Television & Film

Busy small screen actor Chanchal Chowdhury claims that he has already started shooting for the teleplays to be aired in the upcoming Eid-Ul-Azha. Shooting of the Eid teleplays has started nearly two months before the Eid celebrations as Chanchal is to complete a number of teleplays along with his routine works, Chanchal told New Age ... Read more

Theatre actor Shahadat Hossain has been cast in a major role in Rubaiyat Hossain’s new film Under Construction. This is Shahadat’s debut work in the country’s film arena. ‘Film is a large platform where an actor can put his/her dreams into action. I am happy to get an opportunity to work in a film’, said ... Read more

A thirty-episode drama serial featuring the stories of the hot-blooded days of the war of independence in 1971 will be aired two days a week on Channel-i. The serial titled 1971 Seisob Dingulo, scripted and directed by Hridi Huq, from her father, the Ekushey Padak winning thespian Dr Enamul Huq’s novel Seisob Dingulo, will be ... Read more

Nicknamed Jennifer, born under the zodiac sign of Aries, Mehzabien Chowdhury was the “Lux Super Star 2009” from when her meteoric rise to stardom began. From TV plays to walking the ramps to starring in the silver screen, she has left no stone unturned to further her career. Here she shares with us little known ... Read more

Mostofa Sarwar Farooki’s latest venture Pipra Bidya has been included in the 30-film list for the 2013 Asian Project Market, the art house film financing event of this year’s Busan International Film Festival edition that will take place in Korea from October 7-10. Farooki’s family satire Television closed last year’s Busan Festival. The Busan International ... Read more

Film series for TV “1971: Sheishob Dingulo” on Channel i Our War of Liberation has been the subject of many creative visual works over the decades, whether films, documentaries or TV plays. Now, based on a concept by Dr. Enamul Huq, actress-director Hridi Huq has written and directed a film serial for Channel i titled ... Read more

Actor with an edge Chanchal Chowdury is an acclaimed TV actor. His talent extends to the silver screen as well and he is a recipient of the National Film Award. Having started his career in theatre, he took to singing as well. The Daily Star recently caught up with the actor about his buzzing career. ... Read more

Model turned actor Apurbo will perform today in the Eid special teleplay titled Nirbak Bhalobasha, written and directed by Badruzzaman Shubho, which will be aired on Maasranga Television at 10:30pm today. This is one of the 15 teleplays that Apurbo, who has attained immense popularity as a romantic hero in small screen, acted during the ... Read more

Popular actor Sajal will perform in two Eid special teleplays to be aired on two channels today. He is paired with popular actor Opi Karim in Deyaler Oparey Achhey Akash which will be aired at 8:10 on Banglavision. He will also perform a lead role in Jodi Dako Phirey Asbo which will be aired at ... Read more

Mir Sabbir tells New Age Popular actor Mir Sabbir will be seen in two Eid special drama serials to be aired today on two channels. The fourth episode of the comedy series Jamai Ador will be aired on Banglavision at 11:10pm while the fourth episode of another comedy series directed by him titled day Barishaila ... Read more

Different local TV channels have chalked out a weeklong array of special programmes to celebrate Eid festivity with the viewers. The list includes teleplays, drama series and single episodes, films, musical shows, talk shows, magazine programmes and others. Selected programmes of the first three days of some of the private channels are given below:

Model turned actor Mehazabien Chowdhury has worked in 20 teleplays and tele-films to be aired on different channels during the Eid festival. She is one of those top actors who have worked in most numbers of Eid plays. She, however, claims that acting in so many plays will not hamper the quality of works as ... Read more

It is a sad that most of the TV channels that air five to seven days’ special eid programmes did not chalk out adequate children specific Eid programmes in the previous years. The scenario is, however, changing for better in recent years. From the schedule of Eid special programmes, it is evident that almost all ... Read more

TV Watch Sundori Patri Chai to go on air on Eid day  Single episode TV play “Sundori Patri Chai” will be aired on Mytv on Eid day at 8:10pm. The play is written and directed by Salek Uddin, and produced by Probe Visuals. The story zeroes in on a well-to-do family in Dhaka looking for ... Read more

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

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

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

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

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

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