Cultural Desk Sanjay Leela Bhansali has been readying his lavish Padmavati set in Mumbai. We hear Rani Padmavati’s Water Palace has been recreated in its full glory. While we wait for an official confirmation on the film’s third lead –…
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Brazil’s Domingos Montagner drowns on set of soap opera
One of Brazil’s best-loved television actors, Domingos Montagner, has drowned in a river where the crew had been recording scenes for the country’s most popular soap opera.Montagner played the leading role in Velho Chico, a soap opera named after the…
New releases at Star Cineplex
Culture Desk After being closed temporarily, STAR Cineplex is now ready to entertain audiences like before. In fact, Cineplex has already come… After being closed temporarily, STAR Cineplex is now ready to entertain audiences like before. In fact, Cineplex has…
Poet Sharon Olds wins $100,000 Academy of American Poets prize
Pulitzer Prize-winning US poet Sharon Olds has been given a $100,000 (£75,000) lifetime achievement award. – See more at: http://www.observerbd.com/details.php?id=32737#sthash.kCLWfF9m.dpuf Olds, 73, was given the Academy of American Poets’ prestigious Wallace Stevens Award for “proven mastery in the art of…
Permanent venue to be set up for cultural events: Muhith
Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith today urged the Cultural Affairs Minister Asaduzzaman Noor to map out a plan for setting up a permanent venue to arrange different cultural events. The minister made the call while talking to journalists after…
Memorial meeting on Poet Shahid Quadri today
A memorial meeting on eminent poet and a fellow of Bangla Academy Shahid Quadri will be held at 4 pm at Bangla Academy here today. Bangla Academy, Sammilita Sangskritik Jote and Jatiya Kabita Parishad are jointly organizing the memorial meeting…
Parineeti Chopra’s Fitness Mantra
Entertainment Desk Among all the transformation tales of Bollywood, actress Parineeti Chopra is one of the latest ones. This bindaas actress may have won millions of hearts thanks to her acting talent, but now she’s hogging the limelight due to…
Shafin releases album for his mother Firoza Begum
Culture Desk Shafin Ahmed the feted son of one of the most prominent singer couple of the country has released a classical album. The rockstar has released the album “Mone Pore Aaj” for his mother Firoza Begum. Veteran musician and…
Bibi Russell to take Khadi line to India Runway Week ramp
Bangladeshi fashion designer Bibi Russell will showcase a Khadi collection under the label Rajasthali by Bibi Russell at the seventh season of India Runway Week Winter-Festive 2016 in New Delhi next month.To be held at the Thyagaraj Stadium here, the…
Priyanka Chopra unveils first poster of her first Marathi film
Entertainment Desk The poster of actress Priyanka Chopra’s first Marathi production “Ventilator” has been unveiled. The actress, who has stepped into Production with her Purple Pebble Pictures production house, took to Instagram to share the first poster with her fans…
Magical musical to kick off star-studded Venice fest
A bewitching musical starring Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone will open the Venice film festival Wednesday, kicking off a US-heavy line-up of flicks vying for the coveted Golden Lion. Damien Chazelle’s “La La Land”, described as a tribute to the…
Dhruba’s second album awaiting Eid release
Culture Desk Popular singing sensation Dhrubo Kumar Guha will be releasing his new album in Eid-ul-Adha. The album “Firbe Naa Jani” will be Dhrubo’s second only album. Though seemingly a newbie those regularly listening to modern music will know that…
Batman cosplay worthy of a Guinness record
Entertainment Desk The line between cosplay and actual superheroes is blurring thanks to uber-Batman fan Julian Checkley, who managed to fit a world-record 23 working items into a custom batsuit. Checkley’s feat will be recognized in the 2017 Guinness World…
Luipa bringing two new songs
Culture Desk Rising singing star Zinia Zafrin Luipa is keeping up with the music industry of the country. The competitive contestant of “Channel i Shera Kantho” has finished recording her third playback score. She is also ready with another original…
Priyanka Gope to perform on Maasranga tonight
