Jahangir Rana is a poet and television presenter in Channel S, London, UK. He is well known as a lyricist in Bangladesh and the UK to Bengali music lovers. “Hiya”, a moulik song written and composed by him, has crossed 25 million views online. He spoke about his journey in a chat with The Daily Star.

Indian web series “Scam 1992: The Harshad Mehta Story”, directed by Hansal and Jai Mehta, emerged as a mega hit last year. It was the highest user-rated show in IMDb’s Top 10 Indian Web Series of 2020 list. Now, it is the highest-rated Indian show on IMDb’s top 250 TV shows of all time. Currently, the series is ranked 9th on the list, which also includes “Band of Brothers”, “Breaking Bad”, “The Wire”, and “Chernobyl”, among others.

Author Samaresh Majumdar, popular for his works like “Satkahon”, “Tero Parbon”, “Ujan Ganga” and “Victoriar Bagan” has been admitted to the ICU of a private hospital in Kolkata, following breathing problems.

Growing up in a musical family based in Sylhet, Lovely Deb was prompted to persuade music from a very early age. Events such as Mongola and Nagarkirtan acted as a motivational force for her, more so because Lovely’s father realised her potential and inspired her.

The exhibition explores the adverse effects of climate change. “Climate Refugees in Bangladesh” is a photography series by Abir Abdullah.

Director Abdullah Mohammad Saad’s second feature film “Rehana Maryam Noor” has been officially selected in the Un Certain Regard section of the 74th Cannes Film Festival.

British actor Riz Ahmed on Thursday launched an effort to improve the way Muslims are depicted in movies after a study showed that they are barely seen and shown in a negative light when they do appear.

Veteran Hindi film star Dilip Kumar has been discharged from hospital and is going home, his family friend Faisal Farooqui has confirmed.

Buddhadeb Dasgupta is one of the brightest names in Bengali cinema today. Winner of multiple national and international awards for films like “Bagh Bahadur”, “Tahader Kotha”, “Charachar”, “Uttara” and “Kalpurush”, he is also a highly-regarded poet. The director spoke to The Daily Star during a recent visit to Dhaka.

The existing committee members of Bangladesh Cholochitro Shilpi Samity, Actors’ Equity Bangladesh and other artiste organisations met the Minister in the meeting room of the Information Ministry at the Secretariat yesterday. The meeting intended to shed light on the new rule passed by the ministry, that is, anyone willing to hire foreign artistes for advertisement has to pay extra fees.

More than a dozen Indonesian McDonald's outlets were temporarily shuttered Wednesday over virus fears as the chain's new BTS meal deal sparked frenzied buying from fans in the K-pop mad country.

Popular actor Siam Ahmed signed a new film, “Ontorjaal”, directed by Dipankar Dipon. The film is being called the first cyber-crime thriller in Bangladesh. With the initiative of the ICT Division, the movie is produced under the banner of Motion People Studios.

Stars from two distinct worlds – popular music director, producer and singer Arafat Mohsin has multi-talented comedian/influencer Raba Khan have collaborated for an album titled “Muhurto”. The duo, who had been planning for this for a while, have put out two inspiring releases in “Domka Hawa” and “Jao Jani Na”, had been planning for the album from last year.

Noted Bengali filmmaker Buddhadeb Dasgupta passed away in his Kolkata residence earlier today. He was 77. He was suffering from kidney-related issues.

Carrie Underwood has another reason to rejoice — she extended her record as the most decorated artist in the history of the CMT Music Awards, thanks to her song “Hallelujah.”

Today marks the birthday of National Film Award-winning actor, Nipun. She has been showered with wishes from fans and colleagues since morning. On her birthday, Nipun distributed food packages to 200 underprivileged kids.

Nuhash Humayun’s upcoming debut feature “Moving Bangladesh” has been selected for Marché du Film - Festival de Cannes. The business counterpart to the Cannes Film Festival, Marché du Film, is the world’s biggest film market.

Recently, he announced that he will be taking a remuneration of only one taka for the film. “Bangabandhu gifted us our country and our flag,” Arifin Shuvoo told The Daily Star. “What more can a child expect from a father? He has given us his everything. I don’t want a big remuneration for portraying him.”

Information and Broadcasting Ministry published new policies on their website on May 31, stating that without the government’s permission, shooting in foreign countries will be prohibited from now on. According to the policies, participation of foreign actors, crew members, and music experts in advertisements (2021), as well as usage of foreign shooting equipment by any Bangladeshi cast and crew members must be approved by the government of Bangladesh.

Netflix has released the trailer of its next original “Ray”. The anthology will have four gripping stories inspired by the works of legendary filmmaker Satyajit Ray. Manoj Bajpayee, Ali Fazal, Harshvarrdhan Kapoor and Kay Kay Menon will shoulder each story based on ego, revenge, envy, and betrayal. “Ray” is set to stream on Netflix from June 25.