“Schitt’s Creek,” the little Canadian show about a fish-out-of-water family, made history at Sunday’s Emmy Awards with a comedy awards sweep, something even TV greats including “Frasier” and “Modern Family” failed to achieve.

The first song from Kaushik Shankar Das’ directorial debut Punch was recorded yesterday. The film is said to feature 3 songs, 2 of which are composed by celebrated musician Naquib Khan. The track, which is Naquib Khan’s first composition in the film industry, is voiced by noted singer Samina Chowdhury and penned by lyricist Shahid Mahmud Jangi.

Celebrating the bond between dance gurus and their shishyas the third installment of Parampara Dance Festival: An evening of music and dance, organised by Pravaha Institution, featuring noted Bangladeshi kathak dancer Imran Hassan Ishtiaque, disciple of Kathak guru Pandit Ashimbandhu Bhattacharjee, was held online recently.

Over the years, Mehazabien Chowdhury has gone from strength to strength as an actor, proving her prowess in different roles and mediums. The question of the gifted actor gracing the silver screen has gradually become a matter of 'when' than 'if'. Hence, speculation has always followed regarding the signing of her first full-fledged movie. The Daily Star reached out to Mehazabien today, after news about her 'first movie signing' surfaced.

Prominent OTT platform Hoichoi completed three years, since its launch in 2017. For their fourth year, they unveiled a fresh slate of 25 new originals, 2 first-day, first-show films and multiple world digital premieres of movies to be streamed after their theatrical releases, including Dracula Sir, Kakababur Protyaborton, Prem Tame and Golondaaj.

Born in Afghanistan’s Peshawar town in 1944, Ilias Javed’s family migrated to Punjab first, and then to Bangladesh (then East Pakistan) in 1963.

After the First World War, Major Arthur Hurst filmed shell-shocked patients who returned from the war in France. War Neurosis (1917) pioneered as the first medical film about the treatment of psychiatric battle casualties.

Celebrated danseuse and television personality Shamim Ara Nipa has enthralled the audience for decades with her elegance, poise and grace.

Arifin Shuvoo has carved a space for himself in films with his finesse and dedication. The actor remembers Salman Shah on his 49th birth anniversary today, and talks about his upcoming ventures with The Daily Star.

Akbar, a well-known singer of yesteryears, will be taken to India for treatment.

Winston Groom, the writer whose novel “Forrest Gump” was made into a six-Oscar winning 1994 movie that became a soaring pop cultural phenomenon, has died at age 77. Mayor Karin Wilson of Fairhope, Alabama, said in a message on social media that Groom had died in that south Alabama town. A local funeral home also confirmed the death and said arrangements were pending.

Noted actor Apu Biswas’s mother, Shefali Biswas, breathed her last at Labaid Hospital in Dhaka earlier today at 12: 40 am, while undergoing treatment.

Amid the uncertainty that looms over the movie business, Modhuban Cineplex in Bogura is planning to reopen. The cinema theatre, which is set to be a multiplex, has been closed since 2017 for reconstruction and renovation purposes.

At a time when the Bangladeshi film industry moves at a snail’s pace to try and catch up to international standards, Arifin Shuvoo took a huge stride in proving that anything is possible with the right amount of dedication.

Due to various allegations, Bangladesh Cholochitro Shilpi Samity president Misha Sawdagar and General Secretary Zayed Khan were boycotted by 19 organisations last month. The organisations held a meeting yesterday, where they came to decision to send a written application to BFDC’s MD -- to strengthen the ban on Misha Sawdagar and bar Zayed Khan from entering its premises altogether.

When someone told me the name of Dads in the Park’s newest single, I mistook it for Afim o Love, and prayed that the band wouldn’t go in that trajectory. However, the indie up and comers have not disappointed their fanbase with their third single, gleefully titled Afeenolove, a play on the words “I feel no love”.

Kaushik Sankar Das, a renowned television director, announced his directorial debut in films with Punch, with Niloy Alamgir and Meghla Mukta in the lead roles. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the film was postponed. In the meantime, the director has ventured into acting. In a candid chat with The Daily Star, Das talks about his upcoming projects and his plans for Durga Puja.

Renowned actor Afsana Mimi also has several successful directorial projects to her credit. She is currently working on a new television show for BTV, based on Shawkat Ali’s novel, Dokkhin Nayoner Din. The show’s shooting is scheduled to start at the end of this month. Mimi is returning as a director for BTV after four years, with this project. Some of her other notable directorial projects include Kacher Manush, Bondhon, Doll’s House and Poush Faguner Pala among others.

"I had to make a lot of sacrifices for Mission Extreme", said Arifin Shuvoo over the phone to The Daily Star.

For the very first time in his storied career, Kabir Suman has worked with a Bangladeshi lyricist. The eminent singer-songwriter has composed and lent his voice to Jachche Jibon, penned by Bangladeshi lyricist Enamul Kabir Sujan.