Television & Film

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

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

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

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

Shumaiya Shimu stands among the very few popular TV actresses who has her idiosyncratic style in current TV media. She has been acting for more than a decade. Though she is a professional actress; she continues modeling and has gained much popularity in this field too. The Daily Star caught up with Sumaiya Shimu on ... Read more

On the occasion of upcoming Eid festival special play “Bhor Holo Dore Kholo” will be aired on Boishkhi TV at 7:35pm on fourth day of the festival. The play was directed by Chayanika Chowdhury under the story written by Rumman Rashid Khan. Apurbo and Tania Ahmed performed in two lead roles in the play. Sharif ... Read more

Noted actor Shomi Kaisar will host a special TV programme “Ananda Alap” that will go on air on Gtv on the day of Eid-ul-fitr at 12:20am. Corporate celebrities, associated with the print or electronic media, will participate in an adda with Kaisar, focusing on the lesser-known aspects of their lives. Produced by Sohel Hasan, the ... Read more

Popular actor Shahiduzzaman Selim is busy acting in Zahidur Rahim Anjan’s Rain Coat, an adaptation of Akhtaruzzaman Ilias’ story set against the backdrop of the war of independence in 1971. Selim will play the protagonist of the film, which won the government grant this year. It is his fifth film.

Renowned actor Afzal Hossain will perform today in a collage production of Dhaka Theatre featuring the important episodes of the troupe’s plays staged in the past 40 years. The collage will be staged at the National Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy as part of Dhaka Theatre’s 40th anniversary celebrations programme. ‘I thought I should ... Read more

A Bangla language television channel targeting to promote Bangla language and culture amongst the Bangladeshi expatriates living in the USA named TBN24 will begin its journey in next September, said a press release. The release further reads that the officials of Total Broadcasting Network, the mother organisation of the channel, presented details of the upcoming ... Read more

Four years ago, popular TV actor Sajal and promising TV actress and model Shokh have performed together as a pair firstly in Mahfuz Ahmed directed TV play “Tate-man.” Later they have performed together in many plays. On the occasion of upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr, this pair has performed together in three plays at a time. Directors of ... Read more

After a break of few months, popular TV actress and model Monalisa again started acting in the small screen. She is performing in a six-episode special serial “Sikandar Box Ekhon Birat Model,” which was directed by Sagor Jahan under the script written by him. In the serial, popular actor Mosharraf Karim has performed in central ... Read more

The first US beauty title winning Bangladeshi girl, Paromita Mitra, said she wants to work in Bangladeshi film and television commercials. This came as the ‘Miss Mississippi’ was talking to the press in Dhaka Saturday. Filmmakers Sohanur Rahman Sohan, Belal Ahmed, Golam Rabbani Biplob, Shah Alam Kiron and other media personalities met Paromita and talked ... Read more

Mosharraf Karim is the most wanted man in the media, being the top choice for both the audience and the directors. Characters and dramas are even created, with Karim in mind. After trying for weeks, I found out that Karim would be shooting in a house at Uttara one night, and I arrive on time. ... Read more

Title of the play is “Kuddus-er Murgi Prem.” It is scripted and directed by popular TV actor and director Mir Sabbir. Shooting of the play was wrapped up yesterday in the city’s Dhanmondi area. Mir Sabbir has performed in role of Kuddus in the play, while popular actress Bindu has acted in role of his ... Read more

HUMAYUN AHMED’S DEATH ANNIV 4-day channel-i special programme begins today   Channel-i has organised a four-day special programme marking the first death anniversary of the late writer-playwright Humayun Ahmed, who died on July 19 last year while undergoing treatment in New York, USA. Films and telefilms written and directed by Ahmed will be screened for four ... Read more

Noted silver screen actor Champa these days in busy with her small screen projects. ‘I have just completed shooting for a telefilm titled Attopar Bhalobasa, scripted by Muztaba Soud and directed by Tanmoy Tansen,’ Champa told New Age. The romantic telefilm also stars

Popular rocker Maqsood will emerge as an actor in Shahidul Haque Khan’s telefilm Amar Piraner Kono Maap Nai. Maqsood will play the role of a baul in the telefilm featuring the life and struggle of the traditional baul singers across the country. ‘It’s a good experience for me. I’ve been working with the bauls for ... Read more

Seasoned artist Raisul Islam Asad has returned to the silver screen after a three year hiatus. Recently, he has completed shooting for a role in Gazi Rakayet’s feature film Mrittika Maya. Asad’s last appearance on silver screen was in Kolkata-based director Goutam Ghosh’s acclaimed film Moner Manush (2010), where Asad enacted the significant role of ... Read more

The television arena of the country was awestruck when the news of sudden demise of noted actor Mita Noor broke on Monday morning. Friends and colleagues of the deceased actor shared their woes with New Age. ‘I really don’t what sadness she bore in her mind; however, her death is absolutely shocking,’ said veteran