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AR Rahman talks about his love for Bangla and Bangabandhu

AR Rahman is currently at the 77th Cannes Film Festival to unveil his musical documentary "Headhunting to Beatboxing".

Sharon Stone, Liam Neeson endorse Kevin Spacey’s return to Hollywood

Hollywood celebrities, including Sharon Stone and Liam Neeson amongst others, are advocating for Kevin Spacey's return to the entertainment industry, despite the allegations of sexual misconduct dating back to 2017 that prompted his withdrawal from Hollywood. The recently aired two-part documentary, "Spacey Unmasked", now available on Max, sheds light on these allegations with previously unheard testimonies, including one claiming that the 64-year-old Oscar-winning actor allegedly groped a fellow "House of Cards" actor on set.

BTS get mention in Michael Jackson documentary

K-pop sensation BTS has been featured in the highly awaited documentary "Thriller 40”, revealed on the 40th anniversary of Michael Jackson's iconic album "Thriller”.

News report / Eminent author, journalist Gita Mehta passes away

Mehta also directed the documentary film Dateline Bangladesh based on her time stationed in Bangladesh during the war.

Hollywood documentary features Bangladesh Bank heist

Directed by Daniel Gordon, “Billion Dollar Heist” looks back at how hackers were able to use a netwrok between banking, to illegally move money from one account to another.

Documentaries / Caught Out exposes the rampant match-fixing culture in Indian cricket

Caught Out. Crime. Corruption. Cricket reveals India’s leading role in global match-fixing.

Documentary films are more important than you may think

Documentaries have always held the monumentally important, yet frequently overlooked.

‘The Romantics’: Dissecting the heart of Yash Raj Films

Building legacy and continuation is central to YRF. From making a world-class studio to normalising casting directors, the conglomerate has had exceptional impact.

FC Barcelona: A New Era portrays the club’s route to resurgence

The documentary is an attempt to regain the fans’ trust who have been frustrated with the club’s condition.

September 1, 2022
September 1, 2022

The Figo Affair bares the ugly side of the beautiful game

Behind-the-scenes access surrounding the transfer of Luis Figo from Barcelona to Real Madrid.

January 30, 2016
January 30, 2016

Maradona to be subject of documentary

The film will feature never-before-seen footage from Maradona's personal archive and focus heavily on his glory days at Italian soccer club Napoli.

November 10, 2015
November 10, 2015

Cristiano Ronaldo of Real Madrid won't let Sevilla loss ruin film debut

Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo was sad about the club's 3-2 loss to Sevilla but didn't let it affect his mood for the world premiere of "Ronaldo" the documentary about his life.

April 24, 2015
April 24, 2015

Bangladeshi youth wins leading Int'l photography award

Bangladeshi youth Rahul Talukder has won Sony World Photography Award’s Conceptual Photographer of 2015.

March 13, 2015
March 13, 2015

Unreleased Cobain song to feature on new documentary

Kurt Cobain fans have another reason to look forward to film director Brett Morgen's forthcoming music documentary about the troubled and talented musician.

February 24, 2015
February 24, 2015

“Bish-kata” premiered

The premiere of “Bish-kata”, a documentary by Farzana Boby, was held at Chhayanaut auditorium in the capital on February 22. The documentary sheds lights on the bestial tortures that scores of women of our country went through during the Liberation War.

February 13, 2015
February 13, 2015

The spark of love

Reetu Sattar and Munem Wasif, artists in different field, fell in love with each other for who they are, and what their professions are. Munem is a renowned documentary photographer while Reetu is a theatre actor, director and performance artist. They are happily married for five years, and have a two –and- a -half year old child. Ahead of Valentine's Day, Reetu spoke to The Daily Star about the journey the duo took together.

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