Eminent actress Sharmili Ahmed died on Friday morning while undergoing treatment at a hospital in Bangladesh capital Dhaka. She was 75.Actors Equity president Ahsan Habib Nasim confirmed the news. ‘Sharmili Ahmed was diagnosed cancer some days ago. She died at about 9:30am while undergoing treatment at the Evercare Hospital,’ said Ahsan Habib Nasim.‘Her body is ... Read more
Television & Film
Mausumi and Omar Sunny having dinner with the whole family, dispel gossip
A photo posted on Omar Sunny’s verified Facebook page on Thursday night shows Mausumi and Omar Sunny having dinner with the whole family, as was unimaginable at the present time. Earlier, Sunny had mentioned that they had stopped talking to each other for the past four months, despite living in the same house. In the ... Read more
Zayed Khan allegedly threatens to shoot Omar Sani
Controversial actor Zayed Khan allegedly took out a pistol and threatened to shoot fellow actor Omar Sani at the wedding event of Dhallywood actor Dipjol’s son. Sources said the incident takes place at a wedding ceremony at the Bashundhara Convention Centre in the capital on Friday. Senior film artists at the function are astonished and ... Read more
‘Rickshaw Girl’ being screened in US for 4 weeks in a row
‘Rickshaw Girl’, directed by Amitabh Reza, is being screened in various states of the United States for four weeks in a row after its successful premiere in Manhattan and New York, said a press release. ‘Rickshaw Girl’ has already been screened in 52 cities across 18 states of the United States. Viewers in Arizona and ... Read more
Nuhash Humayun signs with top talent agencies Anonymous Content, CAA
Anonymous Content and CAA have signed Nuhash Humayun, the Bangladeshi writer-director whose horror short Moshari won the Grand Jury Award at SXSW 2022, for representation. The original 22-minute horror-fantasy pic was the first film from Bangladesh to premiere in SXSW’s Midnight Shorts Program. It follows sisters Apu (Sunerah Binte Kamal) and Ayra
Jaya Ahsan wins Anandalok Best Actress award in India
Jaya Ahsan has won the Anandalok Best Actress award for her performance in “Binisutoy”, in India. “It is my greatest pleasure to receive the Anandalok Best Actress award for ‘Binisutoy’. Anandalok organised the award ceremony after 10 long years,” shared the renowned actress, on her verified Facebook profile. “Atanu Ghosh’s ‘Binisutoy’ inspires everyone
Tisha to attend Cannes Film Festival with her four month old daughter
Tisha will be flying tonight to attend the 75th edition of the prestigious Cannes Film Festival scheduled to take place from 17 to 28 May 2022 in France, accompanied by her four-month-old daughter Ilham Nusrat Farooki. Tisha and Arifin Shuvoo, who are starring in Shyam Benegal’s Bangabandhu biopic, “Mujib: The Making of a Nation”, will ... Read more
Mim paired up with Mosharraf Karim in ‘Moner Manush’
Celebrated actors Mosharraf Karim and Bidya Sinha Mim have teamed up after a long hiatus for the telefiction “Moner Manush.” The shooting of the drama written and directed by Sanjay Samaddar was recently held in the capital near Uttara and 300 feet. “Mosharraf Karim will be seen as an expatriate who witnesses dramatic turns of ... Read more
Nuhash Humayun’s ‘Moshari’ scored Oscar qualifying award
The horror short film “Moshari” directed by Nuhash Humayun, has won the Atlanta Film Festival Jury Prize for Best Narrative Short, an Oscar-qualifying award. Nuhash shared the news himself on his verified Facebook account, thanking his team, family, and colleagues. “Moshari” stars “No Dorai” actress Sunerah Binte Kamal and Nuhash’s niece Nairah Onora Saif, as
Seema Aunty is back with the season 2 of “Indian Matchmaking” on Netflix
Netflix’s Indian Matchmaking will be returning for a second season, the streaming giant announced on Wednesday. Sharing the first promo of the second season of the reality show, the giant online streaming platform officially confirmed Seema aunty’s return. “It’s wedding season and Seema Aunty is back. Season 2 of Indian Matchmaking is coming soon! The ... Read more
