Soumitra Chatterjee’s condition deteriorates

The health condition of legendary actor Soumitra Chatterjee deteriorated late on Saturday night as he has stopped responding to treatments, said one of the doctors attend on him at Belle Vue hospital in Kolkata.
25 October 2020, 04:10 AM

Kabir Suman posts will on social media, urges to destroy his creations after death

Prominent singer-songwriter Kabir Suman has posted a handwritten will on his Facebook profile, in which he urged to destroy all of his creations after his death.
24 October 2020, 13:05 PM

Masud Hasan Ujjal’s ‘Unoponchash Batash’ is a courageous film

Independent filmmaker Masud Hasan Ujjal’s first full-length feature film “Unoponchash Batash” premiered yesterday. The film stars Sharlin Farzana and debutant Imitiaz Barshon in the lead roles. I attended the first show of the film at Star Cineplex in Bashundhara City.
24 October 2020, 09:52 AM

Continuous rain disrupts shooting schedules

The Vadun village in Gazipur's Pubail, widely known as the shooting village, has more than twenty well known shooting houses. Recently, due to the continuous rainfall for the last couple of days, several shooting houses had to postpone their shooting schedules.
24 October 2020, 08:17 AM

Are we ready to go back to the movies?

Movie theatres across the country are starting to open their doors to the public. The idea of sitting in a cramped, closed space for around two hours, elbow-to-elbow with strangers seems like a nauseatingly concerning prospect amidst a pandemic.
23 October 2020, 18:00 PM

Prince Mahmud’s ‘Alo’ sheds light on the frailty of life

Chole Jabo rekhe jabo gaan, pichutan ki kore charbo Chhele take buke joraye, gaal bhore chumu ki khete parbo?
23 October 2020, 18:00 PM

Farooque’s golden career on the silver screen

Based on the novel by Shahidullah Kaiser, “Sareng Bou,” directed by Abdullah Al Mamun, is considered to be Farooque’s most popular film.
23 October 2020, 18:00 PM

Music, academics and more: Heart-to-heart with Emon Shaha

Prolific music composer Emon Shaha began his career in the film industry in 1998 with the Gazi Mazharul Anwar directorial “Poradhin”. Till date, he has composed songs and background scores for more than 400 films.
23 October 2020, 18:00 PM

Producer-director Sharif Uddin Khan Dipu passes away

Noted Bangladeshi producer and director Sharif Uddin Khan Dipu passed away this morning. Khorshed Alam Khosru, the President of the Film Producer Distributor Association, confirmed the news to The Daily Star. He was 65 years of age, and had tested positive for Covid-19.
23 October 2020, 14:53 PM

Chanchal Chowdhury on celebrating Puja at his hometown

National Film Award-winning actor Chanchal Chowdhury started out as a theatre actor, before establishing a rightful place for himself in television and films. Currently, he is busy shooting for different projects. In a candid chat with The Daily Star, the actor shares his Durga Puja plans and more.
23 October 2020, 10:22 AM

Kavita Krishnamurthy on Maasranga Television today

Presented by singer Shithi Saha and produced by Saiful Islam, special episode of “Shithir Otithi,” will broadcast on Maasranga Television on Saturday at 11 pm. This episode will feature renowned Indian singer Kavita Krishnamurthy as a special guest, she will be joining the programme online.
23 October 2020, 06:31 AM

Eight voices unite in Foad Nasser Babu’s Durga Puja song

Eminent music composer Foad Nasser Babu has tuned and composed music for the Durga Puja for the first time in his career. Eight prominent contemporary singers -- Alok Kumar Sen, Champa Banik, Debolina Sur, Sandipan Das, Haimanti Rakshit Das, Apurba Opu, Abanti Deb Sithi and Monti Saha have sung the song written by Sumon Saha.
23 October 2020, 04:22 AM

Bangladeshi singers make it in the top 10 of IWS Theme Song Contest 2020

Bangladeshi musicians Pallavi Mozumder and Zahid Bashar Pankaj managed to secure their places between the top 10 front runners at the IWS Theme Song Contest 2020. The competition was organised by the International Watercolor Society (IWS) for the first time.
23 October 2020, 03:56 AM

Bogura photographer comes second in Andrei Stenin International Press Photo contest

Abdul Momin, 29, a freelance photographer from Bogura, was chosen as one of the winners of the prestigious Russian Andrei Stenin International Press Photo contest 2020.
22 October 2020, 17:31 PM

Star Cineplex raises its curtains again

After 7 months of inactivity, Star Cineplex has opened its gates for the audience again through the premiere of two films - “Mulan” and “Tenet.”
22 October 2020, 13:31 PM

Clearing the controversy regarding ‘Juboti Radhe’

A day after its release, the song titled "Juboti Radhe" was removed from the YouTube channel of the project IPDC 'Amader Gaan,’ due to a copyright claim made by the band Shorolpur. The cover, arranged by Partha Barua, was sung by Chanchal Chowdhury and Meher Afroz Shaon.
22 October 2020, 11:16 AM

Melody king Alam Khan turns 76 today

Eminent music composer Alam Khan turns 76 today. The younger brother of rock guru Azam Khan, he was born on this day in 1944 in Baniagathi, Sirajganj.
22 October 2020, 10:27 AM

Banksy artwork sells for almost $10 million at auction

Banksy’s playful take on a famous Impressionist painting has sold at auction for 7.6 million pounds ($9.8 million), the second-highest price ever paid for a work by the British street artist.
22 October 2020, 10:05 AM

Jibanananda Das: A man who redefined perceptions

Treasuring the beauty of rural Bangla in his words, Jibanananda Das, known better as ‘Ruposhi Banglar Kobi', has reconceived it all in his poems, novels and essays. Today marks the 66th death anniversary of the wordsmith.
22 October 2020, 08:27 AM

Jared Leto’s Joker to return in the Snyder Cut of ‘Justice League’

Jared Leto is reportedly reprising his role as the Joker for Zack Snyder’s Justice League – also known as the Snyder Cut.
22 October 2020, 07:36 AM