Forging ahead
November 6, 2010
In conversation with Moushumi
The Daily Star recently caught up with popular movie actress Moushumi at FDC. Here are highlights from the conversation.
“I’m coming to FDC after an eight month break to act in “Ek Cup Cha” — a film which marks the debut of my good friend and fellow actor Ferdous as a producer. Shooting for the film is on at floor number nine, Read more
A return to the silver screen
October 27, 2010
Apart from her successful innings in “Notun Kuri”, Tomalika Kormokar has proved her versatility by winning the National Film Award for her performance in “Kitton Khola”. And there’s more. After a long hiatus the brilliant artiste is all set to hit the silver screen again, appearing in Humayun Ahmed’s latest directorial venture “Ghetu Putro Komola”.
It’s great to be back on celluloid, says Read more
Abu Sayeed’s “Rupantar” to be screened at Mumbai film fest
October 15, 2010
Director Abu Sayeed’s award-winning film “Rupantar” will be screened at the Third Eye Asian Film Festival to be held in Mumbai later this month.
“Rupantar”, starring Jayanta Chattodpadhyay, Ferdaus and Shakiba among others, will be shown in the Spectrum section of the festival and is the only entry from Bangladesh.
Sayeed told The Daily Star that Read more
Tareque Masud’s Runway takes off soon
September 30, 2010
Acclaimed director Tareque Masud’s latest movie ‘Runway’ has recently received an uncut certificate from the Bangladesh Film Censor Board. The movie, produced by Catherine Masud, is expected to be released across the country in November.
Set against the backdrop of the national events in the country—specially the rise of violent activities of extremist groups — ‘Runway’, Read more
Bangladeshi short film “The Professionals” to be screened at three int’l fests
September 30, 2010
Bangladeshi short film “The Professionals” has been selected to participate at three international film festivals — two in the USA and the other in the UK. “The Professionals” will be screened at Chicago South Asian Film Festival, USA; 25th Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival, USA and 18th Raindance Film Festival, UK.
The film, by emerging filmmaker Oniket Alam, will have Read more
Premiere show of ‘Indumotir Boitha’
December 31, 2009
The premiere show of the documentary titled ‘Indumotir Boitha’ directed by Biplob Kumar Paul was held at Bangladesh Film Centre auditorium in Dhanmondi in the city on Tuesday.
The documentary has depicted how Indumoti, an underprivileged woman, struggles to feed her handicapped son and daughters and dreams to see better days ahead.
The documentary focuses on the story of struggle of an illiterate woman living at a remote village in Natore district. Indumoti now in her Read more
Shaon not in Humayun Ahmed’s new film
December 25, 2009
Meher Afroz Shaon is surprisingly missing from the cast of her husband Humayun Ahmed’s next film ‘Ghetu Putra Komola’ to be launched in 2010.
‘I want to make the film in the leisure’, the popular novelist and filmmaker Humayun Ahmed told New Age.
He said Tareque Anam Khan, Jayanto Chattopadhyay, Munmun Ahmed and Shamima Naznin will, among others, perform in the film to be made on a story of a boy who performs traditional Gethu dance in disguise of a girl.
Regarding the film Tareque Anam Khan said, ‘As far as I know the shooting will take place in two Read more