Nartanam Dance Academy staged its debut production, “Anweshan”, on August 21 at the Dr Nilima Ibrahim Auditorium of Bangladesh Mahila Samity in the capital.

Kit Harington is heading back to HBO, this time as one of the wizarding world’s most vain frauds. The Game of Thrones star has been cast as Gilderoy Lockhart in the second season of HBO’s Harry Potter series, replacing Nicholas Hoult, who has left the production because of scheduling conflicts.

“Atal” is the first full-length production from Shamim’s own production company, Darbar Sharif. He wrote, directed, produced and edited the film. Nayeem Tusher plays the lead role and also served as the cinematographer.

Brad Pitt's “Heart of the Beast”, directed by David Ayer, has been added to the lineup of the San Sebastián Film Festival, where it will screen out of competition in the Official Selection.

Can Bangladesh make a space film? Taneem Rahman Angshu believes the bigger question is not whether it can be made, but whether there is a market ready for it. With “Limbo”, his upcoming cosmic romance and space film envisioned through CGI, VFX and animation, Angshu wants to capture the wonder of space without severing the story from its earthly roots – the socio-cultural world of Bangladeshi people.

A new film titled “Mon Pakhi”, centred on the lives, relationships, struggles and realities of the indigenous Santal community, is currently in production.

Masum Shahriar’s new web-film "Tumito Cholei Jabe", starring Khairul Basar and Arpita Mitra, has been released on the DramaBuzz Bangla YouTube channel, yesterday. 

Actor and theatre director Mohsina Akhter has begun a new chapter in her life, marrying cinematographer Irfan Uddin on August 21.

Ajay Devgn is set to reprise his role as Vijay Salgaonkar in the third and final instalment of the Hindi "Drishyam" franchise. The actor has officially announced the title of the upcoming film, "Drishyam The Conclusion", which is scheduled to hit theatres on October 2, 2026.

The film is based on the 1952 India-Pakistan Test series rather than being a conventional biopic.

The Sony release earned an estimated $9.8 million on Friday and is expected to collect around $36.5 million over the weekend. If the projection holds, its domestic total will reach approximately $852.4 million.

A week-long film festival began at Modhumita Cinema Hall in the capital on Saturday (August 22), as part of the Dhaka South City Corporation’s (DSCC) month-long “Hridoye Dhaka 416” celebrations marking 416 years of Dhaka.

Directed by Rajon Talukdar, the film went into production on August 15 in the haor areas of Sunamganj. The shoot is expected to continue throughout the month.

The Television Playwrights’ Association has announced its new executive committee for the 2026–2028 term, with playwright and director Shihab Shaheen elected president and playwright Mezbah Uddin Sumon general secretary.

Their final wishes therefore reveal a painful contradiction — an industry they once loved deeply, but an institution they no longer wanted to be part of even in death.

Meghan Markle is reportedly in early talks to join the third season of Netflix's “The Gentlemen”.

Jaafar Jackson, who portrayed his late uncle Michael Jackson in the 2026 biopic “Michael”, has suggested that the film's planned sequel could offer deeper insight into the child sexual abuse allegations that followed the pop star during the later years of his life.

“Razzak had many qualities. He possessed a strong work ethic and a willingness to work hard. He was honest. That is why he was able to take himself to such great heights. He managed to find a place in the hearts of audiences, and they embraced him as one of their own,” Suchanda said.

His films may belong to different eras, but the romance, music and memories they created continue to resonate with generations of audiences.

Christopher Nolan's “The Odyssey” has become the highest-grossing R-rated film of all time, surpassing the worldwide box-office record previously held by “Deadpool & Wolverine”.