Legendary rock band Def Leppard will be honoured with the 2,825th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Tuesday, October 9, at 11:30 a.m. PT. The ceremony will feature guest speakers Jon Bon Jovi and Bruce Resnikoff, president and CEO of Universal Music Enterprises (UMe), and will be hosted by Sirius XM radio personality Bob Buchmann.

After six years, singer-songwriter Joy Shahriar is returning with a new solo album titled “Boka”. The album will feature eight tracks, with the first release, “Tomake Bhulte Shomoy Lagbe” (“It Will Take Time to Forget You”), now available on his official YouTube channel.

Oscar-winning actress Nicole Kidman and country music star Keith Urban have separated after 19 years of marriage, various news outlets reported on Monday, citing unidentified sources.

For the first time, Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy is hosting the two-day “Sharadiya Cultural Festival 2025,” which begins today (September 30) and will continue through Wednesday (October 1).

What remains fascinating is how the aesthetics of Durga Puja on screen often mirror the aesthetics of cinema itself. Both are public spectacles designed to overwhelm the senses, to invite immersion and disbelief. A pandal is not unlike a film set, meticulously crafted, temporary, and destined to dissolve after a few days.

Paul Thomas Anderson’s “One Battle After Another” opened to a massive $48.5 million global box office weekend, marking the strongest debut of the filmmaker’s career. The Warner Bros release, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, earned $26.1M across 74 international markets, surpassing early forecasts.

Popular Bangladeshi band Avash has released their latest original track, “Shotta”. The lyrics were written by Tanzir Tuhin, with the composition done by Tuhin and Raju Sheikh.

Fokira, who portrayed villainous roles in nearly seven hundred films in smaller parts, is now struggling with deteriorating health.

At its centre is a hard, human tale, the life of an unnamed child found abandoned in a filthy dustbin, a narrative that the makers promise is both emotionally exacting and socially urgent.

Duronto will also air “Sharadiyo Adda”, a storytelling session that captures the spirit of Puja through intergenerational conversation.

Before moving on to a photoshoot, Dhallywood’s ‘King Khan’ had a request for the journalists at The Daily Star, “Our film industry is a treasure-trove of possibilities. Even foreigners are watching subtitled Bangla films with utmost eagerness. Please, talk about our dwindling halls and how our infrastructure needs to improve. We need to raise our voices.”

Sixteen years after his Oscar-winning screenplay for “The Social Network” dissected the messy origins of the world’s biggest social media platform, Sorkin will release a follow-up — “The Social Reckoning” — on October 9, 2026, Sony Pictures announced Friday.

Prabir Mitra, who died on January 5 after a period of illness, was one of Bangladesh’s most acclaimed character actors. Over a career spanning decades, he appeared in hundreds of films and was widely admired for his versatility on screen. Mitra’s death prompted tributes across the country and a renewed interest in preserving his work.

Hollywood star Jennifer Lawrence has broken her silence on Israel’s war in Gaza, describing it as “nothing short of genocide” and expressing concern over the state of free speech in the United States.

"The Ba***ds of Bollywood" arrives like a party that knows it is both entertaining and dangerous to attend. It is gleefully loud, crammed with cameos and inside jokes, and built out of the familiar ingredients of commercial Hindi cinema. At the same time, it repeatedly lets loose sharp, uncomfortable flashes that refuse to be smoothed over. Watch it as a satire and you will laugh often. Watch it as an indictment and you will feel the edges. The series wants to do both things at once, and that ambition is its central thrill and also its chief flaw.

Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco are officially married. The couple, who began dating in 2023, exchanged vows in California on September 27.

In Bangladesh, the hardest thing for many women to own is not a dream; it’s placing her name on a deed. Barir Naam Shahana begins there, with the stubborn courage it takes to write a woman’s name into a house, a life, a future. That stubbornness has carried writer-director Leesa Gazi from a 2011 novella to an Oscar journey she still calls “unexpected.” 

After disappearing from the industry following her 2020 film “Direct Action”, Popy cited personal reasons for her long absence. In an interview with Prothom Alo, she revealed that filmmaking has always been her true passion and that production offers her deeper fulfillment than acting.

“It is truly an honour to receive such recognition from The Daily Star. I am humbled by the endless love and support of my fans over the years. This award belongs to them. It doesn’t feel like 25 years have passed; I still feel like the boy who stepped into films, planning to stay for just three months,” Shakib said.

South Indian cinema has a new storm at the box office. Power star Pawan Kalyan’s latest action film “They Call Him OG” has taken theaters by storm, breaking records within days of release. According to Hindustan Times, the film has grossed Rs 154 crore worldwide in just two days, overtaking the much-anticipated “Pushpa 2: The Rule” in premiere earnings.