Zahid Akbar

Mejbaur Rahman Sumon’s directorial debut “Hawa” has hit the theatres in 24 halls across the country today. Star Cineplex, in Bashundhara City, was filled with people, eagerly waiting to watch the film, since 10 am.

“Tumi bondhu kala pakhi, ami jeno ki. Boshonto kale tomay, Bolte parini.”   These are the opening lines to one of the most talked about songs of the year so far. Within just a few days of its release online on July 7, the song, “Shada Shada Kala Kala”, went viral across the country. 

The films released on Eid-ul-Azha are doing better business than the ones released on Eid ul-Fitr this year, informed the authorities of both Star Cineplex and Blockbuster Cinemas.

Marking Eid-ul-Adha, 3 films released across the count.  Iranian director Murtaza Atashzamzam project “Din-The Day” released in 107 halls.

Today marks the second death anniversary of eight-time National Award-winning singer Andrew Kishore. The ‘playback emperor’ has given numerous timeless melodies to the audience, including superhit tracks “Amar Sara Deho”, “Amar Buker Moddhe Khane”, and “Haire Manush Rangin Fanush”. Walking down the memory lane of this musical maestro, The Daily Star spoke to his colleague, noted singer Kanak Chapa to know more about her fond memories of Andrew Kishore.

This Eid-ul-Adha, three new movies are set to be released. Among these, "Din: The Day" and "Poran" have already received clearance from the censor board while the third movie, "Psycho", is likely to get it by today.

After the devastating impact of Covid-19, filmmakers and cinema hall owners became optimistic with the booming response to Eid releases. While 18 movies have been released so far, only a few were able to pull audiences back to the halls.

Three movies, “Din: The Day”, “Poran” and “Psycho”, are all set to be released this Eid. All of the movies have started their promotion campaigns by uploading posters, trailers, and songs on social media.

The leaders of Bangladesh Film Exhibitors’ Association have demanded an import of Indian cinema, as they fear of incurring losses due to a lack of quality Bangla cinemas. On May 12, the leaders of the association had raised this topic in a meeting with the Minister of the Information and Broadcasting Ministry, Dr. Hasan Mahmud, MP. Sudip Kumar Das, Chief Advisor to the Exhibitors' association, said, "Hall owners are keen to take loans.  However, if you want to return this loan with interest, you have to do so by generating revenue from showing films in the halls. It is not possible to pay off these loans if we show movies that are currently being made in the country. That is why hall owners are requesting to showcase more Hindi films, as it can help bring in revenue.”

Actor Zayed Khan was accused of threatening to shoot Omar Sani with a pistol, last Friday. Omar Sani claims that Zayed Khan threatened him at Monowar Hossain Dipjol’s son’s wedding reception.

Keya Payel is one of the rising stars of our television industry, winning over fans with her acting prowess and simplicity. Recently the actress has impressed the audience with some of shows aired during Eid.

Jaya Ahsan recently won the award for the Best Actress at the Anandalok Awards 2022 in Kolkata for her performance in ‘Binisutoy’.

There is no denying that I have been anxious. However, the love I received from my audience on the first day of Eid took away my fear and stress.

“Shaan has been houseful since its release,” says Mesbah Uddin Ahmed, senior manager of Star Cineplex. “Needless to say, ‘Shaan’ is number one, and it will only get better reception as time passes. This is great news for Bangla cinema.”

Popular film star Siam Ahmed’s “Shaan”, co-starring Puja Chery, opened in theatres this Eid to much fanfare.

Jaya Ahsan is set to play a pivotal role in acclaimed Iranian director Morteza Atashzamzam’s latest film, “Fereshta”.

Popular actress Nipun is awaiting the court’s verdict for the post of General Secretary of the Bangladesh Film Artistes’ Association. However, she is regularly participating in various activities, on behalf of the association. Nipun also runs a beauty salon.

Mosharraf Karim, Pori Moni and Ziaul Roshan starrer “Mukhosh” released this week in 38 cinema halls. The film is Efthakhar Suvo’s debut directorial. The Daily Star caught up with the actor, as he spoke about his expectations towards the film and more.

Actress Nipun will be serving as the General Secretary of the Bangladesh Film Artistes’ Association till February 22. The news was confirmed by the actress herself in a press conference held at BFDC today.

Dhalywood superstar Shakib Khan has been residing in the USA for a while now, as news recently broke out that he will be the ambassador of one of the biggest Bengali festivals around the world, the North America Bengali Conference.