Chirkutt’s “Jadur Shahor” in Music Bazar On International Friendship Day (August 4), four members of epic fusion band Chirkutt — Sumi, Pintu, Rokon and Emon — were seen in front of Geetanjali, at Bashundhara City in the capital. They were busy signing autographs on their recently released album covers for excited friends and fans encircling ... Read more
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70 audio, video albums released
Eid Albums 70 audio, video albums released Around 70 audio and video albums are scheduled to be released from different production houses during Eid-ul-Fitr. Already some albums have hit the market. This Eid, G-series is going to release the maximum number of albums that is 40 from all different genres-classic to rock, Tagore to modern. ... Read more
Sakib, Jalil fight to grab Eid market
Sakib Khan and Ananta Jalil will fight to grab the Eid film market as they did in the past years. Both the actors have played lead roles in big-budget films releasing this Eid. The Film Producers and Distributors Association has given clearance to four films including Badiul Alam Khokan’s My Name is Khan, PA Kajol’s ... Read more
Nipun’s action packed Eid
Nipun is a National Film Award winner several times over. Apart from her roles in films, she is a familiar face on advertisement. Of late she has starred in TV plays as well. In a recent conversation with The Daily Star, Nipun talked about her Eid plans. Where will you spend Eid day? Nipun: Over ... Read more
Whose Tagore?
Lubna Marium Being a lifelong Tagore aficionado, I was mildly shocked when Chhayanaut, the Bangladeshi bastion of Tagorean music, decided against allowing us the use of their auditorium, because our dance practice seemed to their authorities, to militate against Tagorean aesthetics. It set me thinking. Should there be only one interpretation of Tagore’s works? As ... Read more
Plays of Memory and Muktadhara
Dr Saleque Khan Today is the 72nd anniversary of the death of Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941) a Nobel Laureate poet, philosopher, novelist, playwright, musician and painter. He is perhaps the only litterateur in the world whose songs have become the national anthems of two neighboring countries- India and Bangladesh. Tagore was also a social reformer and ... Read more
Indian serials are no threat
Zahid Hasan tells New Age The popularity of Eid teleplays and tele-films indicate that viewers want to watch quality productions. Popular actor Zahid Hasan believes that if the standards of Eid teleplays are maintained throughout the year, people will not need to bother much about foreign programmes aired on satellite channels. ‘I don’t believe that ... Read more
Fahmida Nabi releases new album
Popular singer Fahmida Nabi has released her 12th solo album titled Ichhey Hoi targeting the Eid market. The singer hopes that the album, the teamwork of a group of talented musicians, will hit the market. Zulfiqar Russel has penned all the eight songs of the album, which have been composed by famous musician brothers Naquib ... Read more
I prefer quality to quantity – Bidya Sinha Mim
Heartthrob actor Bidya Sinha Mim claims that she gives importance to quality over the number of plays she acted in. ‘I don’t take it as a credit to claim that I’ve performed in 30/40 teleplays in Eid but I like to claim that I’ve acted in some good plays which will delight the viewers during ... Read more
I study much to enact a role – Anisur Rahman Milan
Popular actor Anisur Rahman Milan says that viewers will see him in every local channel all most every day during Eid. In fact, Milan passed a busy schedule during the past few months as he acted in many Eid teleplays and series plays along with his routine works. ‘I’ve acted in about 20 Eid teleplays ... Read more
Teleplays at the bottom line
Mahfuz Ahmed observes Popular actor and director Mahfuz Ahmed urges everybody to work together in order to improve the quality of the TV productions as he believes that the small screen industry has already hit the rock bottom. He also believes that the senior artistes should play the lead roles to revive the lost glory ... Read more
Popy performs in Eid tele-films
Dhallywood popular actor Popy will not be seen in any Eid films. But Popy’s die-hard fans need not to be heart-broken as the Dhallywood actress will be seen in three Eid tele-films to be aired on different channels this Eid. The actress said that she enjoyed working with the artistes and crews of the small ... Read more
I look for diverse characters
Fazlur Rahman Babu tells Noted TV actor Fazlul Rahman Babu says that he enjoys enacting challenging characters. The audience will see him in diverse roles in this year’s Eid plays, the actor said. ‘I’ve performed in seven Eid plays of which two dramas are directed by Salahuddin Lavlu titled Kabirajer Bou-er Ekjon Chhele Bandhu Chhilo ... Read more
Good dramas lost amongst melee of bad works
Tauqir Ahmed tells New Age Popular small screen actor Tauqir Ahmed says that he has enacted a few challenging characters such as a dacoit and a war child in this year’s Eid special teleplays and telefilms. Tauquir has also written two TV plays and directed two dramas, which will be aired during the weeklong Eid ... Read more
Kona revels in versatility
Popular singer Dilshad Nahar Kona will be revealing her versatile talents through diverse programmes this Eid. Those who are acquainted with Kona’s skills as a singer of rendering diverse genres of music will also discover her talents as a classical dancer and talk show host. She will also present her songs in a solo musical ... Read more
I don’t want to be a hero
Shatabdi Wadud tells New Age ‘Be it silver screen or a television production, I sign up only for projects with good storylines,’ said popular actor Shatabdi Wadud, who is currently engaged in three mediums- theatre, TV and film. The selective actor said that the viewers would see him in diverse characters in nine teleplays that ... Read more
MNS threatens to disrupt release of Chennai Express
The Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) has threatened to disrupt the release of the Shah Rukh Khan-Deepika Padukone starrer Chennai Express, reports Hindustan Times. The party’s film unit is upset over reports that the Rohit Shetty-directed movie has demanded prime slots in single cinemas across the state at the expense of some Marathi movies that
I’m acting in diverse roles
Azizul Hakim tells New Age Viewers will see Azizul Hakim in diverse characters in this Eid, said the seasoned actor who emerged as a romantic hero in the late 1980s. The actor expresses his satisfaction in his performances in Eid special teleplays such as Sangri La, Charupath and The Mama Great Centre, which will be ... Read more
Bappa busy with 4-disc album
Popular singer and composer Bappa Majumder is now working on a four-disk album titled Best of Bappa featuring 24 popular numbers from his previously released albums. Each of the four discs of the Best of Bappa series will feature eight tracks — six popular numbers, one new number and an instrumental. The singer hopes to ... Read more
2 films given awards
Short Film Festival 2 films given awards The grand finale of Robi Short Film Festival was held at the BRAC Centre Inn at Mohakhali on Wednesday. Two films got awards in two categories in the competition organised by the mobile operator Robi on the social networking site Facebook. The best film award winner Since We ... Read more