A talented dancer, trendy model- cum- actress Mou, has a surprise up her sleeves for her fans this Eid: She plans to direct a special TV play to be aired on one of the TV channels. The shooting of the one-hour TV play, “Niruddesh” will begin soon, in and around the capital, she says. The ... Read more
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Bangladeshi short film “720 Degrees” going to Venice Film Festival
Bangladesh is going to be represented at this year’s 67th Venice International Film Festival by Ishtiaque Zico’s short film “720 Degrees”. It should be considered an achievement for Bangladeshi films, considering this is one of the most prestigious international film festivals. Zico’s film is among 37 short and 45 full-length feature films from 35 countries ... Read more
Hridi Haq in a new avatar
Audiences in Bangladesh are familiar with Hridi Haq’s acting skills on TV and stage. They have also seen her as a TV show host, and enjoyed the serial “Amader Anandobari” written by her. However, in “Nineteen Twenty”, a serial aired on ntv, she displays her latest feat as a director. She has also been hosting ... Read more
Three popular Kolkata singers on Banglavision Eid-special show
One of the highlights of Banglavision’s range of special programmes for this coming Eid is a musical programme featuring three popular artistes of Kolkata. The programme, titled “Ek Mutho Roddur”, will be aired in two instalments and will include performances by Lopamudra Mitra, Rupankar and Shilajit. The first instalment of the show will feature Lopamudra ... Read more
Life and times in the city
TV serial “Metro” on Desh TV Drama serial “Metro” will be aired on Desh TV today. Written and directed be Pantha Shahriar and Fattah Tanvir, respectively, the serial is aired Tuesday through Thursday at 10:30 pm every week. The story zooms in on various aspects of Dhaka metropolitan city, various sections of people living here ... Read more
Mehazabien preparing herself for films
At present, Lux-Channel i superstar Mehazabien Chowdhury is regularly doing the job of observing journalists, especially the TV journalists. She is taking notes on how they speak, ask questions to news sources and present their reports on television channels. ‘Not that I am concentrating only on Bangladeshi television channel’s reporters, I am following foreign news ... Read more
Negligence shrouds legend
August 10 marks the 86th birth anniversary of the legendary artist Sheikh Mohammad Sultan (1923-1994), popularly known as SM Sultan alias Lal Mia. Born on August10, 1923 at Masimdia, a village in Narail district, SM Sultan is considered one of the greatest painters of the sub-continent. He was declared as ‘Man of Asia’ in 1982 ... Read more
Ramadan specials on Banglavision
During the holy month of Ramadan, Banglavision is airing three daily programmes. A talent hunt titled “PHP Qur’an-er Alo Protibhar Shandhaney 2010” has started from the first day of Ramadan. The programme features recitation of the Holy Qur’an. The programme airs everyday at 4:45 pm. Contestants from all over the country are participating in the
Shahriar Nazim Joy in 25 Eid-special plays
Actor Shahriar Nazim Joy is busy shooting TV plays — 25 of them to be exact — for the upcoming Eid. One of them, “Kokkhopoth,” is being directed by Alvi Ahmed. Nusrat Imroz Tisha is Joy’s co-artiste in the play. The actor recently talked about his projects in the pipeline. Excerpts: Apparently you are working ... Read more
Movie Review: Peepli [Live]
Film: ‘Peepli Live’ Cast: Omkar Das Manikpuri, Raghuveer Yadav, Malaika Shenoy, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Shalini Vatsa, Farrukh Jaffer, Vishal O Sharma, Naseruddin Shah, Aamir Bashir, Sitaram Panchal, Yugal Kishore Director: Anusha Rizvi Producer: Aamir Khan/Kiran Rao When Aamir Khan produces a film, or is associated with any
I had no intention of being an actor – Ferdous
Actor Ferdous is busy shooting for both Dhaliwood and Tollywood films. He is also producing a film “Ek Cup Cha.” Noim Imtiaz Neyamul is directing the film. “The story is quite remarkable. I hope the audience will head towards movie theatres to watch the film,” said Ferdous. Ferdous has recently acted in the film “Guerrilla”, ... Read more
Alamgir again busy with movies
At present, Alamgir is working in four movies. These are: Gazi Mazharul Anwar’s ‘Hridoy Bhanga Dhew,’ FI Manik’s two movies ‘Protisruti’ and ‘Mathar Upor Chhaya,’ and Sohanur Rahman Sohan’s ‘Se Aamar Mon Kerechhe.’ “I always feel comfortable to work in story based movies. For this reason, for the last couple of years I was absent ... Read more
‘Gahine Shabdo’ awarded at Canadian film festival
Noted artist Khalid Mahmood Mithu’s debut feature film ‘Gahine Shabdo’ has recently won Best International Indie Feature Film award in Okanagan International Film Festival in Canada. Khalid Mahmood Mithu informed the film has already won three awards in the 11th Dhaka International Film Festival and Nandan International Film Festival after its release on the occasion ... Read more
Corporate identity shows upholds peace
A five-day exhibition titled ‘Hiromi Inayoshi exhibition’ began on July 30 at the Bengal Gallery of Fine Arts in Dhanmondi, featuring works of Japanese master artist Hiromi Inayoshi along with twelve award winning works of promising Bangladeshi graphic designers. This exhibition demonstrates that professionally designed corporate logos that contain the essence of the business
TV specials on Friendship Day
Different satellite channels will celebrate Friendship Day through airing special programmes. Here are highlights of some of them. “Bondhu Dibosher Gaan” on Banglavision Live musical programme “Bhondhu Dibosher Gaan” will be aired tonight on Banglavision at 11:25pm. Young singers Mahadi and Adit will appear on the programme as guests. They will perform
Sohana Saba in her new film
The innocent face with the probing eyes! Beware; Sohana Saba is going to steal something. No need to take it other ways, popular actor Sohana Saba is talking about her new films. Speaking about her recent activities, Saba said that she is going to work in two more feature films, shooting for both the films ... Read more
Mili in Al Deen’s play
Monpura famed actor Farhana Mili will be seen in Selim Al Deen’s play Bashon. The play has already been celebrated by the audience on stage, while Mili is working on the small screen version of the play by the illustrious playwright. She is playing the role of a young, bold village-girl who chooses to take ... Read more
“Sitar Agni-Parikkha” gets a new look
Saymon Zakaria’s monodrama, with some changes, premieres today Shadhona, a centre for advancement of South Asian music and dance, presented the monodrama “Sitar Agni-Parikkha” on stage in July, last year. Eminent Indian actor Averee Chaurey played the protagonist. This year, Shadhona is staging the play with some changes. The main change is re-casting of the ... Read more
New serial “Uposhonghar” goes on air on ATN Bangla tonight
TV serial “Uposhonghar” goes on air on ATN Bangla tonight. Written and directed by Badrul Anam Soud, the serial will be aired every Saturday and Sunday at 8:40 pm. The serial follows close friends Asadullah and Neyamul Khan. The relationship between them was so deep that they married each other’s sister. They even started a ... Read more
Fans facing hard time to track real Madhuri
Bollywood once sought after actress Madhuri Dixit Nene wants to establish contact with her fans but unfortunately, she is not able to do so. She is finding difficulty to prove her real identity in the social networking site, ‘Twitter’. There are so many fake accounts in her name that fans are having a hard time ... Read more