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Clockwise (from top left) Reminiscences-3, Archaeological Report of Romeo and Juliet-2 and Composition in Red by Gulshan Hossain.

Exhibition

Nature and nostalgia on Gulshan’s canvas

Nature, nostalgia and the Liberation War are the prime themes in the current exhibition of artist Gulshan Hossain's works. The painter likes to mainly portray nature and its mysterious aspects, and most of her works are form and colour-based. Figures are also noticeable in some compositions.

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Shadhona brings “Sitar Agni-Parikkha” to Delhi

Kavita, New Delhi

After running to a full house in Dhaka, the Shadhona production "Sitar Agni-Parikkha" came to Delhi recently. The monodrama (based on the epic "Ramayan" by Valmiki) was a fine example of Indo-Bangladesh collaboration in the arts -- while the actor (Averee Charuey who played seven roles with ease in the complex production) and the chorus were Indian, the music director (Zahedul Kabir Liton) and playwright (Simon Zakaria) were Bangladeshi.

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“In The Sky”: Film on legendary architect F.R. Khan in the pipeline

Cultural Correspondent

Mind Venture Management Consultancy has taken the initiative to produce a 110-minute film on the late Dr. Fazlur Rahman Khan. A preview session will be held at Radisson Water Garden Hotel on November 13. All the people involved with the film will be present at the open discussion and an audio-visual presentation will take place to disseminate a clear idea of the concept of the film.

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A repertoire of Rabindra and Nazrul Sangeet

‘Srotar Ashor’ at Chhayanaut

Cultural Correspondent

Chhayanaut held its monthly musical soiree, 'Srotar Ashor', at Ramesh Chandra Dutt Memorial Auditorium on November 6. The programme featured renditions of Tagore and Nazrul songs by upcoming singers.

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Balancing act

Hojagiri dance of the Tripura community

Jasim Majumder, Khagrachhari

'Hojagiri' dance is one of the most remarkable traditions of the indigenous Tripura community of Chittagong Hill Tracts. 'Hojagiri', a Tripura word, means balance.

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Buzz

“2012”: Roland Emmerich destroying the earth yet again

When his latest tale of the apocalypse, “2012”, arrives in theatres this coming weekend, the filmmaker Roland Emmerich will have waged more assaults on this planet than he can remember. He's frozen it, drowned it and unleashed aliens and Godzilla on it. The earth is his Jason Voorhees from “Friday the 13th”, and it just keeps coming back.

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Hollywood

Management shake-ups at movie giants Universal and Disney reflect the industry's difficulty in adjusting to the digital age and failure to halt sliding DVD sales, analysts say.

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Two child stars from the Oscar-winning film "Slumdog Millionaire" may lose their monthly allowance unless they improve their school attendance, a report said on Monday.

Dhallywood

Among the immortal creations in Bengali literature is “Devdas”. Written by Saratchandra Chattopadhyay in 1917, the widely read novel, remains an evergreen creation of the author. The moving book narrates the tragic love story of Devdas and Parvati.

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