Culture Desk Priyanka Gope will perform tonight at 11pm on Maasranga Television. The popular singer will be seen in the weekly musical show “Tomay Gaan Shonabo.” In the programme lasting two hours she will present songs on audiences’ preferences and…
Joler Gaan’s concert today for collecting flood reliefs
Cultural Desk Popular band “Joler Gaan” will give a concert for the flood-affected people of the country today. The musical show will be organised by Joler Gaan Fan Club, Bangladesh Shipakala Academy, fashion house -Deshal at the Arts Gallery at…
Ghana’s contemporary art hits the streets
A satirical cartoon depicting a celebrity in Ghana schooling a British diplomat on how to speak pidgin English won laughter and praise from the crowd at a street festival in Accra. The cartoon lampoons British High Commissioner to Ghana Jon…
Monalisa returns to US while Mila returns
Cultural Desk After a long time, model and actress Monalisa came back to Bangladesh for a visit. Local groups have become curious to know whether she would stay or not. The promising model was once on the top of the…
Konal to act for the first time in Eid
Culture Desk Popular singing star Konal will now be seen as an actress in a drama serial. She is currently shooting for the “Choto Kaku” series which is being made for the coming Eid-ul-Adha. Thus she will be working under…
Legendary precursors of Bangladeshi cinema remembered
Culture Desk August 18 was the 67th birth anniversary of thespian Selim Al Deen. Dhaka Theatre had arranged a two day theatre festival with support from Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy. The festival was held at the Experimental Theatre Hall of Shilpakala…
Film is my Dream: Shahin Sharif
One of the most popular TV actors of the current time, Shahin Sharif is rather choosy about his works. He recently worked in his first full-length feature film, which is likely to be released this year. In a recent conversation,…
Poet Shamsur Rahman’s 10th death anniversary today
Cultural Desk The 10th death anniversary of one of the major poets in modern Bengali literature, Shamsur Rahman, will be observed today. Different socio-cultural organisations have drawn up various programmes to mark the day. The programmes include placing wreaths at…
Solo art exhiobition of AR Rumy at Alliance Francaise
A solo art exhibition titled ‘Mythical Mind’ by artist A.R. Rumy has begun at La Galerie, Alliance Française, Dhaka . The Inaugural ceremony of the exhibition was held on Tuesday, August 16 .
Sukanta Bhattacharya’s 90th birth anniversary observed
Culture Desk Yesterday (August 15) marked the 90th birth anniversary of legendary poet Sukanta Bhattacharya. He was born in 1926 in Kalighat, Kolkata. His ancestral home is at the village Unshiya, under Gopalganj district now, in Bangladesh. His father, Nibaran…
Drama for Mourning Day
Culture Desk Special drama for the National Mourning Day, “Smriter Minar” will be aired on Channel i today. Written and directed by Rana Masud the drama will be aired at 7.50pm. Dr Enamul Haq, Omar Ayaz Oni, Shamima Tushti and…
Faridpur Shilpakala Academy takes project to collect folk music
Faridpur Correspondent Faridpur district Shilpakala Academy has taken up a project to recover the lost folk music and its related culture of the greater Faridpur district. The project titled ‘Gao Geramer Sur’ was formally inaugurated on Saturday in a meeting…
Amitabh Bachchan at Pink trailer launch
Amitabh Bachchan on Friday expressed his wish of seeing a free India where rape crimes would be non-existent. When asked to elaborate the significance of freedom in today’s times ahead of India’s Independence Day, the megastar told Indian Express.com, “Bharat…
Talented actor of small screen Shahin creates a buzz
Shahin Mollah a talented actor of the small screen, has already created a buzz by showing his skill in portraying versatile characters. Now a days, he is busy acting in a number of drama series which are being broadcasted on…
Story of a rising star
Dhaka-Initially he was a rock star then an event organizer and now the audiences know him as a talented actor.
Sushmita Patra releases her first album for Bangladeshi audiences
Cultural Desk Sushmita Patra, the noted Tagore artiste of India has released her first album in Bangladesh on the occasion of the 75th death anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore. The album titled “Hrithimajhare” has been released by Impress Audio Vision. The…