The famed lyricist Bishu Sikdar, who penned many of the renowned musician James’s songs, passed away today (Saturday) at 5 pm. The news was confirmed to The Daily Star by noted musician Bappy Khan.

"Makeup", a film directed by Anonno Mamun, starring Tariq Anam Khan, Ziaul Roshan, and Nipa Ahmed Realy in prominent roles was previewed by the Bangladesh Film Censor Board today. The film was declared unfit for release according to the appeal committee.

Amidst the excitement for trailer for Hansal Mehta’s “Faraaz”, a film based on Bangladesh’s tragic Holey Artisan attack in 2016, a sour aftertaste was felt by many.

“The budget for our film was a mere 680 taka. In one room, and in two days, my first directorial ‘Anger’ was made, and here we are.” Showrov Kamal Chowdhury said to the crowd before the screenings began. It was the 7th day of the Dhaka International Film Festival and the evening was about the screening of 7 short films, under the segment ‘Bangladesh Panorama’.

The upcoming January 23 will be celebrated as the 81st birthday of the Nayak Raj, Razzak. Celebrating the occasion, channel i plans to feature a three-day long event, airing the legend’s famed films and works. The programme will begin from tomorrow and continue till January 24.

Reliable sources from the Bangladesh Film Censor Board have confirmed to The Daily Star that there is no more hurdles in order to release Mostofa Sarwar Farooki’s film “Saturday Afternoon” (Shonibar Bikel).

The "Queen" famed actress Kangana Ranaut promises to return with a new film for the fans, as she wraps up the shooting of her upcoming movie, "Emergency" today. The actress has bet quite a lot on this film, even mortgaging all her property to make it. The “Tanu Weds Manu” actress was even afflicted with dengue during the first lot of the shoot. Thus, wrapping it up successfully felt like a new phase in life for Kangana.

There were, admittedly, some notable distractions at last year’s ceremony, so you might have missed it: The old Oscar rules have gone out the window. A film, streamed by Apple TV+, won Hollywood’s top award without a penny of box office. But this year — plot twist! — there isn’t one streaming title in the hunt for the Academy Awards’ major prizes. When nominations are announced Tuesday, popcorn will be on the menu. “Top Gun: Maverick,”“Avatar: The Way of Water” and “Elvis” all look assured of best-picture nods.

The Dhaka International Film Festival (DIFF) kicked-off on Saturday, with a plan to screen 252 films from 71 countries over the course of the event.

Cute and bubbly Jannatul Ferdous Oishee has been in the news for her cracking chemistry with Arifin Shuvoo, and the release of her latest movie “Black War”. The gorgeous actress has two movies in line-up this year- “Noor” and “Adom”, awaiting release. The pageant queen dropped in for a warm cup of coffee at The Daily Star, to talk about her films, OTT, and much more.

Popular actress Purnima is all set to make her web-series debut, in the “Bachelor Point” fame director Kajal Arefin Ome’s upcoming web-series, “Hotel Relax”. The actress will be portraying the role of a police officer in the series.

Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan visited the capital of Saudi Arabia, Riyadh, today to inaugurate the PSG vs Riyadh football season. The legendary actor attended the match as an honoured guest and met with the football stars at the field.

Since the beginning of existence, humans have the tendency to get attracted to forbidden things. The story of modern-day Adam, Eve and the serpent has been reflected on the poster of Vicky Zahed’s first web series, “The Silence”.

In his 13 year-long career, Arifin Shuvoo has set fire to the silver screen, with his charming presence. However, just recently, Khairun Nahar—the actor’s mother—got to see her son's acting on the screen, for the first time.

Noah Baumbach's audacious adaptation of a book that was written in the mid-80s, alludes to topics that are still prevalent in our culture today, it also brings together consumerism, conspiracy theories, and collective trauma.

Superstar Salman Shah, an iconic legend who carved his throne in the hearts of the Bangladeshi audience, is getting his own biopic OTT series titled, “Buker Modhe Agun”. Directed by Taneem Rahman Angshu, the series will reflect the life of superstar Salman Shah, and his mysterious death. Though his name will not be mentioned in the series, the story is built around his life.

With the film "Adventure of Sundarban" releasing today, Pori Moni is set to make a hat trick in her career, as this will be the third consecutive year that she releases a film in the first quarter.

The highly-anticipated children's film, "Adventure of Sundarban", directed by Abu Raihan Jewel, has been released today. The film stars Pori Moni and Siam Ahmed in the lead roles. 

As 2023 begins, the countdown has begun for the release of the year's most awaited movies. As the popularity of movies has been established long ago, movie lovers can’t wait to experience the surprises. There is a lot of hype about possible villains for the new installments, and possible twists on old stories. There is endless discussion about whether the upcoming movies will be able to do justice to their old selves, or whether they will be able to start a new craze. This article lists the most anticipated movies of 2023 out of the shouts.

The Dhaka International Film Festival (DIFF) kicked-off on Saturday, with a plan to screen 252 films from 71 countries over the course of the event.