There was a period when Bangladeshi cinema seemed hopeless, both as an art form and as an industry but in recent times, the Bangladeshi film industry is experiencing a new wave as most of the films that are being released are doing well at the box office commercially. Let us look at the films that did commercially well in the theatres from 2010 to 2022.

Popular actress Bidya Sinha Saha Mim starrer sports drama film “Damal” is awaiting its release on October 28. She has already created waves with her brilliant performance in “Poran” which is still running in theatres for 3 months.  In a candid conversation with The Daily Star, the talented actress talked about “Damal”, and her upcoming ventures.

"Purono Sokal”, the semi-classical song with heartfelt lyrics, is Prattay Barua’s latest single.

Tasnova Tabassum Parisa has proven that body types do not define beauty – it comes from the soul. The talented young woman won the title of “Miss & Mrs Plus Bangladesh”. This plus size beauty pageant challenges the stereotypes of beauty standards and raises awareness against the culture of body-shaming. In an exclusive interview with Star Showbiz, Parisa talks about her journey as a plus size woman and more.

The memoir provides a good primer to Nusrat's life as a musician and the legacy he left.

Bubly and Symon Sadik are acting as leads in Raju Raj directorial film ‘Chador’. They have been shooting for the past 14 days, in different locations in Dhaka.

The culture and traditions of the country have been colonised. Thoughts which originate in Kolkata are being accepted in Dhaka’s society without due consideration. 

The first look for the upcoming Hollywood action thriller, “Heart of Stone”, featuring Alia Bhatt and Gal Gadot was unveiled by Netflix today. The video was revealed at Tudum: A Netflix Global Fan Event, which was streamed on Netflix’s YouTube channel.

‘Nil Chhaya' connects the Indigo Revolt to the oppressions faced by present day garment factory workers in Bangladesh.

Hilary Mantel, British author of the Tudor series of books known as the Wolf Hall trilogy, passed away peacefully on Thursday, September 22, Reuters reports. The twice Booker Prize-winning author was 70. 

Progress is underway, but some studios are still hiding behind the curtain of racebending as if it will solve all of the problems of race innate to cinema itself. Nonetheless, all of it matters—Ariel and Annabeth being portrayed by young Black women—because what we read and watch feeds our imagination.

The process of designing a book is a combination of the practical and the creative.

A total of 18 cultural luminaries and two cultural organisations will be awarded the Shilpakala Padak, for the years of 2019 and 2020, in recognition of their notable contributions to different creative arenas -- such as vocal music, instrumental music, dance, film, fine art, dramatics, recitation, folk culture and photography.

The poems ranged from mental health issues to individual freedom of expression and every musing in between.

R&B singer R Kelly was found guilty on Wednesday on multiple charges of child pornography and luring underage girls to have sex with him but not guilty of obstructing a 2008 state case that ended with his acquittal.

The Raihan Rafi directorial web-film “Nishwas”, starring Tasnia Farin as its lead, is going to start streaming from 8:00 PM today. This Chorki thriller will also feature Safa Kabir, Sayed Zaman Shawon, Rashed Mamun Apu, Neel Hurerzahan, and veteran actor Dilara Zaman.

I found myself looking for him beyond the pages of Elias's novel, among the old men who beg on the streets of Dhaka, or in the madman lying on the footpath, trying to say something  in a huff or lost in a hallucination on the open road.

The evening of September 8 at The Daily Star Centre saw an outpouring of verses to a live and very interactive audience. Daily Star Books and SHOUT jointly launched our series of Slam Poetry Nights—an evening, every month, of verses recited in the spirit of creative freedom.

“If the trailer for Bangabandhu’s biopic, ‘Mujib: The Making of a Nation’ was not up to the mark, it would not have been shown at the 75th Cannes Film Festival,” said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday during a press conference.

Thanks to 2023's The Little Mermaid, Black and brown girls can finally see themselves as princesses in a film where the protagonist's skin colour is not as instrumental to the story as the princesses' heritage was in Aladdin, Mulan, and The Princess and the Frog.