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Published November 2, 2013

JAYA & SHAKIB Hunt For Celluloid Chemistry

By Zia Nazmul Islam

GOLDEN AGE OF ON-SCREEN COUPLES To name only a few, Uttam-Shuchitra, Razzak-Kabori, Sohell Rana-Suchorita, Alamgir-Shabana, Salman-Shabnur were pairs who were not only sensuous on-screen with the right chemistry but they were much talked and rumoured about.. People gobbled-up each and every movie they starred in – magazines and newspapers were filled with their movie posters. The movies were entertaining with stories appealing to the mass. Producers like Kazi Zahir, Narayan Ghosh Mita, Zahir Raihna and many others created on-screen couples with ...

A Remembrance

Early Life Born on 1st of May 1919 as Probodh Chandra Dey and later known to all as Manna Dey, The iconic maestro was raised in North Kolkata at his ancestral house at Simla, 9 Madan Ghose Lane. The house mentioned played a crucial role in the making of this legend; it is the base for many artists to have emerged from the Dey family, such as Krishna Chandra Dey and Sangeetacharya Krishna Chandra Dey the other accomplished singers. From an early ...

Television of a Lifetime Faridur Reza Sagor

The TV program Bangladeshi viewers watched was a foreign one. To setup lights, cameras and set design, there had to be break. That is why telecasting foreign program was so important. It is hard to imagine that without proper communication facility, catalogues were the only source to show foreign programs. Today, with all the communication facilities, do we find standard foreign films? World is becoming smaller, it is in our ...

RANBIR to don the cape

Ranbir Kapoor, 31 is the newest superhero in B-Town. After Hrithik and Shah Rukh, Ranbir wants to try his luck bearing the cape and a mask. The yet untitled movie will be directed by Ayan ...

Priota Iftekhar

Date of Birth: 18-8-1990 Height: 5'3 Skills: Modelling, acting, drawing and dancing Credentials: Modelled for Airtel and Cellbazar, casted for telefilm - Airtel presents "Impossible 5" and Coca-Cola, Happydent White TVCs; also performed at Vagina Monologues 2013 Limitations: I'm ...

The Conjuring

Director: James Wan Writers: Chad Hayes, Carey Hayes Length: 112 minutes Stars: Patrick Wilson, Vera Farmiga, Ron Livingston, Lili Taylor Star Showbiz Rating: 3.5 out of 5 Plot: The Conjuring is based on the real-life exploits of the world renowned paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren (played by Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga), who were called to help a family terrorized by a dark presence in a secluded farmhouse. Forced to confront a powerful demonic ...