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Vol. 5 Num 479 Fri. September 30, 2005  
   
Culture


Sweety, Intekhab and Tania to feature in three new serials


Popular actor-turned-director Shahiduzzaman Selim is working on three new TV serials: Agantuk, Gaurochandrika and Nakol Poshak. Aguntuk is a 104-episode mega serial written by Pantho Shahriar. Made for a new TV channel RTV, the serial features Zahid Hassan, Tania Ahmed, Rossy Siddiqui, Fima, Intekhab Dinar, Sharmili Ahmed and Masud Ali Khan. Under the banner of Dream Factory, the serial is about a young villager who comes to Dhaka in search of a better life. The story revolves around his relationship with the city. According to Selim, "Apart from the story and cast, the viewers will find a new element in the serial as most of the shooting has been done outdoors."

Created for Bangla Vision, the 26-episode drama serial Gaurochandrika has been written by Ejaz Munna and directed by Selim. Featuring Sweety, Dilara Zaman, Shahiduzzaman Selim, Azra, Milon, Raisul Islam Asad, Adnan Faruq Hillol and Tanzika, the serial hopes to bring to light a true depiction of the local fashion circuit as well as its darker sides.

The third serial is another 104-episode serial for One TV titled Nakol Poshak. Written by Harun ur Rashid, the shooting of the serial will begin from next November. The story of the serial is about a young man who is a lackey to an influential person. It also portrays the whole entourage, he is a part of. Featuring Azad Abul Kalam, Tarin, Sharmili Ahmed, Raisul Islam Asad and Selim himself, the serial is a fiction.

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Sweety, Intekhab & Tania