With the staging of “Daakghar” at the Chhayanaut Auditorium by the students of Nalanda [Chhayanaut’s school], the sixth phase of the yearlong celebration of Rabindranath Tagore’s 150th birth anniversary began on March 3. The four-day event, featuring theatre and film adaptations of Tagore’s works, is being held at Chhayanaut Shangskriti Bhaban and National Theatre Hall ... Read more
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Up close with Humayun Ahmed
They have made you wonder, ponder, scratch your hair since they came to town. You have spent countless nights with them, stayed-up till dawn reading them and have never been late in collecting them — as soon as the next book hit the market. Himu, Shubro, Misir Ali are some of the immortal creations of ... Read more
Tisha: First Person Singular
Hassles of Fame In this instalment of “Hassles of Fame”, TV and film actress Tisha talks about the predicaments she faces thanks to her growing popularity: When I was a child, I used to hear that ‘hassle’ always accompany fame. Reading about celebrities made me chuckle at times. But as my face became more visible ... Read more
Lost Capitals of Ancient Bengal
Photo exhibition highlighting Gaur and Pandua Bengal Gallery of Fine Arts has organised a photography exhibition, titled “Gaur and Pandua — The Lost Capital of Bengal — Bangladesh and India”, featuring the works of Babu Ahmed. The exhibition opened on sunday at Bengal Gallery, Dhanmondi, in Dhaka and will continue till March 8. Indian High ... Read more
Toshihisa Fudezuka in Town
Japanese Printmaking Workshop and Exhibition begins An eight day printmaking workshop and an art exhibition titled “Heart” was inaugurated on February 25 at Cosmos Centre in Malibagh. Internationally acclaimed Japanese artist Toshihisa Fudezuka is conducting the workshop where he mainly focuses on the water- based wood block printmaking technique. He will also demonstrate techniques of ... Read more
Bipasha goes solo in Abul Hayat production
Theatre plays featuring a single actor are fast becoming popular. This upward graph in the popularity chart is making the TV play directors interested in such productions. Veteran actor turned director Abul Hayat is going to make a single episode TV play which is going to feature a single actor in the entire production. The ... Read more
Tri-Nation Big Show draws huge crowd
Bollywood stars Salman Khan, Katrina Kaif, Akshay Kumar, Anushka Sharma were the main pullers to turn the Bangabandhu National Stadium into a sea of people at the Tri Nation Big Show Thursday evening. Artistes from the host countries of the ongoing ICC World Cup Cricket — India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka — performed at the show. ... Read more
Treasure-troves Await at DVD Stores
No Barrier Treasure-troves Await at DVD Stores Urban taste in movies is gradually evolving. Although Hollywood and Bollywood still control a large audience, films from other countries are grabbing a piece of the Dhaka audience. Iranian, Spanish, German and French movies, with English subtitles, can now be easily found at virtually all DVD stores. Since ... Read more
Uncovered: Vidya’s secret affair
Vidya Balan Holidays With Siddharth Roy Kapoor Another affair in Bollywood is now out in the open. It’s been a rumour for several months. Finally, there is hint of a confirmation. Vidya Balan has been snapped by paparazzi with the current love of her life – Siddharth Roy Kapur – head honcho of UTV Motion ... Read more
‘The Bodyguard’ To Be Remade
‘The Bodyguard’ is set to be remade. The 1992 hit movie – which starred Kevin Costner and Whitney Houston and took $411 million at the worldwide box office – is being given a 2011 makeover by Warner Bros. and will be scripted by Jeremiah Friedman and Nick Palmer. The original film told the tale of ... Read more
Salman Khan jumps from 10,000 feet
Bollywood’s “Dabangg” actor Salman Khan will be seen doing a daredevil stunt in PepsiCo’s new Mountain Dew ad – he jumps from 10,000 feet in a “wingsuit” from which a parachute springs open. “Everyone is afraid of something or the other at some point of his or her life. But if you try to run ... Read more
Salman blows up three tuk-tuks in Pattaya
Salman Khan will be seen in the distinctive Thai rickshaws performing action scenes for upcoming film, Ready Salman Khan recently shot some high-voltage action sequences while driving a tuk-tuk in the narrow streets of Pattaya, Thailand last week. Perhaps inspired by Hollywood actor Pierce Brosnan’s fast-paced ad in the ubiquitous Thai rickshaw, Khan suggested to ... Read more
Shah Rukh Khan rocks a new look for Don 2!
Recently director Farhan Akhtar talked about the highly, highly anticipated Don 2. He did not reveal much but he did say, “It follows Shah Rukh’s character into a different adventure. In the second Don we’ve taken some of the essence of what Shah Rukh did in the first Don. But we’ve also given him some ... Read more
Chandni now in Akbar’s movie
Before working in the movie Silvi Azmi Chandni came into limelight. Basically her education, behaviour, gentle interaction with co-artistes and all, acting skill and performance she has already won hearts of the film related personnel. As a result, she has become a popular face in the film arena. Specially she came into limelight after releasing ... Read more
Padatik celebrates Int’l Mother Language Day
Ramna Batamul was resounded with songs, recitations, dances and street theatre, performed by artistes from both Bangladesh and India, to mark International Mother Language Day on Monday. The event was organised by Padatik Natya Sangsad which has been holding cultural programmes every year on February 21 for the past 12 years at the same venue
Archiving a Golden Episode
Language Movement Museum in its infancy Written history is the main source for the younger generations to learn about the Language Movement and the Liberation War. Newspapers, television and films have had a great impact but archives or museums are the best way to display and preserve history. The Language Movement Museum is one such ... Read more
Akshay Kumar to be brand ambassador for Canada Tourism
We have all heard of celebrities endorsing products, while a few have also been known to endorse a certain state or country. Well adding to this list is none other than Akshay Kumar. Akshay will soon be formally announced as the brand ambassador of Canada by the Canada Tourism Commission in Delhi. The announcement is ... Read more
Expressing the freedom of art
Expression is more than just communication; it is a way of reaching out and telling a story. Freedom on the other hand may be defined as absence of obstruction on the path to desire. Freedom is always considered a gift as it lets one to express themselves the way they want to. Student of MFA ... Read more
Movie Review: 7 Khoon Maaf
Movie Review: 7 Khoon Maaf; Star Cast: Priyanka Chopra, Neil Nitin Mukesh, John Abraham, Irrfan Khan, Aleksandr Dyachenko, Annu Kapoor, Naseeruddin Shah, Vivaan Shah; Director: Vishal Bharadwaj. Filmed on “Susanna’s seven husbands” by Ruskin Bond, “Saat khoon maaf” is a must watch for all the thriller and suspense lovers. The eerie plot peeps into our ... Read more
Lara Dutta and Mahesh Bhupathi get married
Post the Imran- Avantika wedding earlier this year, if there is one other couple whose wedding plans have been making news its Lara Dutta and Mahesh Bhupathi. The couple, who announced quite a while back that they would be getting married this Feb, have finally tied the knot. The couple registered their marriage on wednesday. ... Read more