The poster of "Hawa" immediately caught the audience's attention. Within just a few days, the trailer for the Mejbaur Rahman Sumon debut directorial was released. The promising trailer created a stir on social media.

Mahiya Mahi has won the hearts of fans with her beautiful looks.  Even though her presence on the silver screen has decreased over the past two years, she is still one of the country’s top actresses.

Sharmili Ahmed, in many ways, made history in the cultural arena of Bangladesh. She was one of the first artistes to be featured in Bangladesh’s first tele-fiction, “Dompoti”. Unfortunately, the actress passed away today at the age of 75. Here are some snippets from her last ever interview, taken on June 2022, as she spoke to The Daily Star.

Eminent actress Sharmili Ahmed passed away this morning. She was 75 years old at the time of passing, The news was confirmed by Ahsan Habib Nasim, the President of Actors’ Equity Bangladesh.

“It’s not easy to be me”, said Ananta Jalil in a recent video interview. In the short clip from Channel i, Ananta Jalil claimed that he is one of the hardest workers in the industry.

James Caan, the curly-haired tough guy known to movie fans as the hotheaded Sonny Corleone of “The Godfather” and to television audiences as both the dying football player in the classic weeper “Brian’s Song” and the casino boss in “Las Vegas,” has died. He was 82.

Following the immense success brought by his recent release “Vikram”, Vijay Sethupathi is set to appear in “Jawan”. The actor will be playing the villain opposite Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan in the Atlee directorial production.

National Award-winning actress Rozina directorial debut film “Phire Dekha” received its censor board clearance on Tuesday. The liberation war-based movie is set to be released this September.

Narrating the tale of Selim and his wife, Humayun Rashid Samrat’s “Tin Shoroter Golpo” was released on Bioscope today. The production, which was released under the banner of Baro Voot LTD, features Mosharraf Karim and Robena Reza Jui in the leading roles, alongside Shahidullah Sabuz and Hasi Moon, among others.

Shakib Khan, the top hero of Bangladeshi cinema, has been in the US for eight months. The actor went to the US in November last year and only recently received a US Green Card. Initially, Shakib was supposed to return to Bangladesh for Eid, however, now he will no longer be able to return.

Actress Suborna Mustafa, one of the leading stars of television drama, and noted theatre and film director Badrul Anam Saud are celebrating 14 years together, toda. (July 7). The couple were married in 2008.

Every Eid, the audience eagerly waits for productions crafted by their favourite directors, featuring their favourite stars. This Eid ul-Azha, celebrated directors have come back in full swing after the pandemic.

Yesterday, many of the country’s artists and directors came forward to strongly protest the recent demands made by a few producers to stop government grants to commercial films. This was in response to a protest on Monday, where a group of producers and directors had demanded for the government to stop giving grants to commercial movies.  The participants of yesterday’s protests started that the notion to stop grants for commercial movies was a conspiracy to a senseless and selfish act that would destroy the Bangladeshi film industry.   A joint council of film artistes, directors, producers, editors and filmgoers’ associations released this statement. 

Popular actress Dolly Zahur has maintained her screen presence, both on television and on the silver screen, winning two National Awards for her stellar performances in “Shonkhonil Karagar” and “Ghani”. In a candid interview with The Daily Star, Dolly talks about her journey and more.

These movies are considered to be the epitome of exemplary storytelling.

“Baywatch” star Alexandra Daddario recently tied the knot with producer Andrew Form. The couple had an amazing ceremony in New Orleans last month.

Straying away from her usual look, Bollywood actress Sonakshi Sinha decided to dye her hair ash-blonde this Eid. The star of “Dabangg” fame shared photos of her recent look on her official Facebook page.

In response to claims that “Avatar: The Way of Water” is “too long”, director James Cameron encouraged the audience to take small breaks if one needs to visit the restroom.

Twists and turns are in store for fans of Marvel Studios' "Thor: Love and Thunder," not least one from an unlikely new superhero.

“Captain America” star Chris Evans is reportedly all set to star in Netflix’s latest web series “Pain Hustlers”. Directed by David Yates, the movie stars Emily Blunt as a high school dropout who becomes involved in the criminal underworld. Netflix however denied to comment on Evan’s casting for the show.