"I have lifted from these stories. I’ve stolen from these stories. But you know, I’ve remade the characters so they don’t directly relate to anyone’s biography. But I cannot deny that a lot of the anecdotes, events and arc of the story come from certain family experiences", states Sandeep Ray.
In 1990, you founded the theatre group ‘Natyokendra’, from where several celebrities emerged including the likes of Tauquir Ahmed, Zahid Hasan, and Mosharraf Karim. How do you look back on that?
She recently spoke to The Daily Star about the excitement of becoming a mother, her plans regarding her career, and more.
There is no denying that I have been anxious. However, the love I received from my audience on the first day of Eid took away my fear and stress.
On the night before Eid, ‘Guru’ James serenaded his fans with a new song, titled ‘I Love You’. Usually shy of the press, the rockstar was present at a press conference at Gulshan Club, where he opened up to journalists about his career, future, and more. The following is an excerpt of various questions answered by James, during the conference.
National Film Award-winning actress Rozina has etched her name in the golden years of Bangladeshi cinema with her powerful performances. The veteran artiste, who has worked in more than 300 movies, became a member of the Bangladesh Film Censor Board recently.
Bushra Shahriar is at an interesting crossroads in life – the passionate soul is a musician, vlogger, and a PHD student at the Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee. Her latest song, “Eksho Nalish”, released yesterday. We got in touch with Bushra for a small chat over coffee.
A former Miss Universe participant, Indian actress Sheena Chohan has worked in six films, including Mostofa Sarwar Farooki’s “Pipra Bidda” (Ant Story).
Sohel Rana has made outstanding contributions in showbiz, not only as a noted actor, but also as a director and producer.
The journey from Miss World Bangladesh to showbiz marks the transition for beautiful actress Jannatul Ferdous Oishee. She struggled hard to pave her way into the world of pageantry, but then slowly made her way into films with two back-to -back productions “Mission Extreme” and “Raat Jaga Phul”, which will be released in December.
Her portrayal of Hurmoti in the hit television series, “Shongshoptok” was widely appreciated by viewers. Recently, she was honoured with the Aly Zaker Sanman Padak.
Puja Chery has been carving her space in the film fraternity with her acting prowess and accolades. The beautiful actress has just finished the shoot of the S A Haque Olike-directed government granted film “Golui”, opposite superstar Shakib Khan.
You reached 25 years of your journey last April, but could not host a silver jubilee show due to the pandemic. Can we expect one in the future?
I would literally die! There’s no way I can survive without going to the gym!
I started preparing for the song 20 days in advance. I also had to study for my third-year law final exams at the time. I shot for “Habibi” on October 14, and had a paper due the next day.
Usually, sports reviews are really short and a 15 to 20-minute show is not enough to dive deep into an analysis of the key players’ performances.
In a conversation with The Daily Star, Omar Sani spoke about his current engagements, and more.
The young and talented Masha Islam took YouTube by storm when she first started, and is now on the playlist of all modern Bangla music lovers.
