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Farzana Bownia will present the 26th edition of the game show 'Chance Fifty-Fifty' tonight on Channel i at 1130 hours. The two participants in tonight's episode are singer Mila and model-actor Tamalika who triumphed against Farah Ruma last Friday. The winners of tonight's competition will be receiving a 21 inches color television for the courtesy of Limo while the highest SMS victorious spectator to get two Warid's (mobile operator), handsets with connection. Besides that, one audience from the among the present in the show will be given a sewing machine that he/she can become independent.

Culture Desk

Ocean records Bangladesh, a music production and distribution company, has released old remix album titled "Modhumaloti" to ensure the people's thrust of entertainment. One of the renowned composers Shihab Ripon has made the music composition of the old songs through accenting a new mode of tone while Afsana, Atik, Taosif, Tonni, Tushar, Azaz, Farha, Shikha, Rouf, Munir and Utshob have sung for the breakthrough album as promising singers. The most extraordinary songs of the 'Modhumaloti' music album are 'Modhumaloti', 'Amay proshno Korey', 'Bujhinito Ami' 'Mon Bhalo Na', 'Mour Konthi' etc. While expressing his feelings composer Shihab Ripon said the old songs have been composed in a new form musically alongside keeping consistency with the original tone and added that the artists have left comfort while performing the songs. This album would be released on the upcoming Eid.

Atik's new album 'Dukkho Dao' released

Ocean Records Bangladesh, a music production and distribution company has released breakthrough album titled 'Dukkho Dao' of Atik, a new and promising singer in Bangladeshi music arena. Shazu has composed the music of this album while Ahmed Rizvi, Prodip Shaha and Suzan have written its lyrics, which were made tone by Shazu, Rajesh and Atik. The notable songs of the album are 'Dukkho Dao', 'Poth Hara Pothik', 'Koto Koshto', 'Putul Khela', 'Tumi Chara', 'Protarona' etc. Atik said that he has tried to sing the all songs of the album 'Dhkkho Dao' from his deepest heart with applying the latest forms of music. He said, 'I would consider myself as a successful singer if the audiences feel well with playing my album'.

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William Cobbing's solo exhibition 'Gradiva Project' at The Freud Museum incorporates new sculpture, installation and video related to the Gradiva bas-relief, a plaster cast of which Freud displayed in his study. Gradiva is the subject of Wilhelm Jensen's gothic novel, in which a young archaeologist, Hanold, dreams of the bas-relief coming to life from stone only to be buried alive underneath the ash of the AD79 eruption of Vesuvius. Hanold becomes enthralled with her distinctive gait (Gradiva meaning 'beautiful step'), deluding himself that the fantasy of his dream can play out into the reality of his waking hours. Freud was fascinated by the novel's archaeological dream narrative, relating it to his own psychoanalytic enquiry, namely 'burial by repression and excavation by analysis'.

For the exhibition William Cobbing has embossed a copy of the Gradiva bas-relief onto a cast iron manhole cover, installing it on the pathway in The Freud Museum's front garden. Placing the Gradiva cover underfoot, on the threshold of the Museum, reminds us that a journey to Freud's former house is one leading into a realm of doubles and ghostliness. Inside the Museum Cobbing has created works drawing on Gradiva's narrative of burial, memory and desire. In a series of videos people appear to be buried alive under layers of earthly material, wrestling with each other or their surroundings, to unsettlingly surreal effect.

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Sajid Nadiadwala & Sajid Khan riding high on the crest for the super success of HEYY BABYY were the recipients of the Lion clubs gold award 2007.

Sajid Nadiadwala won the award for the best ?Wholesome Entertainer? of the year for his lavish production HEYY BABYY. Whilst Sajid Khan won the award for the best ?Debut Director? of the year for his first super hit directorial venture HEYY BABYY. Both Sajid Khan & Sajid Nadiadwala were quite thrilled at receiving this honour.

On receiving the prestigious award from the Lions Club, says Sajid Nadiadwala, "It is indeed a privilege and honour. I'm extremely grateful to the Lions Gold club for honouring me." Incidentally this is Nadiadwala's fifth Lion's award and Sajid Khan's first. "Many more to come for sure." quips funny man Khan!