Television & Film

A new reality television series titled Amrai Pari has premiered on BTV on May 12 with a view to better prepare the country’s population in dealing with natural disasters. The eight episode series was made by BBC Media Action. BTV will be airing the series on every Monday at 9:30pm, while other channels will also ... Read more

With a red tip on forehead and an honest smile, the starry-eyed, beautiful face of actress Dilruba Yasmeen Ruhee is on posters of the film Shongram all over the capital and other parts of the country as the film is scheduled to be released on March 28. The actress first came under the limelight as a ... Read more

The five-day teleplay festival featuring single episode teleplay will end today with a view to promoting single episode plays at the Shawkat Osman Auditorium of Central Public Library. Beginning on Sunday, the festival titled ‘Charuneedam Television Kahinichitra Utsab 2012-2013’ has been organsied by cultural organisation Charuneedam with the theme Ek Ghontar Kahinichitra

On the occasion Women’s Day ATN Bangla will be telecasting a special telefilm ‘Ekla Akash’. The telefilm written by Eraj Ahmed has been directed by Choinika Chowdhury. The actors of the telefilm are Sayed Ahsan Emama, Laila Hasan, Apurbo, Richi, Shams Sumon, and others. The story of the telefilm revolves around the family of Shireen, ... Read more

At the beginning of her career Farah Ruma worked as a dancer. Then she became recognized in modeling. But now she is rather regarded as an actress. Alongside the television programs Farah is also concentrating in films. Her first film is titled ‘Putra Akhon Poishawala’. She is to shoot for her second commercial film soon. ... Read more

National Film Award Selim wins award in negative role Popular actor-director of small screen Shahiduzzaman Selim has been named best actor in negative role in the National Film Award 2012 for his acting in Redoan Rony’s film Chorabali, according to information ministry’s gazette issued on February 7. Selim played the role of Ali Osman, a ... Read more

The celebrity couple filmmaker Mostofa Sarwar Farooki and actor Nusrat Imroz Tisha claim they are complementary to each other. They have always been helpful to each other in their three years of conjugal life followed by a five-year low-key romance. On the eve of Pahela Phalgun, the couple shared their personal life stories regarding Pahela ... Read more

The off-beat film Uttorer Sur featuring the struggles of marginalised people won the National Film Award 2012 announced by the Information Ministry on Thursday. Director of the film Shahneoyaj Cacoly has won the national award in the best story writer category. Though all the characters

Uttorer Sur wins Best Film Award Shahneoyaj Cacoly’s Uttorer Sur has been awarded the Best Film award at the National Film Award 2012, says a gazette notification from the Information Department on Thursday. The film also won three other awards in Best Story Writer – Shahneoyaj Cacoly, Best Supporting Role (female) – Lucy Gomes and ... Read more

Mahfuz Ahmed tells Popular actor Mahfuz Ahmed does not find any challenge in acting in teleplays which, he thinks, are just repetitions of same stories, in same locations and with the same casts. Mahfuz Ahmed himself has been directing plays for different television channels where, the actor-director says that, he tries to reach out to ... Read more

Cable TV operators in many places within the capital has started the downlink of Disney Channel from the following day of the 10th Jatiya Sangsad elections held on Sunday, ignoring the ban imposed on the channel last year for airing Hindi-dubbed Japanese cartoon Doraemon. The channel is now available in the Eastern part of the ... Read more

Seasoned actor KS Firoz says that the remuneration of the artistes has decreased over the years in TV plays, though the expenditure of life is ever incising. The artistes are awfully busy as the number of productions has increased in the numerous private TV channels in the country, continues Firoz saying that these channels do not ... Read more

Telefilm set to hit the small screen Popular TV model and actress Sadia Islam Mou recently appeared in the telefilm “Kaliganjer Audbhut Bari”, based on a horror story. She played a double role in the project. One of her characters was titled Tisha while another was unnamed. “The telefilm was shot at Taota in an ... Read more

In the field of TV play, beginning of their careers were contemporary. For this reason, from the beginning of their acting careers they have been maintaining a good friendship, which is still remaining. They are not only become successful actors in media but also working as booming directors now. They are Mir Sabbir and Shahriar ... Read more

Although he has popularity as a RJ (radio jockey), Nirob is working as a host in TV shows at present. Besides this, he is also performing as an actor and model in television commercials now. He is a regular host in Banglavision’s music related show titled ‘Music Club.’ Earlier as a host, Nirob worked in ... Read more

Though they have experience to perform together in many TV plays under the direction of noted play directors, but popular TV actress Richi Solaiman and popular actor Chanchal Chowdhury didn’t work together under the direction of Chayanika Chowdhury in any play. For the first time they have performed together in a faction TV play titled ... Read more

Popular small screen director Dipankar Dipon will make his debut film on the myth of the popular tourist venue on the Teknaf coast named Mathin-er Kup. The film titled 1929-Ekti Prem Gantha feature the tragic love story of a Marma woman Mathin and a Kolkata-based actor named Dhiraj during his visit in the coastal area in ... Read more

TV channels broadcast stereotypical programmes on the Victory Day, which sometimes do not depict the depth of the war, observe viewers, cultural activists and freedom fighters. Most of the special teleplays aired on the Victory Day fail to portray the authentic picture of the war they observe. The viewers don’t find any

Mang Uching Marma, from Bandarban, was named the first Bangladeshi Idol at the grand finale aired on SATV on Friday. Mang won the title on the audeince vote. The runers up are Mrimoy Singha Manti and Arif Rahman Joy. Prominent singers of country Ferdausi Rahman, Andrew Kishore, Ayub Bachchu and Mehrin were the

Mustafa Sarwar Farooki’s feature film Television bags Jury Grand Award at the Asia-Pacific Screen Award at Sydney in Australia. The award was handed over to the actor of film Tisha and the screenplay writer Anisul Haque at a ceremony that took place at the City Hall on Thursday. Noted Sri-Lankan actor Malani Fanseka handed over ... Read more