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Published November 23, 2013

THE BEGUILING BOSE The half Bengali

Khan Nahida Moushumi

His proficiency in acting and directing deeply rich, thought-provoking movies, with true passion and dedication, won the 46 year old Indian actor, screenwriter, director, social activist and rugby player, Rahul Bose, the Best Actor award at the Singapore Film Festival for 'Split Wide Open' in 2000. He was also awarded as the Runner-up Best Debut Director for his film, 'Everybody Says I'm Fine!' He is also notable for his social activism. He participated in the relief efforts that followed ...

Lotte Hoek

Zia Nazmul Islam

Senior lecturer of Social Anthropology at The University of Edinburgh, Dr. Lotte Hoek conducted an extensive research on Bangladeshi film –particularly on 'cut-piece' insertions that was prevalent during certain periods of the Bangladeshi film industry. Columbia University Press has published her PhD research paper on book titled 'Cut-Pieces: Celluloid Obscenity and Popular Cinema in Bangladesh' – the book is already available at Amazon. She was the moderator of one session and panelist at another in Hay Festival Dhaka 2013. An ...

Tishani Doshi

Draped in a sensual mauve saree the Madras born globe trotter Miss Doshi meets with us after her session on “The Women” at Hay Festival Dhaka 2013 held at Bangla Academy. She was as ever elegant and poised. Emitting an aura of strength and sophistication on stage; one simply could not take their eyes off her; the crowd were enchanted by her spell once she started reciting her poems. She ...

THESPIAN SIGHTINGS . . .

Seventeen years ago, it was a delight coming across the Pakistani actor Mohammad Ali in the lobby of a hotel in Lahore. Always a hero, in nearly every sense of the meaning, Ali was for ...

PETER PANNKE

We hear many strange eccentric tales about Sufis and Fakirs, but how often do we get to meet an actual Troubadour first hand? This rare opportunity dawned upon us when Peter Pannke, the musician/writer, came ...

Traces of Ravi Shankar

“Loved yesterday! My two-year-old Zubin gave us all a 'twinkle twinkle' singing concert on the microphone at sound-check… Love music!” - Anoushka Shankar It seems like Ravi Shankar's decedents are more than well-equipped to keep his legacy alive. Anoushka Shankar has been playing sitar with her father since she was only four years old. From the release of her first album in 1998, she has worked with many famous musicians like ...

Bobby’s Dilemma

Bobby has no date available for any more projects. She has signed up for several films with many different artists ranging from Shakib Khan to Symon. Her next film to be released is with Bappy ...

LOOTERA

Director: Vikramaditya Motwane Writers: Bhavani Iyer, Anurag Kashyap Stars: Ranveer Singh, Sonakshi Sinha Strength: Storyline, cinematography, acting Weakness: Predictable ending Showbiz Rating: 4.5/5 Plot: An archaeologist comes to a village to excavate the temple grounds of the local Zamindar. He greatly ...

ANGELINA JOLIE receives the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award

Angelina Jolie was recognized for being a fantastic human being in El Lay at the Governors Awards on November 16th. The 38 year old mother of six was presented with the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award, ...

Kalki & Anurag take time off

Director Anurag Kashyap (41) and his actress wife Kalki Koechlin (29) have announced that they are taking time apart from their marriage. The couple has been married for more than two years but there have ...

DE NIRO IN INDIA

Hollywood's Godfather aka Robert De Niro (70) was in India recently for the THiNK Summit in Goa. Whilst his visit he met with many B-Town celebrity fans like Amitabh Bachchan, Priyanka Chopra, Anupam Kher, Varun Dhawan, ...

BHALOBASHA ZINDABAAD

Director: Debashish Biswas Writer: Debashish Biswas Stars: Arefin Shuvo, Airin Strength: Music, on-screen chemistry Weakness: Plot Star Showbiz Rating: 2/5 Plot: It's an old fashioned boy-meets-girl story where Shourov (Arefin Shuvo), a middle-class college student and Megha (Airin), a rich overprotected ...

GRAVITY

Director: Alfonso Cuaron Writers: Alfonso Cuaron, Jonas Cuaron Length: 91 Minutues Stars: Sandra Bullock, George Clooney, Ed Harris Strength: Technically impressive, overwhelming thriller stunts Weakness: Unrealistic loopholes in the plot Showbiz Rating: 3.5/5 Plot: Sandra Bullock plays Dr. Ryan Stone, a brilliant ...

DREW BARRYMORE Putting Family First

“Everything I'm going to do is going to have a real consciousness toward, 'Is this a job I can do and still get home in time for dinner and have days where I get to ...

FERDOUS turns producer

Ferdous Ahmed's first produced movie “Ek Cup Cha” is all ready to be released. It is rumored to have thirty guest actors – yes, my friends, you heard me right - thirty guest actors in ...

RUSSELL BRAND was banned from South Africa!

Russell Brand previously tweeted a picture of himself with the caption “Banned from South Africa. Here ready to go. Refused entry. Hope I can come soon.” He tried to get into South Africa to do ...

LIVING WITH THE STARS

The world of showbiz and literature is interconnected. Cinema, drama and music are a part of showbiz. Poetry evolves into lyrics, literature turns into script- combining them all in one becomes a movie. Call it ...

Sakib Zaman

WARDROBE: ZAKIR HOSSAIN Date of Birth: Oct 4th 1991 Height: 5' 9'' Skills: Debating, Elocution, Horse Riding, Swimming, Workout Credentials: Was a speaker in the Debate Club of Delhi Public School Numaligarh, Cultural Club member in DPS, Modeling, NPL ...

TRIVIA & QUIZ

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