Popular TV actor Abul Hayat and promising model cum TV actress Mithila are going to perform in the role of father and daughter in a play titled ‘Proof Reader,’ which will be directed by Redoan Roni. Shooting will be held on July 12, 13 and 21 in old Dhaka. Abul Hayat will perform in the ... Read more
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Lavlu again teams up with Brindaban
Direction of TV plays, rather than acting in them, keeps Salahuddin Lavlu on a tight schedule these days. He is filming his new drama serial “Harkeeptey” at Pubail. Written by Brindaban Das, the serial will be aired on Banglavision. Lavlu says, like his previous serials, the latest one too is characterised by humour with a ... Read more
Ishana: A pretty picture
Mounita Khan Ishana, better known as Ishana in the media, has never looked back since she emerged as the runner up in the Lux-Channel i Superstar 2009. While her childhood fantasy was to own a chocolate factory, Ishana’s true calling turned out to be the media. She made her early appearances as an actor in ... Read more
Debashish’s membership cancelled from Film Directors’ Association
Bangladesh Film Directors’ Association has cancelled membership of young film director and son of eminent director late Dilip Biswas, Debashish Biswas recently. His membership was cancelled in a general meeting that was held on July 8. Debashish married promising TV actress and host Tania Hossain on June 20 in 2009. Later Debashish avoided Tania due ... Read more
Delhi Belly – Movie Review
Film: “Delhi Belly” Director: Abhinay Deo Starring: Imran Khan, Vir Das, Kunaal Roy Kapur, Vijay Raaz It is a cliche as old as this nation – of the many Indias that breathe under one India, Indian cinema has hardly been representative of even a few of these. Yet, one would have expected, after globalization and the ... Read more
The Monalisa mystique
Shooting has kept glamour girl Monalisa on her toes. Her upcoming works include a number of single episode TV plays “Baji”, “Ektu Bhalobasha”, Bhandoloom” and “Romeora” and serials like “All Rounder” and “Bhalo Theko Phul Mishty Bokul”. The serial “All Rounder” is currently being aired on Banglavision. Monalisa has broken new ground with
Farah Ruma: Acting the host
Magazine Anand Bichitra’s find, the beautiful Farah Ruma is playing her part to the hilt in front of the camera. Her current schedule includes three serials: Kaisar Ahmed’s “Ohonkar”, “Tokhon Hemonto” by Humayun Faridee and “Lorai” by Aruna Biswas. The actress says the audience will definitely enjoy the varied characters she plays in the three ... Read more
Rekha: Star power
Remember the well loved tale of the ugly duckling at the receiving end of cruel jibes until it was transformed into a beautiful swan? That story has amazing parallels with the life Rekha aka “The Bollywood Queen”. Once dismissed as a fat and mediocre actor in “Sawan Badhon” her debut film as a lead, in ... Read more
15 countries take part in kite exhibition
Kites from more than 15 countries were on display at the ‘Prime Bank Asian Kite Exhibition 2011’ that began at Nalinikanta Bhattashali Gallery of National Museum on Saturday. Cultural affairs state minister Promad Mankin inaugurated the two-day kite exhibition organised by socio-cultural organisation Dhakabasi, said a press release
‘Sherader Mohajuddha’ on Channel i
Trishna tops among the best ‘Channel i Sherakantha’ famed singer Trishna Tithi Khan has won the top position among the competitors in the grand finale of a reality show titled ‘Sherader Mohajuddha’. Winners of several reality shows organised by channel i took part in the competition. The competition was concluded on Thursday declaring the name ... Read more
‘Harry Potter’ made me an actress, says Emma Watson
Emma Watson has claimed that she felt like an actress for the first time while working on Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 2. The 21-year-old, who has played Hermione Granger for 11 years, likened her time on the wizarding franchise to the “most difficult film school” in existence. “Watching the new film I ... Read more
Eminent artist Aminul Islam passes away
Eminent artist Aminul Islam died of old age complications as well prostrate-gland cancer in the city on early morning on Friday. He was 80. A former director of the Institute of Fine Arts (now Faculty of Fine Arts) of Dhaka University, Aminul Islam breathed his last at his Gulshan-2 residence at around 4am. ‘He was then ... Read more
Mimi has her hands full
“Poush Phaguner Pala” to touch 250 episodes Shooting of the mega serial “Poush Phaguner Pala” is on in village Belishwar, located in Dhamrai upazila of Dhaka district. Though so far the shooting had been confined to short spans, the camera now will be busy for 40 days beginning July 1. Director of the serial Afsana ... Read more
Mamunur Rashid in radio play after 40 years
Noted media and theatre personality Mamunur Rashid last performed in a radio play in 1972. The play was Shaheed Munier Chowdhury’s “Kabor”. After a hiatus of four decades, the thespian has performed in another radio play, this time in a serial titled “Paruler Shangshar”. In the serial, Rashid enacts the role of a local landlord ... Read more
Shaon Chowdhury bags two int’l awards
Bangladeshi singer Shaon Chowdhury has recently bagged two international awards. The World Master Organisation Committee in Seoul, South Korea has declared “The World Master Award” in Music (singing category) to singer Shaon Chowdhury on June 21. Earlier he has been awarded “India-Bangladesh Friendship Award-2011 in Kolkata, India on June
Eid play ‘Obosheshey Natoke Porinoto’
Popular actors Arefin Shuvo and Sarika have recently performed in a special Eid play titled ‘Obosheshey Natoke Porinoto’. The play will be aired as a part of upcoming Eid programmes on RTV. The one-hour long play was written and directed by Sourajoy Chowdhury. Ziauddin Alam produced the play under the banner of Tanha production house. ... Read more
‘Look @ me’ tonight
RTV is going to air fashion and style based weekly programme titled ‘Look @ me’ from tonight. The show will be aired every Saturdays at 9:50pm. The programme was designed with every day’s lifestyle of all age’s people. The show features several segments including fashion upgrade, career, health tips, fit and fine and life-style. Viewers ... Read more
Sumaiya Shimu at DS Café
The phone at Star Arts & Entertainment started ringing off the hook before 3pm (the scheduled time). During the course of an hour, we received calls from almost all divisions. Majority of the callers were young men and the query from many of them: is the glamorous actress Sumaiya Shimu single? However, Shimu’s popularity can’t ... Read more
An attempt to see contemporary art as artefact
Ashim Halder Sagor’s solo Raku exhibition A solo Raku exhibition, titled “Contemporary Artefacts”, is on at the Zainul Gallery, Faculty of Fine Arts (FFA), University of Dhaka. The exhibition features works of artist Ashim Halder Sagor. This is Sagor’s 2nd solo Raku exhibition. Art connoisseur and secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mijarul Quayes inaugurated the ... Read more
Farooki signs deal with German producer for “Television”
Filmmaker Mostafa Sarwar Farooki recently signed a deal with German producer Christoph Thoke for his upcoming feature film “Television”. Christoph — who is most notable for producing Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne’s (Dardenne brothers) art-house feature “Lorna’s Silence” in 2008 — will join a list of local producers including the director himself and Star Cineplex for ... Read more