As a model Anny has already became popular. Sometimes she also performed in single episode plays. Recently she is acting in a movie titled ‘Suchona Rekhar Dike,’ which was directed by Akhtaruzzaman. But for the first time she is going to perform in a drama serial. “Basically I didn’t get enough time to act in ... Read more
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Just Go With It: movie review
Director: Dennis Dugan, Screenwriter: Allan Loeb, Timothy Dowling, Starring: Adam Sandler, Jennifer Aniston, Nicole Kidman, Brooklyn Decker, Bailee Madison, Running time: 110 mins. Throughout his career Adam Sandler has gotten away with some very bad behaviour thanks to his boyish charm. He makes a point of it in his latest comedy as Danny, a philandering ... Read more
The Eagle: movie review
However you slice it, ‘The Eagle’ is hokum, but modern-day Scots may get a kick out of the film’s depiction of their ancestors. If you have a hankering for movies about the Roman Empire set in 140 AD, you could trundle off to see Kevin Macdonald’s “The Eagle,” I suppose, but you may discover that ... Read more
Emma Watson signs for ‘Wallflower’
Emma Watson has signed on to star in The Perks Of Being A Wallflower. The film will also feature Logan Lerman and will be written and directed by Stephen Chbosky, who will adapt from his own 1999 novel of the same name, Variety reports. The Perks Of Being A Wallflower centres on Charlie (Lerman), a ... Read more
Kapoor-Kaif the most wanted dates for Valentine’s Day
According to a poll conducted by Chakpak movie portal Ranbir Kapoor and Katrina Kaif are the most wanted Valentine’s Day dates. Well, not for each other definitely. Ranbir and Katrina have topped a list of Bollywood actors with whom the youngsters will like to go on a date with this Valentine’s Day. Though Shahid Kapoor ... Read more
Lokkhi Terra came to rock music festival
A blend of traditions, diversity of instruments and fusion of genre—that is Lokkhi Terra, an UK-based Bangla band. The members of the band recently came to rock the international music festival in Dhaka which ended on Saturday at Sultana Kamal Women Complex in Dhanmondi. The band performed on both days of the festival. They performed ... Read more
Suvro Dev’s Musical Link to Bangladeshi Cricket
“Cricket Cricket” was the theme song of the Mini World Cup Cricket Tournament held in Dhaka in 1998. Popular singer Suvro Dev wrote, composed and rendered the theme song. When the Bangladesh cricket team first played in the World Cup Cricket in 1999, eminent actor Asaduzzaman Noor wrote the song “Good Luck Bangladesh.” Composed by ... Read more
Soothsayers on its latest Dhaka tour
Soothsayers, the band from South London, came to liven up the international music festival in Dhaka which ended on Saturday at Sultana Kamal Women Complex in Dhanmondi. The band performed on both days of the festival. The members of Soothsayers include Idris Rahman, a Bangladeshi expatriate living in UK on saxophone and vocal, Robin on ... Read more
Etihad Airways launches dance competition with Katrina Kaif
Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has announced the launch of ‘Next Stop Bollywood’, an online dance competition with Katrina Kaif, the airline’s brand ambassador. Since Bollywood dance is synonymous with India and resonates with millions of Indian fans at home and globally, it provides a perfect vehicle to communicate and ... Read more
Tamanna Rahman and her manipuri dance
Tamanna Rahman is considered a leading manipuri dancer in the country. Besides presenting spectacular dance recitals at regular shows in home and abroad, Tamanna teaches manipuri dance at different institutions such as Shanto Mariam University of Creative Technology and cultural organisation Chayanaut. She has also received many prestigious awards including
Joya again with Emon
Popular TV actress and model Joya Ahsan will again work with promising film actor and model Emon in a single episode play titled ‘Tapto Baliyari,’ which will be directed by Akram Khan. Emon will start shooting for the play from February 20. Earlier Joya and Emon worked together in two plays. It will be their ... Read more
Sumaiya Shimu to Cheer Tigers on the Field
When the ICC Cricket World Cup comes knocking at your doorstep, it’s hard to resist the urge to go to the stadium. But the challenge of getting hands on a ticket means that only few will have smiles across their faces when the matches begin. One of those lucky few is popular TV actress Sumaiya ... Read more
Dolly Zahur in 2 new movies
“Basically I am a theatre artiste. I always feel comfortable to perform in the plays. After working in the big screen I have also been fascinated and affectionate with the film arena,” said noted actress Dolly Zahur while sharing her feelings to work in two new movies. Her two new movies are: “Nache Nagin Baje ... Read more
Salman Khan hates ‘Bollywood’
Some, who don’t read the headline carefully, may wonder why Salman Khan hates Bollywood, which has given him so much. Of course, he just can’t hate it and has no reason to. What Salman hates is not the film industry but its name, which is a copycat of its western counterpart Hollywood. Buzz up!“Hate this ... Read more
Alamgir-Diti in five movies at a time
“He was so senior to me as I mentioned either his age or his career. For this reason, when I first worked with him I was nervous. Now that nervousness has reduced. We have a good combination and contact with each other in the screen at present,” said popular film actress Diti while mentioning her ... Read more
Curtain draws on Chobi Mela VI
The two-week international festival Chobi Mela VI, organised by Drik, will end today. This year’s arrangement of the biennial festival was perhaps better than the previous ones in terms of higher number of entrees and venues. Beginning on January 21, over 500 entries from 30 countries featuring ‘dream’ were on display at seven venues, which drew ... Read more
Oscar Review: Best Picture
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
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