Celebrating the golden jubilee of Bangladesh’s independence and their journey of 50 years, noted drama troupe Theatre has launched a year-long initiative. Marking Independence Day, they will be staging well-known plays. The 204th show of the anti-communal drama, “Meraj Fakirer Ma” (1995), written and directed by Abdullah al-Mamun, was staged yesterday at Bangladesh Mahila Samity
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Netflix has just made its first ever adults-only movie
The long-awaited fictionalised Marilyn Monroe biopic “Blonde” may finally be available to stream soon – but it will be strictly for adults. The movie has hit the headlines recently after being given an NC-17 rating in the US for sexual content, the equivalent to an 18+ rating here, meaning that it is only for adult ... Read more
Taylor Hawkins, Foo Fighters drummer, dies aged 50
The band are currently on tour Taylor Hawkins, the iconic Foo Fighters drummer, has died, the band has announced. Taking to the band’s official Twitter account, the bandmembers wrote: “The Foo Fighters family is devastated by the tragic and untimely loss of our beloved Taylor Hawkins. “His musical spirit and infectious laughter will live on ... Read more
Jacqueline Fernandez Opens Up About Working With John Abraham In ‘Attack’
Attack‘s new trailer has left viewers excited for the film. The audience is waiting to see India’s first super soldier, played by John Abraham, in this sci-fi action flick. The scientific human action scenes and the mystery behind them will be revealed on 1st April. The film has two heroines, Jacqueline Fernandez and Rakul Preet, ... Read more
Salman Khan summoned in court yet again!
Seems like legal troubles for Bollywood’s Bhai, Salman Khan, are neverending. Salman Khan has gotten himself in a pickle yet again with a new case filed against him on a complaint of a journalist Ashok Pandey for alleged misbehavior in 2019. According to ANI reports, Salman Khan and his bodyguard Nawaz Shaikh on Tuesday have ... Read more
Actor Abhishek Chatterjee passes away
Popular Bengali film and TV actor Abhishek Chatterjee passed away on Thursday at the age of 58 at his residence. He was popular for working in the Bengali film and television industry. It is believed that he suffered a heart attack in the wee hours on Thursday. As reported by ETimes, the actor was shooting ... Read more
Jaya Ahsan bags Filmfare award for third time in West Bengal
Bangladeshi actress Jaya Ahsan has won the ‘Joy Filmfare Awards’ for the third consecutive time. This time she won the award of best actress for lead role in ‘Binisutoy’ movie, directed by Atanu Ghosh. The film received two more awards in other categories. One is Critic’s Award for Best Film and the other is Best ... Read more
Aamir Khan breaks silence over affair rumours
Bollywood star Aamir Khan and producer Kiran Rao announced their divorce last year after 15 years of marriage. Soon after their announcement, users of social media went on to Fatima Sana Shaikh’s profile and started trolling and blaming her for Aamir Khan and Kiran’s divorce. Earlier, there had been rumours of the Dangal co-stars romance ... Read more
SC asks Nipun, Zayed to strictly follow stay order
The Supreme Court on Monday directed actors Zayed Khan and Nipun Akhter to strictly follow its chamber judge’s order over holding office of general secretary of Bangladesh Film Artistes’ Association (BFAA). A bench of Appellate Division of the SC headed by Chief Justice Hasan Foez Siddique passed the order while hearing a contempt of court ... Read more
Madonna, 63, stuns with youthful look as she turns back the clock in new Frozen music video 25 years after original release
Madonna has left her fans stunned with her youthful look in the music video for the remix of her 1998 hit Frozen. The Queen of Pop has teamed up with Fireboy DML and producer Sickick for an Afrobeats remix of the classic track, and she’s turned back the clock for a new promo clip, too. ... Read more
‘Nazrul Utsav’ kicks off
“Nazrul Utsav 2022”, a two-day festival honouring the work of National Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam, began at the capital’s Gulshan Society Lake Park yesterday. The event, organised by Bangladesh Nazrul Sangeet Sangstha, Arunaranjani, and Gulshan Society, also commemorates the golden jubilee of Bangladesh’s independence. HSBC is the title sponsor of the festival. The event celebrates ... Read more
Priyanka Chopra invests in vegan ice cream brand
Priyanka Chopra has invested in a vegan ice cream company. The 39-year-old actress – who has been married to former Disney star Nick Jonas 29, since 2018 – took to Instagram to tell her 75 million followers she has teamed up with plant-based ice cream brand Cosmic Bliss. Alongside an image of the ice cream ... Read more
Ryan Reynolds’ new movie The Adam Project has fans saying the same thing
Jennifer Garner and Mark Ruffalo also star in the Netflix film Netflix’s latest film has a pretty impressive cast. Ryan Reynolds, Jennifer Garner, Zoe Saldana and Mark Ruffalo all appear in the brand new movie, The Adam Project, and it seems to have gone down well with fans. The film has strong themes of time ... Read more
Nagar Baul, Euphoria and Strings to perform together in Dubai
Three of the biggest rock bands of the subcontinent- Nagar Baul, Euphoria and Strings will perform on stage for the first time at ‘Dubai Expo 2020’ on March 13. The three renowned bands from Bangladesh, India and Pakistan have already received invitations from the Dubai government. “James and his band members will be flying off ... Read more
Rishi Kapoor’s last film ‘Sharmaji Namkeen’ to debut on March 31
It has been around two years since Rishi Kapoor breathed his last and his massive fan following continues to miss his presence on the big screen. His unfortunate demise has left an unfillable void in the industry. And today, the late actor once again made the headlines after the makers of Sharmaji Namkeen announced the ... Read more
‘Mission Extreme’ to release in Malaysia
Dhallywood superstar Arifin Shuvoo and Miss World Bangladesh winner Jannatul Ferdous Oishee starrer police action thriller film, “Mission Extreme” released simultaneously on December 3 in Bangladesh, as well as the USA, England, France, Ireland, Scotland, and Australia. Now, the Cop Creation film is set to be released in Malaysia. It will be screened at TGV ... Read more
Dua Lipa Hit with Second Copyright Infringement Suit Over Hit Song ‘Levitating’
Dua Lipa is reportedly facing a second copyright lawsuit for her song Levitating, just days after another band accused her of lifting their material. Last week, the One Kiss icon was sued by reggae band Artikal Sound System after they claimed her 2020 smash hit Levitating was a ‘rip off’ of their song Live Your ... Read more
Four books by Fakir Alamgir available in Ekushey Boi Mela
Four books written by the legendary folk singer Fakir Alamgir has been published on the occasion of this year’s Ekushey Book Fair. Last year, on July 23, the Ekushey Padak winner left us for good. Three of the books have been published by Anannya Publishers, and the other from Rhythm Publishers. The books are: “Desh ... Read more
Real bat disrupts screening of ‘The Batman’ in US theatre
Moviegoers in Austin, Texas, got to see more than one type of bat during a screening of The Batman A visitor brought a live bat to a screening of The Batman in Austin, Texas, prompting the staff to pause the film. The incident happened Friday and a video of the incident was posted on Twitter ... Read more
SC clears ways for Pori Moni’s trial in drug case
The Appellate Division on Tuesday cleared the way to resume the trial proceedings in the drug case against actress Shamsunnahar Smrity, who is well known by her screen name Pori Moni, by vacating a High Court order of staying the trial. Now there would be no bar for judge Mohammad Nazrul Islam of Dhaka Special ... Read more