The film or Cinema is the most well-known evening redirection for local people, yet it’s uncommon to observe a non-Bengali language movie outside of the capital. In bigger urban areas, pay special attention to exhibitions of customary Bengali music and dance. Live game is exceptionally well known, including cricket and kabaddi.
The Grammy-winning singer Taylor Swift will make her directorial debut with an original screenplay, Searchlight Pictures, announced on December 9, 2022. The Walt Disney Co.-owned Searchlight, famed for Oscar-winning best picture winners “The Shape of Water” and “Nomadland” as well as the 2022 drama “The Banshees of Inisherin,” did not reveal the subject matter or … Read more
Tollywood superstar Jeet is all set to star in the upcoming film, “Manush”, directed by Bangladeshi filmmaker Sanjoy Samaddar. The film will be produced by Jeet’s production house, Jeetz Filmworks. The announcement for the film came through Jeet’s official Facebook page last 2 December 2022, along with the official title poster and tagline for the … Read more
Alongside Pankaj Tripathi, Sanjana Sanghi, Parvathy Thiruvothu, and other actors, Jaya Ahsan has been cast in the upcoming untitled film by Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury, which Wiz Films, HT Content Studio, and KVN Productions are producing. It is planned that the film will be shot in Mumbai as well as Kolkata, and the tale will focus … Read more
Saikat Nasir, a National Award-winning cinematographer, writer, and director, based his film “Border” on the lives of those who reside in the country’s border regions. The film recently underwent changes, was re-named “Sultanpur,” and was re-edited to get censor board approval. Earlier, “Border” was submitted to the Bangladesh Film Censor Board (BFCB) on August 22 … Read more
The biennial general election of the Bangladesh Film Directors’ Association took place last 30 December at BFDC. Kazi Hayat has been elected as the new president while Shahin Sumon has become the general secretary. Kazi Hayat-Shahin Sumon’s panel won the general election for the 2023-24 term against Mushfiqur Rahman Gulzar-Zakir Hossain Raju panel. Chief Election … Read more
Anirban Bhattacharya and Chanchal Chowdhury participated in a debate organised by Hoichoi just before the release of Part 2 of “Karagar,” which was made available to the public on December 22. Since Chanchal started performing in Kolkata’s theatres, the two have known each other and typically refer to one another as “Boro Babu” and “Choto … Read more
Desk Report: Tollywood’s most gorgeous actress Swastika Mukherjee is looking for her ideal groom on Facebook. The “Qala” actress has penned down the qualities that her husband needs to have to impress her. The man must be an avid book lover and preferably someone who is a dog lover. He needs to listen to good … Read more
Be it film, fiction, music or any other cultural activity, in recent times, the cultural arena has been facing various obstacles, making it difficult to practise and produce art freely. These concerns were brought to the forefront of the mainstream when the Film Censor Board of Bangladesh placed a halt on the release of Mostofa … Read more
Desk Report: Recently, internationally acclaimed filmmaker Rubaiyat Hossain received a grant from the 37th Berlin World Cinema Fund. The independent filmmaker won 50,000 Euros (BDT 53 lakhs) for her upcoming “The Difficult Bride” production. “The budget for my film is 1 million Euros. This was the first grant we applied to for this project, and … Read more
Bollywood star Nora Fatehi came to Dhaka on October 18 for an event. Nora performed at the Global Achievers Awards show, titled “Women Empowerment in Bangladesh”—organised by the Women Leadership Corporation. After a lot of drama regarding permission due to the dollar crunch, her arrival defied odds of sorts — with her giving an energetic … Read more
Mithun Chakraborty is a name that has earned legendary status in the Indian film industry. However, in recent times, the star opened up about his past struggles. While appearing on the hit reality show, “Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Lil’ Champs”, the actor shared stories of the discrimination he faced due to his ‘darker skin … Read more
Famous singer from the ’80s, Md Ibrahim, died at his residence last 17 November. The artiste had cancer for a prolonged period. The singer was famous for singing about brokenheartedness, voicing numerous tracks on the topic. Over his career, Ibrahim voiced over 450 songs, singing in a total of 41 albums. Some of his notable … Read more
DESK REPORT, DHAKA Nipun Akter and Zayed Khan have been the talk of the town since the beginning of the year, mostly due to the numerous disputes surrounding their nomination for General Secretary of the Bangladesh Film Artistes Association. Zayed was initially chosen for the position of General Secretary. Due to claims that Zayed bribed … Read more
“Hothat Brishti” was a super hit film that earned the first National Film Award for actor Ferdous Ahmed. The audiences equally loved the films on both sides of the border. After that, his career graph kept going upward, making him one of the busiest and most popular actors at the same time, both in Dhallywood … Read more
The biennial general election of the Bangladesh Film Directors’ Association is all set to take place on December 30 of this year. The election schedule for 2023-24 will be announced tomorrow. Apurba Rana, Organising Secretary of the current Directors’ Association, told The media that the upcoming election would be available for purchase from December 5, … Read more
Berklee Indian Ensemble’s “Shuruaat”, which contains Dr Nashid Kamal and Armeen Musa’s song “Jaago Piya”, has been nominated for the 65th Annual Grammy Awards in the category of Best Global Music Album. They are the first Bangladeshis to have this honour at the world’s biggest musical award.” Jaago Piya” was written by Dr Nashid Kamal, … Read more
Masum Aziz, an award-winning actor and screenwriter, passed away on 17 October 2023 at 3:30 pm at Square Hospital in the Capital. Muhammad Masum Aziz was a Bangladeshi, film and television actor. He has played in more than four hundred dramas and films since 1985 and was born in 1952 in Pabna. On stage, screen, … Read more
He is now 73 years old and cannot even hold his guitar like he used to. However, his mellifluous voice remains timeless – and he proved, like he always does, that every word, pronunciation and tune – makes him forever an icon of Bangla music, Kabir Suman. The artiste, 30 years ago, started a revolution … Read more
The Cinebuzz Production Film “570,” directed by Ashraf Shishir (winner of Bangladesh’s national film award) and produced by Jyotsna and Sham Islam, is expected to be released on the 16th of December 2022. Additionally, there will be two premiere showings before the big day: one in Dhaka on the 10th of December and another in … Read more
Star Cineplex celebrated its 18th year on October 8. It would be in 2004 that Star Cineplex would bring out the first multiplex cinema theatre in Bangladesh. The journey over these last 18 years has not been easy for the organisation. “The first two years, we had to reignite the cinema culture in Bangladesh. Right … Read more