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Published November 9, 2013

AREFIN SHUVO An actor who doesn’t take himself too seriously

By Adnan Ahmed

We sit down and catch a breather with the versatile and extremely busy star of the successful film 'Purnodoirgho Prem Kahini' and also the lead actor of 'Valobasha Zindabad' which was released yesterday. After the success of 'Purnodoirgho Prem Kahini' you are being dubbed as the next Shakib Khan, what have you got to say to that? I hate the term next… it's a made up term, a marketing tool used by the media. I don't believe in being anyone's next. I ...

EMINEM’S love for Debbie Mathers

Eminem says he loves his mother, Debbie Mathers, and apologizes for his past disses, including "Cleaning Out My Closet." This is probably the most shocking song of Eminem's career and it is a tribute to his mother. On "Headlights," from Eminem's "MMLP2" album, the rapper offers a mature, sincere apology to his mom, Debbie, from whom he remains estranged. The title "Headlights" refers to their last meeting. As she drove away, he became fixated on the headlights of her car ...

LIVING WITH THE STARS

Our dedicated readers, who avidly devour Showbiz every week, must surely have noticed our recent efforts to convey the originality and creativity of our country's film industry. It's time to stop assuming that other countries make better movies and time to give our own films a chance. There's no denying that our film industry has been suffering from a grievous downfall for the past few decades. Indubitably, the recent movies ...

Humaira: Living through transition

Dhaka University to Lalbag Fort One of the more vocal participants of 'Celebrating Life' film workshop, Humaira Bilkis made her mark amongst young filmmakers of the country. At times, her questions and replies felt like she ...

Roman Polanski The escape artist

Why were you so attracted to Wladyslaw Szpilman's book? What was in it that was so important for you and why, as you yourself have said, do you believe in this movie like no other? This ...

Flirts like JAGGER

In a recent interview, the 29 year old pop singer Katy Perry discloses that Mick Jagger, 70, hit on her when she was in her late teens. Before she made it big with her 2008 breakout hit 'I Kissed a Girl', Katy did backup vocals for Mick Jagger, specifically his song 'Old Habits Die Hard', which is how the two met. "I actually went to dinner with him once, and ...

The Compelling Sound of Samina Chowdhury

Samina Chowdhury is one of the most successful and compelling musicians of our time. This is a story of the road to her success that has been paved over the years with the mesmeric talent ...

KAREENA’S 30-day Challenge

Kareena Kapoor Khan is all set to work on her six pack abs and she is determined to build them in one month time before the shooting of her next film Shuddhi starts. She will ...

MEGHE DHAKA TARA (2013)

Director: Kamaleswar Mukherjee Writer: Kamaleswar Mukherjee Stars: Saswata Chatterjee, Ananya Chatterjee, Rahul Banerjee, Abir Chatterjee Runtime: 155 minutes Strength: Acting & cinematography Weakness: Small target group Star Showbiz Rating: 4.5/5 Plot: A film about legendary filmmaker Ritwik Ghatak's struggle. A period film, ...

Old Masters of Melody

There will always be a host of memories associated with Manna Dey. If you go back to the distant past, assuming you are in your late fifties, you will be struck by the sheer classical ...

BESHARAM

Director: Abhinav Kashyap Writer: Rajeev Barnwal, Abhinav Kashyap Cast: Ranbir Kapoor, Pallavi Sharda, Jaaved Jaffery, Amitosh Nagpal, Rishi Kapoor, Neetu Singh Kapoor, Himani Shivpuri Length: 143 minutes Strength: Occasional humorous dialogues here and there Weakness: Distasteful hypothesis applied in the ...

MOUSHUMI Directing Again

Actress Moushumi is directing again. She'll start filming her third film at the end of this year under the banner of Impress Telefilm. Previous films under her direction were Kokhono Megh Kokhono Brishti (2003) and ...

Shahinaz Hossain

Date of birth: October 29, 1990 Height: 5'4" Skills: Dancing Bharatnatyam, acting in theatre Credentials: Acted in stage drama 'The Proposal', 'Faansh', 'Kinu Kaharer Theatre', participated in Ecstasy Model Hunt Limitations: Tied up in studies (NSU) and work (GM ...

MAMA

Director: Andrés Muschietti Writers: Andrés Muschietti, Barbara Muschietti, Neil Cross Cast: Jessica Chastain, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Megan Charpentier Strength: Acting and atmosphere Weakness: Lack of jump-in-your-seat stingers Star Showbiz Rating: 3 out of 5 Plot: Two little girls, Victoria and Lilly, disappear ...