It doesn’t seem five minutes since Avatar was battling it out with The Hurt Locker during the awards season of 2010. For the second year there are ten movies that will be battling it out for the prestigious title of Best Picture. And we take a closer look at the nominees: Black Swan – Darren ... Read more
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Chobi Mela VI draws huge crowd
A remarkable number of viewers are watching the display of local and foreign photographers at the seven venues of the ongoing international photography festival Chobi Mela every day. The number of visitors is increasing day by day. And on the holidays — Friday and Saturday — all the seven venues become overcrowded. Beginning on January ... Read more
Two photographers’ show at Charukala
Faculty of fine arts’ Lichutola is now decorated with 26 photographs of two internationally acclaimed photographers — Tamas Dezso and Karen Knorr. The ongoing exhibition is a part of the two-week international photography exhibition Chhobi Mela VI with this year’s theme ‘dreams’. The two-week festival is running simultaneously at seven venues in the Dhaka city ... Read more
Katrina Kaif ‘believes in happy endings’
Katrina Kaif has revealed she believes in “happy endings” when it comes to love. Speaking at the launch of Pritish Nandy’s book the actress said she chooses not to focus on the negative aspects of relationships. “The other side of love is disillusionment and disappointment… I do not believe this side of love,” she said. ... Read more
2011 a very busy year for me: Ferdous
Ferdous Ahmed is one of the most popular actors of Bangla movie industry. He started his film career in the mid 90s with the hit film Hotath Brishti. He is a national award winner and acted in more than 45 films both in Bangladesh and India. In a recent interview, he shared his views and ... Read more
Lux-Channel i Superstar 2010 announced
Mahbuba Islam Rakhi has wrested the title of Lux Channel i Superstar 2010, against stiff competition from thousands of girls. She was awarded a brand new Mitsubishi Lancer, a role in an upcoming film, and a scholarship to study acting. Mousumi Hamid became the first runner-up while Mehrin Islam Nisha became the second runner-up in ... Read more
Praner Khela held at Bengal Gallery
Talented singer Priyanka Gope’s rendition of raga based songs enthralled the audience in the regular musical event of Bengal Gallery of Fine Arts- titled Praner Khela on Sunday. Priyanka, who is enlisted TV and radio singer, rendered 15 songs at Bengal Gallery. She rendered seven songs written and composed by
Film screening begins
The formal film screening of the fourth International Film Festival began in nine theatres in Dhaka on Sunday. A total of 40 films on children in different format including feature film, short film, animation and documentary films were screened on the second day of International Children Film Festival. The houseful viewers of Dhaka enjoyed films ... Read more
Chobi Mela VI
Laurence Leblanc’s Out-of-focus, Dreamlike Images To confront the out-of-focus images of fleeting moments by the internationally acclaimed photographer Laurence Leblanc is an unsettling yet fascinating experience. Born and raised in Paris, Leblanc took courses in design and painting at a very young age. She also trained in engraving at the “Ecole des Arts décoratifs du ... Read more
Banglalink Music Fest in Chittagong
anglalink, in its latest bid to keep abreast with changing music trends and connect with the country’s youth, has launched a series of nationwide concerts — the second of which was held on January 21 in Chittagong. Banglalink Brand Ambassadors Habib, Warfaze, Aurthohin and two of the most popular Bangladeshi bands LRB and Miles performed ... Read more
Exhibition Of Tagore Reproductions At Chhayanaut
KG Subramanian speaks on Rabindranath’s Artwork As part of Chhayanaut’s yearlong programmes to commemorate the 150th birth anniversary [May 8, this year] of Rabindranath Tagore, an eight-day exhibition featuring reproductions of the Nobel laureate poet’s artworks is on at Chhayanaut Shangskriti Bhaban in Dhanmondi, Dhaka. Renowned Indian artist and art teacher KG Subramanian inaugurated the ... Read more
Tarin’s Surprise Gift for Fans
Tarin’s 25-year acting career is well and thriving; lately she has also made inroads into production. She has worked in numerous TV plays, and appeared in only two feature films, one of which is yet to be released. Directed by Sajal Khaled, her second movie, titled “Kajoler Dinratri” is an adaptation of celebrated novelist Muhammad ... Read more
Sarika busy with Valentine’s Day plays
Model-turned-actor Sarika is very busy with number of single-episode TV plays for upcoming Valentine’s Day and two serials . For the Valentine’s Day she will appear in nearly 10 TV plays, six of which shooting has already been completed. She is also replacing Prova in Arun Chowdhury’s drama serial ‘Rumali’. Actor Prova acted in the ... Read more
Notun Mukher Shondhaney 2011 begins soon
Bangladesh Film Development Corporation (BFDC) and Channel i jointly launched the talent hunt “Notun Mukher Shondhane” on January 17. The talent hunt was launched at Dhaka Sheraton Hotel. In the course of the programme, the organisers discussed the details of the new show and upcoming events. Faridur Reza Sagar, managing director of Channel-i and Impress Telefilm ... Read more
Poush Mela at Ramna Botomul
Poush, the first of the two months in the Bangla calendar spanning winter, brings in festivity in the life of people living in rural Bengal. The people make traditional delicacies called pithas, made of new harvest of rice and date juice. Traditional fairs are also held at the time in places, featuring sessions of folk ... Read more
Leading stars rock the night
Nokia’s concert at Army Stadium The year 2011 began with a great show ‘Rock the Legends’ was the first major open air concert of this year. Army Stadium in Dhaka rocked to the riffs of Nagarbaul, Miles and LRB on January 2. Mobile devices manufacturer Nokia arranged the event. The concert was unique since it ... Read more
Tanzika on her current endeavours
Since she began her career as an actor in a drama serial titled ‘Sparsher Baire’ directed by Shahiduzzaman Selim, model Tanzika Amin has been regularly acting in TV plays these days. Now she is equally busy in her duo role as a model and an actor. The number of her fans is on the rise ... Read more
Popular TV serial “Choita Pago” completes 50th episode
Directed by actor Mahfuz Ahmed, popular TV serial “Choita Pagol” completed its 50th episode on December 24th. The cast and crew of the serial held a special press briefing at the Channel i station in Dhaka to celebrate the occasion with the media. Mahfuz Ahmed, Joya Ahsan, Majnun Mizan, Rawnak Hasan, Tahsin and Brindabon Das ... Read more
Tees Maar Khan grosses over Dh11.4 million on release day
The film is well on track to emerge as one of the top grossers of all time in Indian cinema. Bollywood comedy Tees Maar Khan, starring Akshay Kumar and Katrina Kaif, has grossed over 140 million rupees (Dh11.4 million) on its release day, making it one of the biggest openings in India, according to its ... Read more
Zainul Festival at Faculty of Fine Arts
Artisans from Rajshahi, Manikganj, Nawabganj and other parts of the country will display Lakkhishora, Shokher Hari, Shika, Shola and more at the festival. To mark the 96th birth anniversary of Shilpacharya Zainul Abedin, Faculty of Fine Arts (FFA), University of Dhaka is holding a three-day ‘Zainul Festival’ at the FFA premises. The festival begins today ... Read more