Popular TV play and film director Mostofa Sarwar Farooki’s latest feature film ‘Third Person Singular Number’ has been selected by the Oscars Bangladesh Committee to represent Bangladesh at the Foreign Language Film category for the 83rd Academy Awards (Oscars). The 83rd Annual Academy Awards will be presented in February 27 next year. Oscars Bangladesh Committee chairman, ... Read more
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TV serial “Haat-er Rekha Kotha Boley” goes on air
TV serial “Haat-er Rekha Kotha Boley” goes on air on ATN Bangla tonight. Written and directed by Ali Imran and Zahid Hasan, the serial will be aired every Thursday at 9:20 pm. Palmist Haradhon works in mysterious ways. Haradhon can predict not only the fate of the alive but can also
“Shobuj Nokkhotro” goes on air tonight
A new TV serial “Shobuj Nokkhotro” goes on air on ntv tonight. Written and directed by Masum Reza and Golam Sohrab Dodul, the serial will be aired Wednesdays and Thursdays at 9:45 pm. The cast of the 52-episode serial includes Humayun Faridee, Tisha, Fazlur Rahman Babu, Farhana Mili, Chanchal Chowdhury, Dilara Zaman, Mir Sabbir, Dr. ... Read more
Eid frenzy on TV
But is the audience satisfied? When BTV was the sole Bangladeshi channel on air, Eid programmes extended to three days. With the introduction of more private stations, Eid programmes have become more elaborate, stretching to six-seven days. This Eid over a 100 TV plays, almost 20 tele-films and four mini-series were aired on the numerous ... Read more
SRK is Bollywood’s top tax payer
Among actresses, Katrina pays the most Shahrukh Khan has emerged as the top tax payer from Bollywood after paying the tax of Rs. 5 crore for the second quarter of the financial year 2011. Last year, SRK had paid Rs. 3.5 crore for the same quarter. Akshay Kumar, who was the number one tax payer ... Read more
Dabangg Movie Review
More than anything Dabangg promised to be a fultoo out-and-out masala-filled paisa vasool film. From the promos itself, Dabangg looked and reminded viewers of old school nineties films which basically needed a number of insane stunt-filled action sequences to sort out a conflict in the film, some great tunes, emotions, sassy dialogues packed with foul ... Read more
Theatre of Bangladesh: a unique scenario
Ataur Rahman Theatre of Bangladesh truly saw its curtain raised when the country was liberated from the clutches of Pakistani oppressive rule. A new era was ushered in theatre with the golden touch of the word- Independence. Theatre goers, connoisseurs and the critics started to recognise our theatre as a powerful performing art medium, showered ... Read more
Eid-special programmes
This Eid-ul-Fitr, TV viewers are in for a treat. BTV, ATN Bangla, Channel i, ntv, Ekushey TV, Banglavision, Rtv, Desh TV and others are offering an array of special TV plays, feature films, tele-films, musical and variety shows on the occasion of Eid. The programmes will be aired throughout the week and will feature noted ... Read more
Ntv airs special telefilm ‘Je Jibon Phoring-er’
On the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr, Ntv is going to air special telefilm “Je Jibon Phoring-er” on the third day of Eid-ul-Fitr at 2:30 pm. Written and directed by Masud Hasan Ujjal the cast of the film includes Aupee Karim, Ripon and Shoeb. The story of the telefilm follows a seemingly slacker named Mudra. One day ... Read more
Shahiduzzaman Selim emphasises on quality in TV plays
Popular actor and director Shahiduzzaman Selim was awfully busy performing in and directing TV plays for the approaching Eid. He has directed two plays ‘Shayla’, written by Dewan Shamsur Raqib and ‘Jhamela Non Stop’, written by Maruf Rehman. The play, ‘Shayla’, termed as a semi-thriller, presents the tragic and mysterious death of the protagonist, who ... Read more
Eid provides platform for female directors
With the number of television channels increasing, the media world has been seeing more and more women in work here, not only on the screen but behind it too. Yet the number of women playwright and directors are not as much as it should to be. To provide an opportunity for the women directors to ... Read more
TV play “Rubik’s Cube” on Channel i
Humayun Ahmed’s single-episode play “Rubik’s Cube” will be aired on Channel i on Eid day at 7:50 pm. The story of the play follows a psychiatrist. The psychiatrist is fascinated with how a sane individual gradually becomes insane. To satiate his curiosity he drives his near and dear ones to insanity. One day the psychiatrist ... Read more
Aniston is ‘sexually aggressive’ doctor in new film
Jennifer Aniston plays a ”sexually aggressive” doctor who tries to blackmail a colleague in ‘Horrible Bosses’. Jennifer Aniston plays a “sexually aggressive” woman in upcoming movie ‘Horrible Bosses’. According to her co-star Charlie Day, Jennifer’s character Dr. Julia Harris is a blackmailer who tries to get his character Dale Arbus to sleep
Live music show “Call-er Gaan” on Desh TV
As part of its Eid programmes, Desh TV will air four special episodes of its regular live musical programme “Call-er Gaan”. The episodes will feature popular artistes both from Bangladesh and India. The artistes to be featured on the programme are James, Nokul Kumar Biswas, Swapon Kumar Bosu and the band Bhoomi (from Kolkata). The ... Read more
Audio market gears up for Eid
Music lovers are eagerly waiting for new albums of their favourite singers on this Eid. Different music production houses have already released many solo and mixed albums and are on the way to release more before the Eid. A number of music albums featuring soundtracks from films will be available in the market this Eid. ... Read more
‘Choita Pagol’ on Channel i
An episode of the serial ‘Choita Pagol’ will be aired tonight on Channel i at 7:50 pm. Written by Brindabon Das, the serial has been directed by Mahfuz Ahmed. Mahfuz also plays the central role in the serial, while the other cast includes Joya Ahsan, Badhon, Rawnak Hassan, Moushumi Bishwas and Maznun Mizan. Story of ... Read more
New horizons for Farhana Mili
Following her brilliant performance in the superhit film “Monpura”, actress Farhana Mili remains busy with numerous Eid-special TV plays. Fifteen of her plays are on the list for release during Eid: Shumon Anwar’s “Binishuto”; Sazzad Shumon’s “Chiley Kothhar Shopno”; Torikul Islam’s “Bou Shashurir Therapy”; Noman Robin’s “Pankha”; Jibon Shahadat’s “Eksho Aat-ti Nil Poddo”; a joint ... Read more
Afsana Mimi on her latest projects
Actor-director Afsana Mimi is now passing most of her time shooting for the acclaimed drama serial ‘Poush Phaguner Pala’. The serial directed by Mimi is based on three novels by Gajendra Mitra set against the backdrop of the sixties and seventies in Dhaka city and its outskirts. ‘It is very difficult to create the ambience ... Read more
Historic zamindar house may be lost forever
In Focus Historic zamindar house may be lost forever The last portion of Zamindar (landlord) Nagendra Narayan Acharya Chowdhury’s house in Muktagachha may just go into oblivion. The house, which has seen no human habitation for around 60 years, is now overrun by weeds due to the negligence of the concerned authority. Nagendra Narayan had ... Read more
Telefilm “Jol Jotsna” on ATN Bangla
Telefilm “Jol Jotsna” will be aired on the Eid day on ATN Bangla at 3:45 pm. Mohon Khan has written and directed the telefilm. The story of the film follows Ratul and his family. Ratul is content with his family — mother and younger sister Shimu. He runs a guesthouse that is named after his ... Read more