On the occasion of International Mother Language Day 2010, a single episode TV play “Swapner Bornomala” will be aired on Bangla vision on February 21, at 9:05pm. Written and directed by Kawnine Saurav, the cast of the play includes Amirul Haq Chowdhury, Kayes Chowdhury, Manosh Bandyopadhyay, Maznun Mizan, Mita Nur and Munira Mithu. The play ... Read more
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Classical Jazz dance workshop in city from Feb 18
World Dance Alliance Bangladesh is going to arrange a three-day workshop on ‘Classical Jazz Dance’ at the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy from February 16. This workshop is based on a very rare jazz dance form known as Classical Jazz Dance. Classical Jazz dance- style was brought in by masters like Jack Cole, Phil Black, Matt Mattox ... Read more
Movie review: My name is Khan
My Name Is Khan (MNIK) will get attention because it reteams Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol and Karan Johar after the blockbusters Kuch Kuch Hota Hai and Kabhie Khushi Kabhi Ghum. Rizvan Khan (Khan) who suffers from Asperger’s syndrome moves to San Francisco to live with his brother (Shergill). There he falls in love with Mandira ... Read more
Munmun has made it big
Rumana Malik Munmun has a confident, smiling persona. Anchoring, acting, organising, whichever arena you consider, Munmun has made it big. Although she had appeared in advertisements, acted in the film “Chhana O Muktijodho”, by Anwara Syed Haq, and directed by Badol Rahman when she had just entered her teens, or been in countless dramas, she ... Read more
Katrina Kaif: Ka Haal Ba!
Guess Katrina Kaif’s diction woes have finally rested. People around her claim vociferously that now she not only speaks in fluent Hindi (hopefully…let Raajneeti release!), but also Bhojpuri! Recently, she stunned the natives of Patna when she called out to them ‘Ka Haal Ba, Patna’! Hmm…accentuated vernacular language! Good going Kat! Filmmaker Prakash Jha launched ... Read more
Avatar–Film Review
Bottom Line: A titanic entertainment– movie magic is back! A dozen years later, James Cameron has proven his point: He is king of the world. As commander-in-chief of an army of visual-effects technicians, creature designers, motion-capture mavens, stunt performers, dancers, actors and music and sound magicians, he brings science-fiction movies into the 21st century with ... Read more
Emotion in Black: Solo Print Exhibition of Sadek Ahmed
‘Image of Life”, the first solo print exhibition of Sadek Ahmed, began on February 1 at Zainul Gallery, Faculty of Fine Arts. Most of the paintings revolve around the ubiquitous rickshaws and the lives of the rickshaw-pullers. As Ahmed explains,” I will not, as an artist, sit in the luxury of a Dhanmondi or Gulshan ... Read more
Razzle-dazzle of Bangladeshi dance at the SA Game
In conversation with Nipa and Munmun Renowned classical dancers Shamim Ara Nipa, Shibli Muhammad and Munmun Ahmed will be performing this year at the inaugural (today) and closing programmes of SA Games. The Daily Star talked to Nipa and Munmun about their choreography and the upcoming programmes at the game. Shamim Ara Nipa: About 300 ... Read more
Portrait of a survivor
Premiere of “Doriya Parer Dauloti” “Doriya Parer Dauloti”, the last film directed by Abdullah Al Mamun, is the story of a dirt-poor woman who struggles against all odds. Douloti, played by Popy, has no one in this world except Ukil Dada. Other than him she only has a few people whom she feels attached to. ... Read more
Intra-university photo show begins in city
A five-day intra university photography contest of the Dhaka University began at the National Art Gallery of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy on Tuesday. Organised by Dhaka University Photographic Society, the exhibition will remain open everyday from 11:00am to 7:00pm. Minister for social welfare Enamul Huq Mostafa Shaheed inaugurated the show at a function
Mehazabien Chowdhury crowned Lux-Channel i Superstar
Mehazabien Chowdhury Zenifar won the crown of Lux-Channel i Superstar 2009. She won the crown at the grand finale of the event at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre in the city on Friday night. Jointly put together by Unilever Bangladesh’s brand Lux and Channel i, the highlight of the event was the announcement of the ‘Superstar’ ... Read more
Kareena is the highest paid actress!
MUMBAI : Katrina Kaif, Kareena Kapoor and Priyanka Chopra may be ruling Bollywood today, but it is Kareena who has toppled the other two by being the highest paid actress. She has been signed for a whopping Rs 7 crore by Shree Ashtavinayak Cine Vision Ltd for their next, Golmaal 3, directed by Rohit Shetty. ... Read more
3 Idiots rakes in Rs 315 crore in 19 days
While ‘Avatar’ continues to plunder America, Bollywood’s mammoth tentacled monster ‘3 Idiots’ keeps hogging copious amounts of moolah worldwide. The film has grossed an astonishing Rs 315 crore in a space of 19 days, quoted india.com. According to box office analysts, more than 60 million people in the world have watched 3 Idiots in theatres. ... Read more
Aamir in great demand
New Delhi: The success of 3 Idiots has given Aamir Khan more mileage than its makers. In the last few days everyone has wanted a piece of the Bollywood superstar. First the Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee invited Aamir Khan to New Delhi to congratulate him and get him to share his gyaan on his ... Read more
Abhishek presented with Guinness World Record
MUMBAI: Last year, Bollywood actor Abhishek Bachchan had created a world record for the ‘maximum number of cities visited by a film star in 12 hours’, which made him the first Indian filmstar to be included in the Guinness Book of World Records. And now, on Saturday, the actor was presented with the Guinness Record ... Read more
Shah Rukh Priyanka bag best actors award
Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan bagged the best actor award for the movie “Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi” while Priyanka Chopra was adjudged best actress for “Kaminey” at the fifth Apsara Film and Television Producers Guild Awards here Friday evening. A.R. Murugadoss bagged the best director and best screenplay awards for “Ghajini“, which was also ... Read more
I like being with girls says Shah Rukh Khan
Seated at a restaurant in London surrounded by some 10 women, including his wife Gauri, when Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh says that he “likes being with girls”, you simply have to believe him. “I don’t have many boyfriends. I like being with girls – and probably that’s why people think I’m a little girlish. But ... Read more
“Padma Crying” Artworks on display at Garden Gallery
A daylong art camp titled ‘Padma Crying’ organised by Gallery Cosmos was held recently on the banks of the River Padma in Manikganj. Sixteen most renowned Bangladeshi artists drew inspiration from the surroundings to depict the state the great river has fallen into as a result of the phenomenon of climate change and human activity ... Read more
Drama festival begins at Natmandal
The post-graduate students of theatre department of Dhaka University staged Nobel Laureate English playwright Harold Pinter’s “The Homecoming” on Wednesday evening at Natmondol auditorium. ‘The Homecoming’ translated by Professor Abdus Salim and directed by Ziaul Haque Titas will be staged every evening at the venue till January 11. Pinter’s “Homecoming” involves a six-member working class ... Read more
I’m Boring And Single: Deepika
Ranbir who? There is no denying that Deepika Padukone has gotten over her break-up with the Kapoor lad with the pragmatism of a girl who knows her mind and would rather not waste her emotions. And she says that she won’t talk about Ranbir on her birthday – or any other day. Deepika’s birthday this ... Read more