Direction of TV plays, rather than acting in them, keeps Salahuddin Lavlu on a tight schedule these days. He is filming his new drama serial “Harkeeptey” at Pubail. Written by Brindaban Das, the serial will be aired on Banglavision. Lavlu says, like his previous serials, the latest one too is characterised by humour with a ... Read more
Television & Film
Ishana: A pretty picture
Mounita Khan Ishana, better known as Ishana in the media, has never looked back since she emerged as the runner up in the Lux-Channel i Superstar 2009. While her childhood fantasy was to own a chocolate factory, Ishana’s true calling turned out to be the media. She made her early appearances as an actor in ... Read more
Debashish’s membership cancelled from Film Directors’ Association
Bangladesh Film Directors’ Association has cancelled membership of young film director and son of eminent director late Dilip Biswas, Debashish Biswas recently. His membership was cancelled in a general meeting that was held on July 8. Debashish married promising TV actress and host Tania Hossain on June 20 in 2009. Later Debashish avoided Tania due ... Read more
The Monalisa mystique
Shooting has kept glamour girl Monalisa on her toes. Her upcoming works include a number of single episode TV plays “Baji”, “Ektu Bhalobasha”, Bhandoloom” and “Romeora” and serials like “All Rounder” and “Bhalo Theko Phul Mishty Bokul”. The serial “All Rounder” is currently being aired on Banglavision. Monalisa has broken new ground with
Farah Ruma: Acting the host
Magazine Anand Bichitra’s find, the beautiful Farah Ruma is playing her part to the hilt in front of the camera. Her current schedule includes three serials: Kaisar Ahmed’s “Ohonkar”, “Tokhon Hemonto” by Humayun Faridee and “Lorai” by Aruna Biswas. The actress says the audience will definitely enjoy the varied characters she plays in the three ... Read more
‘Sherader Mohajuddha’ on Channel i
Trishna tops among the best ‘Channel i Sherakantha’ famed singer Trishna Tithi Khan has won the top position among the competitors in the grand finale of a reality show titled ‘Sherader Mohajuddha’. Winners of several reality shows organised by channel i took part in the competition. The competition was concluded on Thursday declaring the name ... Read more
Mimi has her hands full
“Poush Phaguner Pala” to touch 250 episodes Shooting of the mega serial “Poush Phaguner Pala” is on in village Belishwar, located in Dhamrai upazila of Dhaka district. Though so far the shooting had been confined to short spans, the camera now will be busy for 40 days beginning July 1. Director of the serial Afsana ... Read more
Eid play ‘Obosheshey Natoke Porinoto’
Popular actors Arefin Shuvo and Sarika have recently performed in a special Eid play titled ‘Obosheshey Natoke Porinoto’. The play will be aired as a part of upcoming Eid programmes on RTV. The one-hour long play was written and directed by Sourajoy Chowdhury. Ziauddin Alam produced the play under the banner of Tanha production house. ... Read more
‘Look @ me’ tonight
RTV is going to air fashion and style based weekly programme titled ‘Look @ me’ from tonight. The show will be aired every Saturdays at 9:50pm. The programme was designed with every day’s lifestyle of all age’s people. The show features several segments including fashion upgrade, career, health tips, fit and fine and life-style. Viewers ... Read more
Sumaiya Shimu at DS Café
The phone at Star Arts & Entertainment started ringing off the hook before 3pm (the scheduled time). During the course of an hour, we received calls from almost all divisions. Majority of the callers were young men and the query from many of them: is the glamorous actress Sumaiya Shimu single? However, Shimu’s popularity can’t ... Read more
In conversation with Mithila
Rafiath Rashid Mithila is a well-known model, singer and actress and the better-half of singer Tashan. She has appeared in many TVC such as Meril, Bajaj, Close-up, Jhui Narikel tel, Robi and more. Although she started her career as a model, later she explored other cultural sectors like singing and acting. In a recent interview ... Read more
New serial ‘Ekti Adarsha Mess Bari’ tonight
New drama serial ‘Ekti Adarsha Mess Bari’ will begin on ATN Bangla from tonight. It will be aired every Mondays and Tuesdays at 8:00pm. The serial is scripted by Ahsan Habib, while it is jointly directed by Nurul Islam Babul and Bikram Khan. The cast includes Afroza Banu, Rahamat Ali, Fazlur Rahman Babu, Tawquir Ahmed, ... Read more
‘Escape your limit’ from today
ATN Bangla is going to air new travel show ‘Escape your limit’ from today. It will be aired at 5:20pm. The show will be hosted by Farah Mazid while it was designed and directed by Zillur Rahman. The show will feature several places of scenic beauty and historical importance of different countries of the world. ... Read more
Purnima in Laboratory
Previously actress Purnima has acted in quite a few TV plays based on Tagore’s works. As her latest project she will play a lead role in Laboratory, a TV play based on Tagore’s acclaimed story. She will be playing the role of Rebuti in the TV play which will be directed by Mahbuba Islam Shumi. ... Read more
More update on “Ke Hote Chay Kotipoti” annonced
At a press conference on June 30, noted media personality and host of the much-talked about “Ke Hote Chay Kotipoti”, Asaduzzaman Noor, provided further information on the game show. He shared his personal views on the show as well. “This is a totally new and challenging experience for me,” said Noor. “I am very happy ... Read more
Playing the part
In the media, some struggle throughout their career to reach their desired goal, while others find a fairytale journey awaiting them. For Sohana Saba it is definitely the latter, as the talented artiste began her career with dancing but over the years has managed to cement a niche for herself as an actor. Sohana has ... Read more
Mou again in TVC after 2 years
Popular TV actress and dance artiste Sadia Islam Mou is also popular as a model in the showbiz arena. She has already received accomplishment in this arena in modelling. She lastly performed in TVC of Marks full-cream milk powder. After two years break she is going to be appeared as a model again in the ... Read more
Nadia at tonight’s gossip
Popular TV actress and dance artiste Nadia will be present as tonight’s episode’s guest at Banglavision’s weekly night-based travelling and gossiping celebrity show ‘Raat-Biraat-e.’ The show will be hosted by popular singer Shahed and will be produced by Kawnine Saurabh. Besides travelling her favourite various spots in the city Nadia will disclose many untold stories ... Read more
Lighting up the stage and screen
In conversation with Nazneen Chumki Nazneen Chumki is a popular face on both TV and the stage. Her versatility has won her a national award for her acting skills. Not just that she is an upcoming screenwriter as well. Her performance as the protagonist in the monodrama, “Sitar Agniporikkha” has attracted much attention. The tested ... Read more
Sharmin Lucky in new TVC
Popular model cum anchor Sharmin Lucky has recently performed in a television commercial for a real estate company. After six months of her last TVC, she performed the commercial, directed by Anjam Masud. As a TVC model, Lucky was debuted in 1990 by performing in a commercial of Jui coconut oil and earned huge reputation ... Read more