Ashley Shoptorshi Samaddar

To celebrate 50 years of our independence, Bangladesh Musical Bands Association (BAMBA) has brought together 50 prominent and promising together for “Priyo Bangladesh”.

Celebrated actor Shamol Mawla started his career with theatre. Slowly making his way up, he rose to fame, traversing from small roles on television to critically appreciated performances in OTT projects.

“I have already lived the dream I had 20 years ago in my homeland. Now, I want to look towards new inspirations and reveries,” shares Tahsan.

Filmmaker Tanim Noor is set to relaunch critically acclaimed web series “Money Honey”. The Hoichoi crime thriller’s director’s cut was released today.

In honour of celebrated actor, thespian, director, and cultural activist Aly Zaker’s 77th birth anniversary, Nagorik Natya Sampradaya organised an event, titled “Smritite Smarane”, at the National Theatre Hall, Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA) yesterday.

Exemplifying the day-to-day struggle of Dhaka city dwellers, Nuhash Humayun’s is set to start shooting for his feature film “Moving Bangladesh”.

Filmmaker, scriptwriter, and actor Sumon Anwar always stands out from the crowd, be it with his unusually calm yet enigmatic role in Robiul Alam Robi’s anthology series “Unoloukik”, or his gruesome dialogues in Raihan Rafi’s political thriller “Khachar Bhitor Ochin Pakhi”.

A dark gloomy room with just thin strings of light peeping through rusty, almost dust blocked window panes and an unconscious girl lying helplessly on a rugged muddy floor – this is how Raihan Rafi’s debut full-length web-film,“Khachar Bhitor Ochin Pakhi” opens up to the audience on Chorki.

Telling the tale of salt-water tide and seashore dwellers, the trailer and the poster of Rezwan Shahriar Sumit’s directorial debut “Nonajoler Kabbo” was unveiled today at a press meet at the capital’s Dhaka Club. The film will be released on November 26 on all theatres of Star Cineplex.

Playing crazy arpeggios on harmonium for the song “Duniya” alongside the celebrated band Chirkutt for the Amitabh Reza directorial masterpiece “Aynabaji” – this is how musician and composer Jahid Nirob first stole the limelight, capturing the attention of both music lovers and the National Award winning band. 

Kaabila (played by Ziaul Hoque Polash), a young rogue from Noakhali, funny lover boy Shuvo (played by Mishu Sabbir) from a humble household in Barishal, the daring yet charming ‘Shirsho Shontrash’ Pasha (played by Marzuk Russell) from Kashempur Central Jail, and the sweet, flirtatious and very humble Habu bhai (played by Chashi Alam) – all these characters became the talk of the town when they first appeared in Kajal Arefin Ome’s celebrated sitcom “Bachelor Point” in 2018.

Dark rusty iron clads dangling from the edges of a discoloured cement wall in a deserted old mill and a board that reads ‘entry without permission is restricted’– that’s how the first look of Raihan Rafi’s debut web film, “Khachar Bhitor Ochin Pakhi” was unveiled online. The Chorki original film features Fazlur Rahman Babu in a rugged, torn, pale suit and an anxious but very alarmed Toma Mirza in the lead.

Echoing gunshots and rattling rifles took over the stage as marching, helpless, and unaware Bangla speakers first encountered the brutality of the Pakistani Army on March 25, 1971. Amidst fluttering lights, roaring grenades and the dead, some were silenced and some still left with a couple of breaths. They were lying, drenched in blood. This is how Bangladesh Ballet Troupe’s dance drama “Battle of Bangladesh” began at the National Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy.

Marking their 17th anniversary yesterday, Star Cineplex held the Dhaka premiere of “No Time to Die”, the 25th film in the James Bond franchise, at Sony Square, their new branch in Mirpur.

The much-anticipated film "Poran" is set to release this December, confirms the film's director, Raihan Rafi. It is based on the gruesome Rifat murder that happened on June 26, 2019 in front of Barguna Government College. 

Continuing Rafsan and Nila’s story, Vicky Zahed’s “Punorjonmo 2” aired on Channel i recently. The sequel to the much-appreciated Eid special tele-fiction  “Punorjonmo” from Vicky Zahed’s “Jonmo” series, it was later released on the official YouTube channel of Channel i. Upon its release on YouTube, “Ponorjonmo 2” started trending on the video sharing platform.

Avid theatre activist and renowned musician Rahul Ananda is set to come back to the stage with the play “Circus Circus” today at the Ganga Jamuna Cultural fest 2021. Performed by his theatre troupe Prachyanat, the production will be staged today at the National Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy.

The Bengali web series “Aghaat”, directed by Zayed Rizwan, a Bangladeshi living in Australia, is set to release on Indian streaming platform Watcho on September 30.

Fresh off the success for “Hobeki?”, the first release from Indalo’s upcoming album, “Uttor Khujchi Dokkhine”, the band’s new single, “Kokhon Kibhabe Ekhane Ke Jane”, was released on their official YouTube channel recently.

In her career spanning only 6 years, Nusraat Faria has worked in 18 films. She has shared the screen with stars like Shakib Khan, Jeet and Ankush Hazra – and is a popular on both sides of the border.