In recent times, the Bangladeshi film industry has been vehemently targeted. Whether it is the case filed against the director of “Hawa” by the Forest Department’s Wildlife Crime Prevention Unit, or the Film Censor Board not giving Mostofa Sarwar Farooqi's “Saturday Afternoon” a clearance certificate. Now, the film fraternity has unitedly raised their voices against the attack on the film industry. Prominent actress, Jaya Ahsan also came forward to join her fellow artistes in the protest.

As soon as the film industry faced a wind of change and people started coming back to cinema halls, one of the leading films, Mejbaur Rahman Sumon’s “Hawa”, faced allegations from the Forest Department’s Wildlife Crime Prevention Unit for violating the Wildlife Conservation and Safety Act in the movie.

As Daniel Craig bids adieu to the role of Agent 007, it seems the casting crew of the franchise has finally found the ‘frontrunner’ for the role of James Bond, in Marvel star Tom Holland.

Actor Tom Hardy, famous for his roles in “The Dark Knight Rises'' and “Venom”, captured gold at a jiu-jitsu competition this weekend. Now, a video has emerged which shows the “Mad Max” actor submitting his opponent for the win.

Apu Biswas, one of the most popular actresses of Dhallywood, is set to make her debut in Tollywood with “Ajker Shortcut”. The film is slated to be released in September 16. The actress recently went to Kolkata to promote the film.

Actress Sohana Saba, who awed the audience with her performance in “Boli”, is now anchoring a celebrity talk show titled “Tarar Mala” on Bangladesh Television. The show will air every Saturday.

Aamir Khan’s “Laal Singh Chaddha” might have tanked in Indian theatres, but it has broken significant records in box offices worldwide. The movie has overtaken “Gangubai Kathiawadi”, “The Kashmir Files”, and “Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2” to become the highest-grossing Hindi film of 2022 in overseas.

The Ministry of Information has requested producers to submit their projects from last year, for the National Film Awards 2021. Filmmakers can submit their film up to 5 pm within September 22.

Bollywood can’t seem to catch a break, as now a complaint has been filed against “Laal Singh Chaddha” and “Shabaash Mithu” for ‘allegedly’ ridiculing differently-abled people. The complaint was filed in the court of commissioner for persons with disabilities.

The official poster and trailer for Apu Biswas’ Tollywood debut film, “Ajker Shortcut”, was unveiled at the South City Mall in Kolkata, yesterday.

As announced on social media, Amitabh Bachchan has tested positive for Covid-19again. The actor had to be hospitalised in 2020 with son Abhishek and daughter-in-law Aishwarya Rai Bachchan.

Over the last couple of days, there has been an ongoing debate about the government-granted film "Ashirbad". Now, actress Mahiya Mahi has filed a charge sheet against the co-producer of the movie, Tahera Ferdous Jennifer, with the Film Artists Association on Tuesday.

Nawazuddin Siddiqui has revealed the first look of his upcoming revenge drama, “Haddi”. The actor can be seen dressed as a woman, sporting a grey shimmery silver-ish gown, along with glamourous makeup and loose curls.

Aamir Khan’s streak of bad luck has struck once again, following the massive failure of “Laal Singh Chaddha” at the box office. The “Dangal” star has now lost out on a Rs 150 crore deal with Netflix as well.

Fazlur Rahman Babu, the five-time National Film Award winner, is a talented actor who has work in television dramas, OTT and films. The actor constantly presents himself to the audience in a new light, through his new characters.

Viewers of House of the Dragon won’t find themselves in a similar predicament as the events surrounding the second Targaryen Civil War have already been documented in full in Fire & Blood (2018).  

Veteran actor Farooque has been receiving treatment at Singapore's Mount Elizabeth Hospital for almost one and a half years now. The actor's wife, Farhana Pathan, has been staying with him during treatment, since March 2021. As the actor’s health improves, Sarat and Fariha, his son and daughter, went to visit him at the hospital. The actor’s niece, Lamiha, also accompanied them.

After the immense success of “Taqdeer”, the director took about two years to come up with another thriller/mystery.

Kamrul Hasan Jisan, born and brought up in Bangladesh, has made great strides towards achieving his dream of becoming a motion graphics designer in the US. The senior motion graphics designer for Wild Card Creative group opened up to The Daily Star for a heartfelt chat about his journey, from Laksham to Los Angeles.

In response to "Din-The Day" director Morteza Atashzamzam's claim that the film is actually made on the budget of BDT 4 crore, Ananta Jalil remarked that this is a conspiracy against him.  Recently, Morteza took to social media, accusing Ananta Jalil of breaching the terms of agreement for the movie. In an Instagram post today, he also accused Ananta of not paying him in full.