Remember the song “Pappu Can’t Dance Sala” from “Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na”? It might come as a surprise to many people that that bespectacled individual was the genius behind the brilliant romance/drama, “Kapoor & Sons”. This year, Shakun Batra proved again that he is as brilliant as they come in Bollywood. ‘Pappu’ might not know how to dance, but he sure can direct! Released on Amazon Prime Video, under the notable Dharma Productions banner, Batra has co-written and directed yet another romantic drama–but with a few twists.

Ranveer Singh starrer and Kabir Khan directorial “83” is the second film to have release on two OTT platforms at a time. Netflix has the Hindi rights to the film, while the Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam versions will stream on Disney+ Hotstar. According to reports, the film will  drop on both platforms by this month.

Popular musician and producer Arafat Mohsin and influencer-turned-singer Raba Khan released their special Valentine’s Day track “Premika” yesterday.

‘Love’ is an emotion, a life-altering experience. For stars in the showbiz industry, especially when they work together, it takes different forms, on and off-screen. Even though romance is never only limited to Valentine’s Day, it is nice to stop and appreciate small gestures by your loved ones.

Working in showbiz and maintaining good grades is a difficult ask, yet many young and promising stars manage to do so. Three talented young artistes have expressed jubilation after the HSC results came out today.

Eminent actors Humayun Faridee and Afzal Hossain were an example of true brotherhood.  They walked along the same professional path, learning and growing together on the theatre stage. Taking a trip down memory lane on Faridee’s tenth death anniversary, Afzal Hossain speaks about his friendship with the beloved actor with The Daily Star.

‘Breaking Bad’ prequel Better Call Saul will premiere its sixth and final season in just over two months.

Rubaiyat Hossain directorial “Shimu- Made in Bangladesh” is slated to release on March 11, across the country. The director herself confirmed the news to The Daily Star.

Remember Shirin Alter Shela’s stunning attire in the final round of the Miss Universe pageant in Georgia?

The web series ‘Driver’, starring Mahiya Mahi and Mosharraf Karim, was released yesterday. Although director Iftekhar Chowdhury and other crewmembers of the film were busy promoting ‘Driver’, Mahi was nowhere to be found.

Eminent British singer-songwriter Sting has sold his career music catalogue to  Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG).

The shooting for the Kajol starrer “Salaam Venky” has begun recently. The actress took to her Instagram, announcing the kick-start of her first schedule for the production.

Celebrated actress Apu Biswas is set to return to the silver screen with “Shoshurbari Zindabad 2”. The film will be released tomorrow, in 30 cinema halls nationwide.

There are few people who follow Bengali films, and do not love its omnipresent poster-boy, who is lovingly known as ‘Bumba Da’. In Prosenjit Chatterjee’s illustrious career of 24 years, he became one of the most revered faces in Bengali cinema, notwithstanding language or border. 

An unidentified woman has filed a civil lawsuit that accuses American rapper Snoop Dogg of sexual assault and battery after she attended one of his concerts in 2013.

Popular singer Adele was bashed for commenting that she “loves being a woman” while receiving the first gender neutral artiste of the year award at the BRIT Awards, which introduced the first gender-neutral award this year.

The much-awaited nominations for Oscars 2022 were announced recently. Many celebrities, including Will Smith, Denzel Washington, and Ariana DeBose, among others, made history for their outstanding performances.

For the first time, Mehazabien Chowdhury has appeared as a guest judge for a singing reality show. The show, titled, “Square Surer Shera” will be aired today at Maasranga Television, at 7 pm.

Bollywood stud Farhan Akhtar will tie the knot to his sweetheart, Shibani Dandekar, on February 21.

The trailer of Vicky Zahed’s new instalment dropped on Chorki’s official Facebook page and YouTube channel, today. The Afran Nisho- Mehazabein starrer Chorki original web film also stars Manoj Pramanik, Nasir Uddin Khan, Sallha Khanam Nadia and Azizul Hakim, alongside others.