Sadi Mohammad Shahnewaz

They say that life is a great leveller – and that sentiment is doubly true for the entertainment industry. Coke Studio Bangla, a cultural phenomenon fuelled by endless debates about meritocracy and even capitalism in music, started season 2 with the highly appreciated “Murir Tin”, blending dialects of Chattogram, Khulna and Sylhet to make an incredible musical mishmash.

The artiste, who admits to being the ‘son of Barishal’ is in Dhaka, recording with renowned composer-singer Kaushik Hossain Taposh for a new project. We had a chance to talk to the legend at the premises of Gaan Bangla television in the capital.

“I worked with the director, Aga Nahiyan Ahmed, many-a-times before. He is an exceptionally talented worker, and its unexpected that he’d make such a video, without even informing us of his ‘inspiration’.”

“This is very demoralising for me, that too on a song in which I collaborated with Minar. This is a person that I did two albums for, more than a decade back – it was supposed to be a heartfelt moment”.

Recent times have truly been a coming-of-age story for 21-year-old Dameer, who is winning hearts with songs like 'Amar Jaan', 'Bashbo Bhalo', 'Sun', 'Michelle' and more. From a very young age, he has lived and breathed music, and now that his songs are internationally acclaimed on various mediums, he also faces scrutiny for every step he takes. We talk to the young musician ahead of his first solo concert on December 14.

In a bombshell announcement that took everyone by surprise, Nuhash Humayun’s Moshari will now be executive produced by Oscar-winning Hollywood superstars Jordan Peele and Riz Ahmed. In addition, Variety predicted that the prodigal director’s horror flick will make the Oscar nominations this year, in the “Best Live Action Short” category. Earlier, the director also helmed the first ever Bangladeshi project on Hulu. The Daily Star caught up with Nuhash to talk about his recent achievements, and his reaction to them.

There was a time when it was a big deal for Bangladeshi celebrities when they got to attend the Grammys – also known as the biggest musical award show on earth. Now, the mother-daughter duo of Prof. Dr Nashid Kamal and Armeen Musa have created history by being included in the nominations for the 65th Grammy Awards, through their inclusion in the album ‘Shuruaat’. The album by Berklee Indian Ensemble also includes South Asian Maestros like Shankar Mahadevan and Ustad Zakir Hossain.

The atmosphere was entirely different at the Expo Zone of ICCB, as people of all ages thronged to the venue. ‘Of all ages’ might be a cliché now, but it holds true in the case of this year’s November Rain concert, but I’ll get to that in a bit.

Before ‘Damal’, Raihan Rafi’s football saga based on the legendary Shadhin Bangla football team even released, it was the indomitable soundtrack that attracted the attention of fans.

Pritom Hasan and Shahtaj Monira Hashem are the talk of the town right now, as they tied the knot in a radiant destination wedding outside Dhaka. The musician turned actor and actress kept their relationship a secret for over five years, announcing it to the world only on the day of their wedding. The Daily Star caught up with the actor to talk about his new innings in life.

It was filled to the brim with celebrities at the capital’s Bashundhara Kings field yesterday. With all the makings of a blockbuster football match, with “Team Durjoy vs Team Munna” battling each other in red and green attires.

In June of 2018, The Daily Star sat down with the legendary Ayub Bachchu for what would be one of his last full-length interviews. 

The former Miss Universe Bangladesh is no stranger to representing Bangladesh on the international stage, and this time, she won the Model Star Award in South Korea’s Asia Model Festival, which she also judged.

Former Miss Universe Bangladesh Shirin Akter Shela is moving forward in strides, in her representation of Bangladesh in international platforms.

It was stars galore at the Bangabandhu International Conference Centre as celebrities, influencers and artistes alike were keen on witnessing a unique celebration -- Blender’s Choice - The Daily Star OTT & Digital Content Awards 2021.

Recently, the trailer for Raihan Rafi’s “Damal” was released, much to the delight of cinema-goers who have been enjoying a steady stream of quality projects.

The idea of ‘supergroups’ are not necessarily new – who can forget the energetic, ethereal performance by Azam Khan, Ayub Bachchu, Hasan and Partha Barua in Prothom Alo’s award function in 1999? Throughout the years, many famous musicians have teamed up to form short-lived projects, many of which have remained ingrained in listeners’ memories.

It has been 24 years since Fuad Almuqtadir’s first album, “Maya”, released. Since then, the musician, composer and sound engineer has been synonymous with hit music. After 7 years, Fuad has announced that he is ready to return to making new music full-time, in an exclusive interview with The Daily Star.

An eccentric genius by the name of Hashim Mahmud has been in the limelight for the last few days, for all the right reasons. “Hawa” – the film which has already blended a mysterious, alluring narrative with one of the most tasteful, engaging promotional campaigns in recent memory, has struck gold with “Shada Shada Kala Kala”, a masterclass in rustic songmaking.

The craze for upcoming film “Hawa” does not seem to go away, as the film’s team performed for a jam-packed audience at Jahangirnagar University yesterday.