Shaju Khadem had his first taste of stage acting in 1997, when he started working with Nagorik Natyangon. He worked in several productions, learning all the tricks of the trade from the theatre troupe. He also directed a drama with the group, titled “Super Glue”. Khadem terms his involvement with the stage as a turning ... Read more
Television & Film
Children shows ignored in Eid TV programmes
Children entertainment got a little attention in the Eid special programmes organised by different TV channels to celebrate Eid festivity. Most of these programmes have been little more than ‘eye wash’ attempts to include child entertainment in the channels’ weeklong Eid special schedule. And it’s nothing but the reflection of the ongoing trend of the ... Read more
Fascination with diverse roles
In conversation with Putul Putul won a National Film Award for her performance in acclaimed director-writer Humayun Ahmed’s “Aguner Poroshmoni”. Since then, Putul has focused more on TV plays. Several plays featuring her are now being aired on different TV channels. Like all other artistes, Eid had also made her shooting schedule more hectic. Putul ... Read more
Eid special programmes on TV channels
All the TV channels have chalked up Eid special programmes with different types of shows. Most of these channels will air Bangla films, TV plays, musical shows, magazine programmes and talk shows for five days. Like the previous years’ programmes TV plays dominate Eid fanfare. Selected programmes of the first three days scheduled to be ... Read more
Star gazing Eid plans
Joya Ahsan I plan to spend Eid in Dhaka. It is always a joyous occasion for me. I only dress up as much as needed to give adda a festive look. However, this Eid is very different and sorrowful for me. I lost my father this year and this will be the first Eid without ... Read more
Zahid Hasan presents social comedies in Eid
Renowned actor-director Zahid Hasan will perform in diverse characters in several plays to be aired on different TV channels during the Eid special programmes. He has acted and directed an eight-episode drama serial titled ‘Shubho Bibaho’ and a single-episode play titled ‘Sorry, Ektu Deri Hoye Galo’ targeting the Eid festival. And the fifth sequel
Special telefilm Noytar Shongbad on Channel 9
On Eid day, channel 9 will air a special Telefilm titled ” Noytar Shongbad” at 9:25 pm. Scripted and directed by Animesh Aich, noted actor Abul Hayat, Laila Hasan , Tauquir Ahmed along with Lara Lotus and Kallyan will enact different roles. The storyline: Fazlul Karim and his wife live in a two storied apartment. ... Read more
Apurbo with Purnima in Eid telefilm ‘Basboi Bhalo’
Popular film heroine Purnima will be seen together with another popular TV actor Apurbo in an Eid telefilm titled “Basboi Bhalo”. Scripted and directed by SA Haque Alik, the telefilm will be aired at 8:00pm on Gazi Television (GTV) on the fourth day of Eid-ul-Fitr. In this telefilm, Nishika works in a private farm while ... Read more
Nowshin offers Eid plays, talk shows
RJ turned actress Nowshin will appear in a nember of seingle episode plays and celebrity talk shows to be aired on different TV channels during the Eid festivity. Of the playas performed by Nowshin targeting the Eid, she believes her performance in Shesh Raater Brishty, scheduled to be aired on NTV’s sixth day Eid special ... Read more
Afzal stages comeback in Eid plays
Renowned actor Afzal Hossain, who does not appear much on small screen for the past one decade, has made a comeback in this Eid. Afzal fans will watch their favourite actor acting in two plays and a tele-film in this Eid. More interestingly, viewers will find once the most popular romantic duo Afzal-Subarna again in ... Read more
Nobel plays lead in Humayun Ahmed’s last script
Model turned actor Nobel will play the lead role in tele-film Jodi Bhalo Na Laage To Diyona Mon, based on recently demised iconic litterateur and dramatist Humayun Ahmed’s last script that features a triangular love. Nobel will play the role of the husband of a female model [Purnima] in the tele-film. But, the family goes ... Read more
Nirob with Mimo in Eid telefilm ‘Mon Chhuye Jai’
Popular model cum actor Nirob will be seen in an Eid telefilm titled “Mon Chhuye Jai”. Scripted by Sanjay Kanta and directed by Sheikh Runa, the telefilm will be aired on ATN Bangla at 10:45pm on the fifth day of Eid-ul-Fitr. Promising actress Mimo will be seen performing against Nirob in this telefilm. Besides these ... Read more
Selim shares Eid schedule
Popular actor-director Shahiduzzaman Selim will direct a TV play and will also appear in lead roles in four plays to be aired on different TV channels during the Eid special programmes. Sharing his Eid offers Selim told New Age that he was directing a comedy titled Chor Elo Mor Ghorey. Besides acting in the comedy, ... Read more
Diti leaves home for Canada
Popular film cum TV actress Parvin Sultana Diti has left home for Canada yesterday. She is going there for three months to enjoy some sweet moments with her kids-Diptwa and Lamia, who are studying in Canada, during the upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr and Eid-ul-Azha. Diti is scheduled to return home in November and till then she is ... Read more
Humayun’s swan song
Eid special telefilm on Channel i Channel i will air a telefilm, titled “Jodi Bhalo Na Lagey Toh Dio Na Mon” on Eid day at 12:05pm. The play is the last script by noted litterateur Humayun Ahmed. Raikhan Khan has directed the telefilm. The star cast includes Swiss model-actress Janine Dominique Allery, leading Bangladeshi film ... Read more
Sagor-Mimo in Eid dance show
For the first time Super Hero Sagor and Super Heroine Mimo have worked together in a dance show. They will be seen to perform in a special dance show titled “Aha Ki Ananda,” which was directed by Wahidul Islam Shuvo. This programme will go on aired after Eid day on NTV. Besides Sagor-Mimo, another popular ... Read more
Prova’s comeback
After lying low for sometime, model and actress Prova is busy reviving her career with consistent performances in one-hour plays, tele-films and serials. Prova says acting is her passion and she intends to nurture her love for the medium. The audience will get to see her performances in upcoming plays, she says with confidence. Like ... Read more
Tarin acts in a dozen TV plays in Eid
Popular small screen actress Tarin is now working in full swing to complete plays and tele-films scheduled to be screened on different channels in the upcoming Eid. Tarin will be appeared in a dozen of single-episode TV plays and tele-films during the Eid festivity. ‘I am playing diverse
Munmun to host ‘Cricket Extra’
Sri Lanka Premier League (SLPL) 2012 began yesterday. Besides Indian and Pakistani cricketers, Bangladeshi cricket players Mushfiqur Rahim, Tamim Iqbal, Nasir Hossain and Elius Sunny have been playing in this T-20 event. As a result, the tournament has a special significance to the Bangladeshi cricket fans too. That’s why Gazi Television is telecasting
Atique directs four plays for Eid
Noted playwright-director Nurul Alam Atique will offer four tele-films in different channels in the upcoming Eid-Ul Fitr. Atiq, who does not usually go after the quantity, has written and directed ‘Naa Kamola Naa Meherjan, Television Majid, Shahed Holo Nurul and Nolok for the Eid celebrations. ‘I have worked a lot