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Published September 28, 2013

CELEBRATION of colours, voices and words

Adnan Ahmed

“There are only three things to be done with a woman. You can love her, suffer for her, or turn her into literature.” Henry Miller. 'Empowerment of Women' is the theme of this year's “Celebrating Life Gala 2013”. It is a joint initiation by The Daily Star and Standard Chartered Bank to promote and encourage talented musicians, lyricists and film directors. “Celebrating Life” is in its 6th year; it is being held on 4th October 2013 at Shaheed Suhrawardy Indoor Stadium, Mirpur, ...

JOANNA LUMLEY

by Zia Nazmul Islam

Famous for playing characters like 'Patsy' and 'Purdy', Joanna Lumley became household name in Britain and also made her an international actress. Joanna Lumley had a contagious energy that floated around her. Conversing with her, I couldn't help feeling the aura of a fabulous energy that spews from her presence. One moment it felt like that her beauty was taking over the atmosphere, and the next, felt like her spoken word was the key to her 'fabulousness'. On 27th August, ...

Everything is fair in love war!

The multiple Oscar winning film “The Slumdog Millionaire” featuring Freida Pinto and Dev Patel. Although not declared but they are all expected to set for tying the knot in real life. Ssshhh…Now, the secret!!! Did you know that Freida was secretly married to Rohan Antao few years back but remained quiet about her relationship status all throughout the time of shooting for the film? Frieda defines the saying, 'Everything is fair in ...

Mrittika Maaya

Plot: Boishakh is the adopted son of a potter, Khirmohon, who goes through scores of pain to carry on the tradition of pottery in his residence. Review: In this debut film, director Gazi Rakayat spared no ...

GLEE STAR MAX ADLER gets engaged

Max Adler has revealed he's engaged to longtime girlfriend Jennifer Bronstein a year after asking her to marry him in Rome. The actor, who played bully-turned-closeted gay sportsman 'Dave Karofsky' on "Glee, tells us he bought ...

Bombay Talkies

Plot: It is a film with four segments presented in a form maintaining proper links with one another. The four segments represents: a character derives a life lesson from an evergreen film song; another embarks on a journey to his holy grail, a legendary superstar, a drifter has an epiphany on a surreal film set and a little boy, who begins his own search for self, via his favorite film ...

RIDDICK

Plot: The final installment of the Riddick trilogy which started with Pitch Black (2000) and continued with The Chronicle of Riddick (2004) has come to an end with its latest installation. Vin Diesel reprises his ...

Bipasha, Shomi & Mimi… Where do they stand now?

Bipasha Hayat and Toukir have been a successful couple on-screen and off. Now we see this very popular couple as entrepreneurs. In Rajendrapur, this couple owns a resort Nokkhotrobari that provides a place to get ...

Living With The Stars

When I look back at the last six years, I ponder over all the success and failures we had at “Celebrating Life Gala”. We always intended to rectify the mistakes the next time around but ...

Catch glimpse of Fergie’s baby Axl Jack

Proud mama Fergie shared a new adorable picture of her baby boy Axl Jack via Twitter. The close-up picture of Axl, born on Aug. 29, is a spitting image of dad Josh Duhamel.. "hello world!!!!” the ...

Mr. Perfectionist Aamir honored by US Organisation

Mr. Perfectionist Aamir, who after making it to TIME Magazine's 100 most influential people list has now been selected for an award by US Organisation for his TV show "Satyamev Jayte" along with "Zero Dark ...

Susanne Bier A bit of sweetness from a Dane

Danish film director Susanne Bier recently won the Golden Globe and the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film for her 2010 drama 'In a Better World'. My first job as a filmmaker is to not ...

Oprah thinking twice about Lindsay Lohan’s docu-series!

Oprah Winfrey is bringing a reality docu-series starring Lindsay Lohan to her Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN) next year. However, the show almost got cancelled when Oprah feared that the troubled star was not serious about ...

Ileana D’Cruz Rising Star

Ileana D'Cruz , the initial piece of the name signifies 'Helen of Troy' from the Greek Mythology, was born in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. This fine lady here has now grown into a model with a ...

Diti Roy

Date of Birth: October 12, 1990 Height: 5' 2'' Skills: Painting, Dancing, Acting, Social work Credentials: Former Member in NSU Cine and Drama club, Music Video Airtel buzz, Modelling for Andeem, Signature, and other fashion houses Limitations: Too emotional ...