National award-winning actor Zahid Hasan has been entertaining viewers with his remarkable performances both on the small and silver-screen for years. This festive season, he has been busy preparing for several different projects. He has directed two Eid special tele-fictions, and he will soon be seen in two films. The actor talks about his future projects, his directorial aspirations and more in a candid interview with The Daily Star.

Be sure to catch the special tele-fiction which is written and directed by Ashfaque Nipun and is set to be aired on NTV at 8:05pm today. The cast comprises of Nusrat Imroz Tisha, Irfan Sazzad, Sumon Patwari, Abir Mirza, Mili Bashar, Masum Bashar and more.

The evil wizard Gargamel chases the smurfs out of their village, as they are forced through a portal, out of their world, landing in the middle of New York city's Central Park. Stuck in New York, the smurfs must now find a way to get back to their village before Gargamel tracks them down.

This Chaand Raat brings excellent news for fans of Habib Wahid, as the celebrated composer will drop his latest music video,

Apu Biswas, after passing a turbulent time in her life, is starting to find her own feet again. The renowned actor is about to enter Tollywood with Nachiketa's Shortcut.

When she was six years old, Ayesha was engrossed while she was watching an epic play, Behula. At that point, she did not know that

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As an actor, Mahfuz Ahmed has won millions of hearts with his remarkable performances both on the small and silver-screen. A national award-winning actor, he has been donning the director's hat for years as well.

Over the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr, there are plenty of special shows to choose from for lovers of television, with a whole host of well-known artistes taking to the small-screen.

Once upon a time, 'mixed' albums were a norm in the industry as there would be a lot of excitement and speculations regarding which star-studded offerings were available.

Popular anchor Maria Nur is all set to host a new show on Nagorik TV from today. The show, titled, Paa Goal with Maria, will centre on

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Reese Witherspoon is all set to reprise her role as ace attorney Elle Woods in a third Legally Blonde movie. The actor confirmed the news

Celebrated actor Suborna Mustafa has quite a packed schedule for this Eid. She will be seen in six telefilms, which will be aired on

The flags are out, jerseys ready and excitement is at its peak as the world anxiously awaits the FIFA World Cup to kick off in Russia today. It is the tournament where we have the amazing confluence of football's best players coming together in one spot.

Banker turned actor Azam Khan has been acting in TV fictions, serials and tele-films for the last three years. “I am grateful to Director Chayanika Chowdhury, who gave me the opportunity to work in many of her TV fictions and tele-films. I have so far worked with the actors of the 80s and 90s to those from the present generations,” says Azam Khan.

To be honest, it isn't very positive. Over the last ten years, we have witnessed a constant rise in costs due to economic inflation, but the budget for theatre productions has only shrunk. Advertising costs for upcoming plays have increased over time, leaving little money for the stage and productions. This year, the World Cup will also hinder a lot of the plays.

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This Eid, Tanvir Tareq has composed for the eminent singer Subir Nandi. The song will be released under the banner of Celebrity Music Channel. Tareq will also be appearing for a three-day special programme

For lovers of television, there are plenty of special Eid shows to choose from over the occasion with a whole host of well-known artistes taking to the small-screen. Bearing that in mind, many actors and directors have a heavily packed shooting schedule ahead of themselves during this festive season. We visited numerous shooting spots in the city recently to know what they were up to.