sangeet
“In my lifetime, I want to see a society which will reflect Nazrul’s thoughts on secularism, progressiveness and equity,” says Sujit Mustafa in a conversation with daily sun recently. Whenever one thinks about Nazrul artistes of the country, the name that immediately comes up to mind is Sujit Mustafa. Sujit Mustafa, a talented
Hillol: Moving from theatre to TV
When growing up, Adnan Hillol had no intentions of taking up acting as a profession. He wanted to be a pilot. Following a close friend’s suggestion, he joined the theatre troupe, Desh Natok. His first TV play “Biprotip” was aired on Ekushey Television; breakthrough performance was in the serial “Sporsher Bairey”. Since then the actor ... Read more
Sohana Saba to turn director
Film and small screen actress Sohana is venturing into direction. She is making her debut as a director with “Hashi Phashi Rohoshyo O Romola”, which will be aired during the upcoming Eid-ul Fitr. Saba’s husband and film director Murad Parvez is the writer of the play. “I had long cherished the dream of directing a ... Read more
“Kushum Kushum Prem” on Channel i
The world premiere of “Kushum Kushum Prem” will be telecast on Channel i this Eid. Produced by Impress Tele-film Limited, the film has been written and directed by Mushfiqur Rahman Gulzar. Moushumi, Ferdous, and Riaz will star in the film. The plot centres on the life of a hapless girl named Kushum. The cast also ... Read more
Actors become crooners
An audio album featuring actors Fazlur Rahman Babu, Chanchal Chowdhury, Shamim Zaman and AKM Hasan will be launched soon. Audio house CD Choice is producing the album, titled “Patri Ekta Chai”. Apart from singing seven songs, Shamim Zaman is also coordinating the album. About the progress of the album, Zaman informed that it will be ... Read more
Sabbir to make Ghorshawar 2011
Actor-turned-director Mir Sabbir is making a single episode TV play, Ghorshawar 2011 on this Eid. The TV play revolves around a young man who decides to buy a car after he gets fed up with sitting long hours in the bus in traffic jam. However, the TV play takes a turn when he returns home ... Read more
MLTR to rock Bangladesh in October
Michael Learns To Rock, commonly known as MLTR, will play at a couple of concerts in Bangladesh this October, according to the band’s official website. The Danish pop-soft rock band that performs songs in English, uploaded details about its upcoming autumn tours across the globe where it shares a link regarding the Bangladesh concerts. “Regarding ... Read more
Embracing Lalon’s message
In conversation with Shofi Mandal Seasoned Lalon singer and teacher Shofi Mandal was born on December 13, 1953 at Daulatpur, Kushtia. His father, the late Maolana Ahad Ali Mandal, was a fourth generation (according to the ‘guru-shishya’ tradition) disciple of Fakir Lalon Shai. Shofi Mandal’s initiation in music happened at the age of eight. At ... Read more
Photo, painting exhibition at RU marking World Indigenous Day
Students of Rajshahi University (RU), representing the ethnic communities, organised a day-long photo and painting exhibition on the campus to mark World Indigenous Day on August 9. Adibashi Students Association of Rajshahi University (ASARU), a body of ethnic minority students of the plane land, organised the exhibition at the university central library premises
Shashi Becoming a household name
Model-actress Shashi is busy shooting a heap of TV plays. She is also a familiar face on the silver screen. During a recent chat with The Daily Star, the talented actress gave a glimpse into her world: “I’m currently shooting for the film ‘Shoa Chan Pakhi”, co-starring Anisur Rahman. After a short break the shooting ... Read more
Ferdaus busy with Kolkata movies
Ferdaus is perhaps the only contemporary Bangladeshi film actor to have become hugely popular in two movie industries of Dhaka and Kolkata. Before him only Rahman had achieved this distinction in Urdu and Bangla films. Soon after releasing India-Bangladesh joint production Hathat Brishti simultaneously in Kolkata and Dhaka, Ferdaus became popular in both the countries. ... Read more
Azam Khan’s latest songs launched
A mixed duet album titled Guru Tomay Salam featuring three unreleased solos and a duet by pop guru Azam Khan was launched on Thursday at the Channel-i building. The album features seven songs. The latest solos by Azam Khan released in the album are: Ami Bangladesher Azam Khan, Keu nesha koro na and Ekushey February
3 drama serials on RTV’s Eid menu
RTV will telecast three six-episode drama serials on the occasion of Eid-ul Fitr. The serials are Katha Dilaam To, City Bus and Shurutei Golmaal. The drama serials will be aired from Eid day till the sixth day of the festival. The serial Katha Dilaam To has been written by Brindaban Das and directed by Salauddin ... Read more
Aly Zaker on his current endeavours
Renowned actor Aly Zaker will perform in three interesting roles of aged persons in three special TV plays to be aired in different private channels during the Eid special programmes. In Habib Masud’s drama Taar Shishu Bandhura, Zaker has played the role of a character of an aged man who passes his loneliness playing with ... Read more