Inspired by author Sadat Hossain’s short story “Billboard”, the drama has been adapted and directed by Jakaria Showkhin, who calls the project “a pure romantic comedy” that “captures the essence of real connection in a work setting.”
This Eid-ul-Adha, local OTT platform Chorki is rolling out four major titles under one bold banner—“birat gurur haat”—bringing together some of the year’s most anticipated films: “Borbaad”, “Daagi”, “Chokkor 302”, and “Jongli”.
Production houses race to finalise how many theatres their films will grace and who will control the distribution map. Insider sources from six production houses confirm that while the spotlight remains fixed on Dhaka multiplexes, the number of theatres showing these films varies widely.
As Eid-ul-Azha festivities unfold today, television channels across Bangladesh are rolling out a vibrant slate of films featuring some of the industry’s biggest stars, including Shakib Khan, Shobnom Bubly, Jaya Ahsan, Ziaul Roshan, and Siam Ahmed.
As Eid-ul-Azha celebrations light up the country today, major Bangladeshi television channels are marking the occasion with a rich slate of dramas and telefilms featuring the industry’s top actors. From nostalgic serials to fresh comedic gems, the screens will be buzzing with back-to-back entertainment across Channel i, NTV, RTV, Maasranga, Deepto, Boishakhi and more.
It was during the school-free weekends when my maternal cousins and I would huddle in front of our grandparents' grey old box TV after a hearty, yet customary lunch arrangement at their place. We would take up the gap on the floor between their king-sized bed and the unforgettable TV set to watch the black and white Satyajit Ray films, and even the vibrant late 20th-century Bangladeshi cinema, previously defined by over-the-top performances. The adults would lounge about on the bed, imbuing us with not only the significance of family viewing content but also a perception of what we understood as “our cinematic language.”
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.
Tollywood actress Parno Mitra was previously featured in Mostofa Sarwar Farooki's film, "Doob". The movie also starred Irrfan Khan, and Nusrat Imrose Tisha, among others.
Today two films, “Payer Chhap” directed by Saiful Islam Mannu, and “Kagoj” directed by Ali Zulfikar Zahedi will be released in a combined total of 18 theatres across the country. “Payer Chhap” will be released in 11 theatres, while “Kagoj” will be released in seven.
The third iteration of the Filmfare OTT Awards took place on December 21, celebrating and honouring the best in the realm of OTT.
Muhammad Quayum's debut directorial movie, "Kura Pokkhir Shunne Ura" (The Golden Wings of Watercocks), has jointly won the Golden Royal Bengal Tiger award for Best Film at the Kolkata International Film Festival 2022.
As 2022 comes to an end, many surprising events occurred in the lives of our favourite celebrities. While some gained international recognition, others simply failed to make any headlines this year. Let’s take a moment to observe the five celebrities in Bangladesh, who were prominently in the limelight in 2022.
Intekhab Dinar has been able to redefine his career when upon stepping into the revolution that was Bangladeshi OTT -- coming up with one after another tremendous performances in this medium. Two of the projects featuring Dinar, released yesterday in two popular OTT platforms—Chorki and Hoichoi. One is the much-anticipated part 2 of the Syed Ahmed Shawki directorial “Karagar”, and the latter is Chorki original, “Café Desire” directed by Robiul Alam Robi.
After the marvellous success of Robiul Alam Robi's directorial web-series “Unoloukik”, the director has returned with yet another mind-boggling web-film, "Café Desire”. The Chorki original film, is set to for release later tonight. The psychological film, “Café Desire”, is bound to be a treat for the audience as the story unravels the desires and relationships between an electrician; an up and coming businessman who goes against his conscience to satisfy his client; a girl who is trying her best to win the heart of the local hunk; a travel agent who is delaying her client’s visa and a mechanic who got into the house of his favourite heroine.
In August of this year, Part One of the web-series, “Karagar”, took the country by storm. Everyone was discussing the series, trying to unravel the mystery of cell number 145. Directed by Syed Ahmed Shawki, the web-series captured the hearts of audiences on both sides of Bengal. Chanchal Chowdhury's stellar performance left the audience speechless, and they could not help but wait in anticipation for when Part 2 of the series would be released. Everyone who watched Part 1, were eagerly waiting for the release of Part 2—which began streaming on midnight of December 22.
The ‘King of Bollywood’ Shah Rukh Khan released Pathaan’s second song, “Jhoome Jo Pathaan”, after being subject to numerous complaints and controversies with its’ first song “Besharam Rang”.
The much-anticipated series of the year, "Karagar" part 2, has finally arrived in Hoichoi. The makers arranged a special screening of the series at AFD yesterday, where all the cast and crews mingled with the media to talk about the series.
