Television & Film

Renowned novelist and filmmaker Humayun Ahmed celebrated his 62nd birthday yesterday. He spent the special day at his Dhanmondi residence, ‘Dokhin Hawa’, with his friends, family and close relatives. The acclaimed writer says, birthday celebrations have now become something he does for relatives, fans and publishers. To him, a birthday is now just passing of ... Read more

A programme featuring an exclusive interview of the diva Runa Laila will be aired on Banglavison on the second day of Eid. Titled “Tarar Paney Cheye”, the programme will be aired at 9:40 pm. Noted singer Shakila Zafar will host the programme. On the show, Runa Laila will recount many untold stories from his illustrious ... Read more

“Moqbul”, the directorial debut of popular actor Mir Sabbir, will go on air on ATN Bangla tonight. The serial, written by Qamrul Hasan, will be aired every Monday at 9pm. Mir Sabbir will play the protagonist, accompanied by a star studded cast of Nazmul Huda Bachchu, Mirana Zaman, Khairul Alam Shobuj, Srabonti, Nadia, Naznin Chumki, ... Read more

Undoubtedly, he is one of the busiest small screen actors these days. He has won the hearts of audience playing diverse roles in TV plays. Mosharraf Karim, who has a strong theatre background, has also proved his potential as an actor in cinema. Besides his busy schedule for several TV plays, Karim is equally busy ... Read more

Telefilm “Anubhabey Shimanto” will be aired today at 3:10 pm on Channel i. Written by Farhad Limon, the telefilm has been directed jointly by Sajjad Soni and MA Munna. Inter-relationship crisis is the central theme of the film. The story zooms in on a family. It unfolds, when young Anubhab finds his father’s diary. The ... Read more

Eid special “Mamar Balish Kothay” on Ekushey Television Single episode TV play “Mamar Balish Kothay” will be aired on Ekushey Television on the day of the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha at 10 pm. Written and directed by Atiqul Haque Chowdhury, the cast of the play includes Amirul Haque Chowdhury, Shammi Aktar, Akramuzzaman, Smriti, Nijhum, Wasim, Fardin and ... Read more

Single-episode TV play “Paani” will be aired on October 24 at 9:30 pm on ntv. The play has been directed by Noyeem Imtiaz Neamul. The story of the play zooms in on water shortage that Dhaka residents face everyday. The play follows a newly married couple and delves into the issue through their daily life. ... Read more

Model-turned actor Monalisa has already performed in many plays and has won some awards including the BIMA Award from London, Bangladesh Reporters Association award, Dhallywood award from America, Channel-i performance award and the Meril Daily Prothom Alo award ’02. One of the promising actors in the small screen, Monalisa, entered the media as a ramp ... Read more

Two new educational shows on BTV English in Action, which initiated “BBC Buzz”, is launching two new television programmes — TV serial “Biswash” and game show “BBC Janala-Mojaye Mojaye Shekha”. Made by the BBC World Service Trust, both programmes will be aired back-to-back on BTV and BTV World, starting from October 16 at 2:15pm. They ... Read more

Accomplished TV and film actor ASM Tofazzal Hossain, better known to the audience as “Challenger”, passed away on October 12 at 9:20 pm at his Shekhertek residence in the city. He was 51. Last year in July, during shooting the play “Onath Babur Bhoy”, directed by Golam Sohrab Dudul, Challenger suddenly felt ill. Later in ... Read more

To celebrate the festival of Durga Puja, Desh TV and Ekushey Television will air several special programmes. While Desh TV has planned special programmes for three days, ETV will air its Puja-specials over two days. The Puja-special programmes on Desh TV will go on air from October 15, kicking off with Morshedul Islam’s feature film ... Read more

Dancing means very much to her and she loves it more than everything else. Munmun Ahmed, an established Kathak dancer, who has achieved this position after years of learning, hard work and perseverance, has been showing a keen interest in acting in dramas and films alongside her dancer career nowadays. Munmun is playing the role ... Read more

She always wears an alluring smile. One of the top ten contestants in beauty hunt Lux-Channel i superstar’06, Nafiza Jahan has gained popularity, especially among young generation, for her acting skills, beauty and, needless to say, her lovely smile. She has shot to fame with her role as a flirtatious woman in Mostofa Sarwar Farooki’s ... Read more

The grand finale of the Marks All-rounder 2010 competition was held the Bangabandhu International Conference Centre at Sher-e-Banglanagar in the city on Sunday night. The gala event was broadcasted live on Ntv. Maliat (Ramisa), Sadia Rahman (Bipa) and Ranjan Bala Pranab won the crowns of primary, secondary and lower secondary section categories. The year-long competition vetted out

When it comes to professionalism, Dipa Khondokar always brings her A-game to the screen. Before stepping into the world of acting, Dipa used to be a flight attendant, travelling around the globe. From the skies she landed a role in the TV serial “Kaktarua” that launched her acting career. Popularity soon followed, along with directors ... Read more

Though Tania Ahmed has obtained popularity as an actor, her hobby for TV plays and music videos lead her to emerge as a director too. Recently, she is going to direct a 26-episode drama serial titled ‘A Team’ which will be shot in different places in London. Written by Masud Sejan, the serial features a ... Read more

TV serial “Haat-er Rekha Kotha Boley” goes on air on ATN Bangla tonight. Written and directed by Ali Imran and Zahid Hasan, the serial will be aired every Thursday at 9:20 pm. Palmist Haradhon works in mysterious ways. Haradhon can predict not only the fate of the alive but can also

A new TV serial “Shobuj Nokkhotro” goes on air on ntv tonight. Written and directed by Masum Reza and Golam Sohrab Dodul, the serial will be aired Wednesdays and Thursdays at 9:45 pm. The cast of the 52-episode serial includes Humayun Faridee, Tisha, Fazlur Rahman Babu, Farhana Mili, Chanchal Chowdhury, Dilara Zaman, Mir Sabbir, Dr. ... Read more

But is the audience satisfied? When BTV was the sole Bangladeshi channel on air, Eid programmes extended to three days. With the introduction of more private stations, Eid programmes have become more elaborate, stretching to six-seven days. This Eid over a 100 TV plays, almost 20 tele-films and four mini-series were aired on the numerous ... Read more