He might be Bollywood’s first superhero, but Hrithik Roshan confesses he has let his ‘childish side come out’ in his latest film, Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara — having a blast with buddies Farhan and Abhay One of Bollywood’s finest looking men, Hrithik Roshan is known for his highly-strung, intense roles. But in his latest drama ... Read more
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Harry Potter film ‘breaks box office records’ in US
The final Harry Potter movie has broken the record for the biggest first day box office sales in the US and Canada, according to studio estimates. The film’s distributor, Warner Bros, reports that Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, made $92.1m (£57m) in North America on Friday. The previous single-day record belonged to ... Read more
Scherzinger and Hamilton ‘engaged’
Nicole Scherzinger is engaged to marry her racing driver boyfriend Lewis Hamilton, according to the singer’s dad. Alfonso Valiente reveals Hamilton has proposed to the Pussycat Dolls frontwoman – and she accepted. He tells the Mail on Sunday, “Yes, they are engaged. My future son-in-law is a really nice guy, really
Eid play ‘Bokhate’
In the recent days, eve teasing has appeared as the main problem of our society. Being failure to save themselves from stalkers, many girls are committing suicide every year. Social awareness and even the law enforcing agencies failed to take out the crime from society. Drama director Jamal Uddin Jaman has come forward to make ... Read more
Convergence of Tune and Rhythm
Dhaka Int’l Music Conference at National Museum Dhaka International Music Conference featuring classical music (both vocal and instrumental) performances by four Indian artistes — Sandip Chatterjee (santoor), Manali Bose (vocal), Amzad Hossain (sitar) and Sandip Bhattacharya (vocal) was held at the main auditorium of Bangladesh National Museum on July 15. Arranged by Web Entertainment Limited, Tabla ... Read more
Nashid Kamal’s latest offering of Nazrul songs
Laser Vision Ltd recently launched Dr. Nashid Kamal’s CD, “Jao tumi phire”. The CD, has 12 Nazrul songs: six popular and six rare numbers. The event was held at the Gulshan Ladies’ Community Club on July 15. Chief guest, veteran artiste Sohrab Hossain launched the CD. Special guest, noted singer Ferdausi Rahman gifted Nashid her ... Read more
Prachyanat School celebrates a decade
Shakespeare’s Tempest staged Prachyanat School of Acting and Design, the academic wing of the popular theatre troupe, celebrates its 10th anniversary this year. To observe the occasion as well as to award certificates to the latest batch of students, the school arranged a programme at the National Theatre Hall, Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, on July15. The ... Read more
Choyon Mollick’s ‘Hridoy Binai Gahi’ launched
Renowned Tagore artiste Choyon Mollick’s solo Tagore song based album titled ‘Hridoy Binai Gahi’ was launched at a function at the Bengal Shilpalaya in the city’s Dhanmondi area on Thursday evening. Professor of the Department of English of Dhaka University Dr Fakrul Alam unveiled cover of the album, while singer Choyon Mollick, Director General of ... Read more
The splendour of folk dance
“Nupur Bejey Jaye” at Chhayanaut Shadhona (Centre for Advancement of South Asian Culture) held the 9th instalment of their bi-monthly dance programme “Nupur Bejey Jaye” at the main auditorium of Chhayanaut in Dhanmondi, Dhaka on July14. Artistes from the troupes — Kalpotoru and Dhriti — also performed at the event. Under the title, “Banglar Nritya”, ... Read more
Tabla player Sukesh attains his goal
A talented musical instrumentalist achieves his goal through untiring effort and commitment: Sukesh is a good example of this. The 45-year-old tabla player said that in his younger days he was inspired by Khulna Betar (radio) artiste Hazari Lal Debnath and Probhat Banerjee. The fascination with music began when he completed his primary education in ... Read more
A new beginning for Apurbo
Actor Apurbo is single no more. The actor tied the knot with his father’s friend’s daughter Nadia Hassan Aditi through a low profile marriage ceremony yesterday. Nadia and Apurbo’s marriage ceremony was well attended by family members and friends who wished the newly wed a good future. “Nadia and my marriage has been arranged by ... Read more
Humayun Faridee at his creative best
Humayun Faridee is busier than ever before both as actor and director. After enjoying a considerable popularity with “Bharabari Barabari” and “Chhayabithi”, he is directing a new drama-serial titled “Takhan Hemantakal”. The play is written by Shafikur Rahman Shantonu. Besides directing, Faridee will be portraying the role of a business tycoon. The star cast includes ... Read more
Karnival rocks the youngsters
Formed in 2006, musical band Karnival has attained the attention of young rock music lovers in a very short span of time by means of its experimental rock music. Karnival’s debut album “Indraloy” was released on September, 2009 and their three other tracks were featured in different mixed albums. “We have almost finished
Shaina, Antu in a music video
Promising model cum actors Antu Karim and Shaina Amin have recently performed together in a music video album. They both took part in a video recording of a song titled “Ai jibon hoyechhe modhur” for the album titled ‘Nilambhori’ by Shahid, the chief vocalist of band group Durbin. The album was produced under the direction ... Read more
‘Shonkshepey Uponyash’
Short story of Bonphul titled ‘Shonkshepey Uponyas’’ will go on air tonight on Boishakhi Television in the category of ‘Best Drama of Best Story’ category. The drama, directed by Ashrafi Mithu, will be aired at 9:15pm where Shimu Naznin has performed in the lead role. Sanjay is a jobless youth. He loves a woman named ... Read more
Moushumi Biswas back from Canada
After her eight month long stay in Canada, actress Moushumi Biswas returned to the country on July 4. Since she’s been back, Moushumi hasn’t wasted any time. She stood before the camera on July 7 for a single-episode TV play, titled “Balika Bou”. Directed by Imran Hossen, the play is being shot at TSC (Dhaka ... Read more
‘7th Citycell-Channel i Music Awards’ begins
Citycell, in association with Channel i is going to organise the Citycell-Channel i Music Awards for the seventh times to honour the music artists and talents of the country. Citycell-Channel i Music Awards was initiated in 2004 to promote the music fraternity of Bangladesh. And this noble endeavour of Citycell has resulted in great success ... Read more
Arnold Schwarzenegger to meet mistress and son
Arnold Schwarzenegger is arranging a meeting with his former mistress. The ‘Terminator’ actor has reportedly been talking on the phone with Mildred Patricia Baena – who went into hiding following revelations of their affair – and wants to meet up with her and start building a relationship with their son Joseph, 13. A source told
Variety show Pachphoron on ATN Bangla anniversary
To mark its 14th anniversary, ATN Bangla will air a special variety show, titled “Pachphoron”, on July 14 at 9:05pm. The programme will feature a couple of songs — one of which has been rendered by Shakila Zafar. Shakila will sing a popular song from yesteryears. The music of the song has been rearranged by ... Read more
In conversation with Nazu…
Promising singer Nazu is now passing hectic days with her new solo album, stage performance and playback in some movies. Her first album ‘Kacha Holuder Rong’ was released in 2002 and earned huge reputation. ‘Swapno Konya’ is her another album which was highly praised by the critics and listeners. Till now, she gave vocal for ... Read more