Tom Cruise earned a Guinness World Record during the filming of “Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning” by performing 16 parachute jumps with a burning chute for the movie’s dramatic plane sequence.
As “Taandob” gears up for its theatrical release this Eid, a special press conference was held at a hotel in Dhaka’s Gulshan, featuring the film’s core cast and crew.
After more than two decades, noted director Shahidul Islam Mintu returns to television with the drama “Shunno Theke Shuru”, currently being shot in Canada. The project features acclaimed actors Mosharraf Karim and Tazika Amin, marking their first time shooting a drama in the country.
Indian television actress Hina Khan has tied the knot with her long-time partner Rocky Jaiswal in an intimate eremony. The couple shared the news through a joint post on social media, accompanied by images from the occasion.
National Film Award-winning actress Runa Khan will appear in three new web films set for release this Eid.
The official trailer for “Wicked: For Good”, the concluding instalment in the two-part adaptation of the acclaimed musical “Wicked”, has been released, offering audiences an early look at the final chapter of the story.
In a digital world that churns out creators by the minute, the label “content creator” has become both a badge of entry and a box. But for Rakin Absar, Kaarina Kaisar, Ridy Sheikh, and Nazia Hassan, that box was never going to be big enough. Instead of riding the algorithm wave into redundancy, they each pivoted; deliberately or instinctively, who outgrew the “content creator” label and built new identities entirely. Podcast host. Actor. Choreographer. Wellness educator.
On Tuesday, the film’s first song, Tomake Chai, was released, featuring vocals by Imran and Konal, and lyrics by Robiul Islam Jibon. The music video features Nibir, alongside actress Puja Agnes Cruze. In 2022, he starred opposite Tollywood’s Pooja Banerjee in the Baba Yadav-directed “Chol Ratke Kori Bhor”, under TM Records, hinting early on at his cinematic potential.
National Award-winning actress Runa Khan, known for her powerful performance in “Haldaa”, has recently wrapped up filming for a new web-series titled “Bohemian Ghora” opposite acclaimed actor Mosharraf Karim. Directed by Amitabh Reza, the series features Mosharraf Karim opposite eight different female leads, including Runa.
Directed by actor-filmmaker Sumon Anowar, “Mirza” introduces viewers to a sleuth who defies the typical image of youthful, agile crime-solvers. Instead, Karim’s Mirza is older, a little laid back, not one for chasing down suspects or getting into fistfights—but razor-sharp in intellect.
The father-son duo of Ferdous Wahid and Habib Wahid, will reunite on-screen in a special programme titled “Chena Mukh Dukh Shukh”, airing today at 5:30pm on Channel i.
The upcoming Eid-ul-Azha film “Utshob”, directed by Tanim Noor, was officially announced at a press conference on May 13 at the Gulshan Shooting Club in Dhaka. The event also introduced the film’s star-studded cast.
Veteran actor Robert De Niro was honoured with the prestigious honorary Palme d’Or for Lifetime Achievement during the opening ceremony of the Cannes Film Festival 2025 on Tuesday (May 13) evening. The award was presented by actor and longtime collaborator Leonardo DiCaprio.
At a time when OTT platforms are overflowing with gritty thrillers and intense dramas, Netflix’s “The Royals” offers a much-needed escape into a world of luxury, romance, and family dynamics. At its heart, the series is a maximalist rom-com built on the most classic of tropes — opposites attract, rich boy meets self-made girl, palace intrigue meets pitch decks — dressed in some of our favourite buzzwords: feminist, queer-friendly, and unapologetically fashionable. It is refreshing to see a desi series embrace froth and flamboyance without constantly apologising for it. Then again, being aware of one’s aesthetic does not excuse narrative shortcuts. While "The Royals" delivers big on styling and spectacle, its storytelling often trips on its own heels.
A court in Paris on Tuesday found actor Gerard Depardieu guilty of sexually assaulting two women on a film set in 2021 and handed him an 18-month suspended prison sentence, in a fall from grace for a towering figure of French cinema.
After moving audiences to tears with “Tomader Golpo” during Eid-ul-Fitr, filmmaker Mohammad Mostafa Kamal Raz and screenwriter Siddique Ahmed have teamed up once again—this time with actors Yash Rohan and Malaika Chowdhury—for a new YouTube film titled “Khotipuron”.
Filmmakers, producers, sales agents, and journalists from around the world converge to showcase and discover new films, emphasising that storytelling transcends borders. However, this year's festival unfolds under the shadow of proposed US tariffs on foreign films, announced by President Donald Trump.
More than 350 figures from the cinema world, including Hollywood stars Richard Gere and Susan Sarandon, condemned "genocide" in Gaza in an open letter published Monday (May 12) on the eve of the Cannes Film Festival.
