A three-day art camp, featuring artists of Bangladesh and India, began on Friday on the premises of Bangladesh Deputy High Commission in Kolkata, India, says a press release.Jointly organised by Bangladesh Deputy High Commission and Bengal Foundation, the Kolkata art…
Actor Ranbir Kapoor, who will be seen alongside Deepika Padukone in the forthcoming romantic-drama film “Tamasha”, says he used to imitate Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan’s dialogue from his 1998 film “Kuch Kuch Hota Hai” to impress girls during his…
Rashed Uddin, a popular actor, came into the limelight around 2010 when he performed in “moza mare foza vai.” Initially he was an assistant of Tarik Anam Khan for three years. In an interview with the Daily Star, he said:…
If the Indian censors have their way, James Bond can make liberal use of his licence to kill. But he’ll have to cut back on the kissing — by exactly half.The latest instalment of the 007 franchise, “Spectre”, will be…
Eagles of Death Metal, the band whose concert was stormed during last week’s Paris attacks, have made their first statement since returning to the US.”While the band is now home safe, we are horrified and still trying to come to…
Martin Sheen has praised his actor son Charlie following the Platoon star’s confirmation he is living with HIV.”I couldn’t believe the level of courage I was witnessing,” the West Wing star said at an event in Florida.”I hope that this…
Charlie Sheen, the wayward star of US television comedy “Two and A Half Men”, said on Tuesday he was diagnosed as HIV positive some four years ago and had been extorted for more than $10 million to keep the information…
After directing entertainers like “Main Hoon Na”, “Om Shanti Om” and “Happy New Year”, which were high on glamour and stars, choreographer-director Farah Khan is now planning to make a movie on “girl power”. She says it will be more…
Veteran Indian-born British actor Saeed Jaffrey died on Sunday, a close relative said.He was 86, according to his niece Shaheen Aggarwal, who shared the news on her Facebook page.“Today, a generation of Jaffreys has passed away. Saeed Jaffrey has joined…
In her capacity as the UN Secretary-General’s Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development (UNSGSA), Dutch Queen Máxima arrived here on Monday morning on a three-day visit. Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali, Bangladesh Bank governor Dr Atiur Rahman and other…
Singer Lady Gaga says acting in “American Horror Story: Hotel” has done wonders for her health as she finally feels like she’s tackling her mental illness.The “Do What U Want” hitmaker, whose real name is Stefani Germanotta, has taken medication…
Superstar Salman Khan, who is riding high on the mammoth opening figures of ‘Prem Ratan Dhan Payo’, says there cannot be anything better than a family film.When asked about the fact that viewers had made it an agenda to watch…
Sudhirendar Sharma GDP may have worked despite its fallibility till now, but it is unlikely to serve henceforth as the economy gets driven more by innovation, services, and intangible goods. It is a ‘made up entity’ that has become the…
Singer Adele is reportedly eyed to appear in “The Death and Life of John F. Donovan”, a drama film from Canadian director Xavier Dolan who helmed a music video for her brand new single “Hello”.The film stars Hollywood A-listers like…
Andy White, the Scottish studio session musician who played the drums on Love Me Do and other early tracks by The Beatles, has died in New Jersey.According to his family, the 85-year-old died on Monday following a stroke.White was chosen…
Thirty-eight intellectuals in a joint statement yesterday demanded punishment of persons those were involved in the killing of writers and publishers. “The killers are being encouraged as the trials of perpetrators are somehow being escaped,” said the statement. The statement…
‘Spectre’, the 24th James Bond adventure, has been awarded a Guinness World Records title for the Largest Film Stunt Explosion. It was announced here on Tuesday.Producer Barbara Broccoli and stars Daniel Craig and Léa Seydoux – who appear in the…
Actress Sofia Vergara and actor Joe Manganiello are reportedly “so ready” to get married because they want to avoid any more questions about their upcoming wedding.“They are so tired of people asking about their wedding, and they are tired with…
The government has initiated a registration process for online newspapers, aiming to ensure various government facilities for those and also check yellow journalism.
The regular shooting of Suriya-starrer Tamil actioner “Singam 3″ will start from the first week of December.”We’ve finally zeroed in on December 2 as the day to take the film to sets. We wanted to start much earlier but things…
Oscar-winning actor Morgan Freeman was on Friday spotted filming at a Sarnath Buddhist monastery in India’s Uttar Pradesh for a documentary on the greatest religions of the world.Dressed in a blue Kurta teamed with black trousers, the actor was seen…
Coldplay have revealed their seventh album, A Head Full of Dreams, will be released on 4 December.The band have previously hinted it could be their last, with Chris Martin describing it as “the completion of something”.The upbeat, summery first single,…
Amid ongoing debate over intolerance, Bollywood superstar Salman Khan says he doesn’t believe in judging people onthe basis of where they come from or their religion.The superstar also has a message to send out — “We all are humans, and…
Robert J. Burrowes For many people, it is easier, safer and more comfortable to live in a world of delusion, particularly when this delusion requires no effort to seek out and understand truths that might prove unpalatable. If the delusion…
A cartoon featuring the first Disney character, Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, is to be screened for the first time in 87 years.A restored print of Sleigh Bells (1928) will have its world premiere at the BFI in London in next…
Actress Deepika Padukone says when it comes to acting, she is selfish.“We all work so hard on every movie and want each one to have its own space to do it… sort of properly. But I look at the overall…
It was a scene right out of “Om Shanti Om” — with a gleam in his eyes, SRK stood in a balcony of his house Mannat here, blew kisses to his fans, waved and smiled at them. On his 50th…
In the past five years, Bradley Cooper has played handsome leading men, a perm-coiffed 1970s cop, a sniper and a rogue raccoon.But playing a chef on a quest for a Michelin star in “Burnt” really turned the heat up on…
Adele’s Hello has become the biggest-selling number one song in three years.The singer made a much-trumpeted return to the limelight last week when she released the first track from her forthcoming album, 25.Hello had combined sales of 330,000, the biggest…
Bradley Cooper has spoken of the need for “transparency” to help close the gender pay gap in Hollywood.Cooper’s American Hustle co-star Jennifer Lawrence made headlines this month when she wrote about her anger at getting paid less than her male…