Friday, April 26, 2024

Shilpa Shetty gets a clean chit in obscenity charges

Noted Indian actress and television personality Shilpa Shetty has been cleared of obscenity charges dating from when the hollywood actor Richard Gere publicly kissed her at an AIDS awareness event 15 years ago. Locals didn’t take the incident light-heartedly and went overboard. A case had been registered against the actors citing obscenity and seeking FIRs. ... Read more

Dhaka Dream has been released

‘Dhaka Dream’, directed by Prasoon Rahman, was released in six cinema halls nationwide yesterday. The filming of “Dhaka Dream” started during the recording of the song “Ekdin Amaro Chilo Ghor” In 2016. That was the last song recorded by famous folk singer Bari Siddiqui. Due to some constraints, the film took five years to

Movie Rehana Maryam Noor headed to Oscars this year

Director Abdullah Mohammad Saad’s second directorial effort “Rehana Maryam Noor” is set to be Bangladesh’s only submission to the 94th Academy Awards this year. “Rehana Maryam Noor” created immense buzz as the first Bangladeshi film to be selected for the Un Certain Regard section of the Cannes FIlm Festival. Now, it is set to be ... Read more

‘Rickshaw Girl’ wins top prize at Schlingel Int’l Film Festival

Acclaimed director Amitabh Reza Chowdhury’s ‘Rickshaw Girl’ has won the SLM Top Award at the 26th SCHLINGEL Int’l Film Festival in Germany. This award is the highest honour awarded by the famous festival, which has been honouring outstanding films directed at children and teenagers since 1996. The festival featured 77 feature films and 116 short ... Read more

Miss Universe Bangladesh Methila’s Bollywood film Rohingya set to release

Bollywood film “Rohingya” starring Miss Universe Bangladesh 2020 winner Tangia Zaman Methila which is directed by Haider Khan, is is set to release on November 15. Under the banner of Thunder Dragon Productions, the movie will be released on Apple TV. Winner of Mr Bhutan 2017, Sangay Tsheltrim, will be seen opposite Methila in this film. ... Read more

Souls featuring You: Campaign to discover new music talents

One of the pioneering Bangladeshi bands, Souls, in association with Grameenphone is launching a talent hunt. Titled, “Souls featuring You”, the competition aims to inspire budding lyricists and instrumentalists to come up with a song for the band’s upcoming album, says a press release. The campaign, set to kick off tomorrow (July 13), invites lyricists ... Read more

Making of a folk songstress

Tête-à-tête with Sefali Sargam Sefali Sargam is a promising folk singer from Rangamati. She started singing when she was barely four years old and couldn’t even play the harmonium properly. Her elder sister, Lily, was her first mentor in music. Later she trained under noted musician Debu Chowdhury. “I’m taking lessons in classical music from ... Read more