Tisha returned to work, daughter was to accompany her
National Film Award-winning actress Nusrat Imrose Tisha is back to work after giving birth to her daughter Ilham Nusrat Farooki. On International Mother’s Day, the actress posted a picture of hers and Ilham on verified Facebook page— “Ilham is going to her mom’s work! Started working slowly! First up, dubbing for Bangabandhu biopic!”. Internationally acclaimed ... Read more
If there is no madness then it’s not love…
Pori Moni and Shariful Razz had turned their 7-day love affair into marriage, after working in ‘Gunin’ together in October last year. In a recent Facebook post, Pori Moni wrote as caption for her new pictures from their honeymoon in Cox’s Bazar, “What is love if not madness?” In the pictures that the actress posted ... Read more
Tisha alerts fans of ‘fake’ Facebook page
Nusrat Imrose Tisha cautioned fans about a Facebook page for stealing images from her official account, and making fake posts under her name. The “Haldaa” actress posted against the viral status on her official Facebook account. “For the last few days, I have been seeing a Facebook page opened under my name and sharing a ... Read more
Mehazabien becomes ‘Freelancer Nadia’
Actress Mehazabien Chowdhury will appear as a young woman who improves her family’s financial condition working as a freelancer in an Eid special teleplay titled Freelancer Nadia. The teleplay, which also stars state minister for ICT division Zunaid Ahmed Palak, is based on a book written by IT journalist and writer Rahitul Islam. The teleplay will ... Read more
American actress Courtney Coffey to share screen with Shakib Khan in ‘Rajkumar’
Dhallywood star Shakib Khan is set to share the screen with US actor Courtney Coffey in “Rajkumar.” Shakib Khan, who is currently in the United States, announced his upcoming venture on his birthday on 28 March. The film was announced during a ceremony at New York’s World’s Fair Marina Convention Hall, New York
Actor Abhishek Chatterjee passes away
Popular Bengali film and TV actor Abhishek Chatterjee passed away on Thursday at the age of 58 at his residence. He was popular for working in the Bengali film and television industry. It is believed that he suffered a heart attack in the wee hours on Thursday. As reported by ETimes, the actor was shooting ... Read more
Jaya Ahsan bags Filmfare award for third time in West Bengal
Bangladeshi actress Jaya Ahsan has won the ‘Joy Filmfare Awards’ for the third consecutive time. This time she won the award of best actress for lead role in ‘Binisutoy’ movie, directed by Atanu Ghosh. The film received two more awards in other categories. One is Critic’s Award for Best Film and the other is Best ... Read more
SC asks Nipun, Zayed to strictly follow stay order
The Supreme Court on Monday directed actors Zayed Khan and Nipun Akhter to strictly follow its chamber judge’s order over holding office of general secretary of Bangladesh Film Artistes’ Association (BFAA). A bench of Appellate Division of the SC headed by Chief Justice Hasan Foez Siddique passed the order while hearing a contempt of court ... Read more
‘Mission Extreme’ to release in Malaysia
Dhallywood superstar Arifin Shuvoo and Miss World Bangladesh winner Jannatul Ferdous Oishee starrer police action thriller film, “Mission Extreme” released simultaneously on December 3 in Bangladesh, as well as the USA, England, France, Ireland, Scotland, and Australia. Now, the Cop Creation film is set to be released in Malaysia. It will be screened at TGV ... Read more
SC clears ways for Pori Moni’s trial in drug case
The Appellate Division on Tuesday cleared the way to resume the trial proceedings in the drug case against actress Shamsunnahar Smrity, who is well known by her screen name Pori Moni, by vacating a High Court order of staying the trial. Now there would be no bar for judge Mohammad Nazrul Islam of Dhaka Special ... Read more