Saif Ali Khan says it was a conscious decision to not play the lead in his upcoming home production ‘Go Goa Gone’ as he was more interested in the project as a producer, reports Times of India. It is for the first time that the actor is not playing the lead in his own production. ... Read more
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Bollywood’s iconic films mark their silver jubilee this year
This year marks the 100 years of Indian cinema and it’s going to be a double whammy for some stars, as their big releases complete 25 years at the same time, reports Hindustan Times. The year 1988 was a treat for cinema lovers with big-ticket movies such as Anil Kapoor’s Tezaab, Rekha’s Khoon Bhari Maang ... Read more
Bhawaiya songs amuse audience
The prolonged tunes of Bhawaiya songs impressed a large audience at the Liberation War museum on Saturday. Bhawaiya Ongon, Dhaka organised the seventh Bhawaiya Festival as the organisation stepped into its ninth year. A number of Bhawaiya singers from the capital and the northern part of the country presented songs from this traditional
I’m a versatile singer
Nishita Barua reveals A musical album titled Brishti Nimontron is going to be released internationally in three countries: Bangladesh, England and India. Nishita Barua, close-up 1 star, will record one song for the album for which Rudro Rajat has penned the lyrics and Rajon Saha has composed the songs. Earlier in 2012, Rajon Saha, music ... Read more
Rinku to release Tagore album
Close-up 1 star Rinku, who has already carved a niche for himself as a singer, is all set to experiment with Tagore songs in his upcoming solo titled Baul Beshe Rabi Thakur. His eighth solo album will be released on the birth anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore next month. ‘I wanted to release the album during
Songs of 18 bards presented
It was a rare opportunity for the urbanites to get a true flavour of the traditional songs composed by less familiar bards at a musical programme held on Saturday at the Music and Dance Centre Auditorium of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy. Nibedan artistes presented songs of 18 bards at the programme, many of which are not ... Read more
5 films to participate in 2 int’l fests
Three feature films and two documentaries have been selected by the government two participate in two international film festivals in Sri Lanka and Turkey. War of independence based feature films- Morshedul Islam’s Amar Bandhu Rashed and Nasiruddin Yousuff’s Guerilla- released in 2010 will be screened in SAARC film festival in Colombo,
Instrumental numbers move audience
Musical band Ionah Trio entertained the Dhaka audience by presenting a several fusion compositions of Indo-European classics on Tuesday. The concert was held at Kudrat-i-Khuda auditorium of Oxford International School on Tuesday. The fusion of sarod, tabla, guitar and shamisen was a pleasure for the concert attendees. In most of the compositions, the band combined ... Read more
Slumped trade continues in audio industry
Mixed albums featuring upcoming singers released Set against the backdrop of the slumped trade market, audio production companies have not taken any major initiative for a big budget project targeting the Pahela Baishakh celebrations. Mixed albums featuring popular and upcoming singers will be the main attraction by the audio CD music industry for Pahela Baishakh ... Read more
Audience demands out of the box
From the schedule of programmes received, it seems that the local television channels plan to broadcast run-of-the-mills programmes to celebrate Pahela Baishakh like they have over the past few years. Typical Pahela Baishakh special plays, telefilms, phono-live concerts and live telecast of the day’s cultural programmes happening inside and outside of the capital will occupy
Tapan Mahmud makes a comeback
Almost five years have elapsed since eminent Tagore singer Tapan Mahmud released his last album. To make up for the long gap, Mahmud has recently released a double disc album under one cover titled Smritishudha. The first one- Keno tumi bodle gechho -is a collection of 12 famous songs from the 50s to 70s era. ... Read more
Baul songs presented at BSA
Timeless baul numbers were presented at a programme at the Music and Dance Centre auditorium of Bangladesh Shilpakala Acadmy on Thursday evening. Besides, special honour was paid to eight bauls at the show. Musical organisation Baul Bazar organised the show in celebration of its first founding anniversary. The cultural show began
Sabina Yasmin to perform in Kolkata
The nightingale of Bangla songs Sabina Yasmin is scheduled to go to Kolkata on Friday to perform in two concerts. Famous in Bangladesh and also popular in Paschim Banga, Sabina Yasmin has been invited by the famous Indian singer Usha Uthup. To mark the 43rd year of Usha Uthup’s dominant presence in India’s music arena, ... Read more
Madhuri Dixit turns singer
Dancing diva turns singer Madhuri Dixit has shown off her singing chops in Gulab Gang. Her dancing skills are legendary. However, not many people know Madhuri Dixit is a talented singer as well. In a first, the actress has lent her voice to an entire song from Soumik Sen’s Gulab Gang starring Juhi Chawla and ... Read more
DW produces TV series in Bangla
Deutsche Welle has produced a television series on science and technology in Bangla catering to the needs of target audience. The TV series named ‘Anweshan’ will be premiered on Ekushey Television on April 13, chairman and CEO of Ekushey TV (ETV)Abdus Salam
I no longer fit in Indian cinema: Lata Mangeshkar
After recording songs for more than 1,000 films in 36 languages in a career span of seven decades, legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar says she now feels out of place in the Indian movie industry, reports Times of India. ‘Cinema has changed a lot from the times when we used to work. I will not say ... Read more
DW, ETV launch Onneshon
Bangla Tele informative show titled Onneshon, created by German broadcaster Deutsche Welle (DW), featuring environment and technology will be aired on local channel Ekushey Television, declared at a press conference held on Wednesday at Sonargaon Hotel in the capital. The show will be screened at 6:30pm on Saturdays and will be repeated at 3:30pm on ... Read more
Reel Munna Bhai will wait for real Munna Bhai
Filmmakers Rajkumar Hirani and Vidhu Vinod Chopra, makers of the popular Munna Bhai franchise, say they will wait for the real Munna Bhai Sanjay Dutt to come out of the prison after serving his sentence to make the third film. Sanjay, who is due to surrender for serving his sentence in the 1993 Mumbai blasts ... Read more
Mehjabin’s dreams come true
Model turned actress Mehjabin’s dreams come true. She is appearing on the silver screen, which is a long cherished desire of the small screen actress. Mehjabin is acting the titular character in Swapan Ahmed’s film Porobashini. ‘As I don’t have any other pressure on me at the moment, I will invest all my energy on Porobashini’, ... Read more
Shirin releases third album
Shireen Jawad will release her third solo album titled Rangila on April 9. The UK based singer will present yet another folk fusion album targeting the Pahela Baishakh celebrations. Shireen got nationwide popularity soon after the release of her first album Panjabiwala in 2007. Her second album Matwali, released in 2009, was also a hit.