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TV Modelling: Chumki again in modelling

Chumki

Entertainment Desk

TV actress Farzana Rahman Chumki again performed in a TV commercial. Recently she performed in an advertisement of 'Everyday Toothpaste.' Popular actor and advertisement maker Tarique Anam made the advertisement for the commodity.

Event: Budding artistes present Tagore and Nazrul songs

Entertainment Report

To promote the young Tagore and Nazrul singers of the country, Department of Dance and Music, Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy organised a two-day programme at the Dance and Music Centre. The programme began on June 9.

On the opening day, 18 promising singers performed Rabindra Sangeet and yesterday 24 singers rendered Nazrul Sangeet.

On the selection process, the officials of the department informed that they requested the leading music schools to recommend the names of their best young artistes.

Based on the recommendations from the gurus, the promising singers were invited. The department also considered applications of the young Tagore and Nazrul artistes who are enlisted with Bangladesh Betar and BTV.

Syed Muhammad Zubair, Secretary to the Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism, inaugurated the programme. Eminent musicologist Dr Karunamaya Goshwami was the discussant and Sunil Chandra Das, Director of Department of Dance and Music, delivered welcome speech. The discussion was presided over by Secretary of Shilpakala Academy Ashraful Mosaddeq.

Claiming the programme as a talent hunt initiative by Shilpakala Academy, Sunil Chandra Das in his welcome speech said, "This initiative aims to promote talented new artistes and we will consider these singers for other programmes at national level."

Appreciating the Shilpakala Academy initiative, Dr Karunamaya Goshwami said, "I hope the programme will introduce a good number of talented young singers."

Dr Goshwami also suggested, "BSA should take such programmes at the district levels as well. To develop the potential of these singers, BSA should arrange diploma courses on classical music, as the genre is the base."

Dr Goshwami had some words of advice for the young singers as well, "The young artistes should practice devotedly, with focusing on the meanings of Rabindra and Nazrul Sangeet."

The chief guest's speech reflected Dr Goshwami's words. Syed Muhammad Zubair also focused on the necessity of arranging talent hunts at the district level.

The Secretary of Shilpakala Academy said, "We will submit a proposal to the government to initiate a talent hunt all over the country." The discussion was followed by presentations of Rabindra Sangeet. Young singers rendered Rabindra Sangeet from 'Prem' and 'Prakriti' Porjaye.

Bollywood: Chak De! India sweeps IIFA Bollywood awards in Bangkok

Entertainment Desk

'Chak De! India’ took home nine awards at Sunday's International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) awards in Bangkok, Thailand including top honours for best film, best director and best actor. Telling the story of a Muslim hockey captain once wrongfully accused of throwing a match for religious beliefs, the film and its multiple gongs served as a reminder that Bollywood is stretching beyond the high-production musicals that put it on the map and increasingly taking on tougher topics that attract a global audience. IIFA brand ambassador Amitabh Bachchan in May the awards were being held in Bangkok this year in order "to try and make this a global effort; to build bridges rather than just make another awards ceremony."

The ceremony has been held in cities across the world from London to Johannesburg since its inaugural year in 2000.

The actor Vivek Oberoi offered complementary sentiments at the ceremony Sunday.

A winner for his performance in 'Shootout at Lokhandwala,' Oberoi noted Indian filmmakers' recent concentration on "more global concepts and ideas that reach beyond the borders of India because the viewership and the audiences have reached beyond the borders of India."

Anurag Basu's 'Life on atMetro,' the tale of interconnected lives some critics likened to the work of the American filmmaker Robert Altman, claimed two supporting acting honours and a screenplay gong.

Kareena Kapoor, meanwhile, won Best Actress for her portrayal of a bubbly Punjabi girl who meets her match in a depressing businessman on a sleeper train to Delhi in the romantic comedy 'Jab We Met.'

The splash of Bollywood song-and-dance familiarity wasn't entirely ignored, however. Farah Khan's 'Om Shanti Om,' the highest-grossing Bollywood production ever, grabbed five awards, mostly in crafts categories such as Best Art Direction and Best Costume Designing.

Ritesh Deshmukh and Boman Irani served as hosts for the ceremony, which was televised to 600 million viewers.

Picture: Chak De! India

Actor: Shah Rukh Khan (Chak De! India)

Actress: Kareena Kapoor (Jab We Met)

Director: Shimit Amin (Chak De! India)

Supporting Actor: Irrfan Khan (Life In At Metro)

Supporting Actor: Konkona Sen Sharma (Life In At Metro)

Performance in a Negative Role: Viveik Oberoi (Shootout at Lokhandwala)

Performance in a Comic Role: Govinda (Partner)

Story: Jaideep Sahni (Chak De! India)

Screenplay: Jaideep Sahni (Chak De! India), Anurag Basu (Life…in a Metro)

Music Direction: AR Rahman - Barso Re (Guru)

Lyrics: Javed Akhtar - Main Agar Kahoon (Om Shanti Om)

Male Playback Singer: Shaan - Jabse Tere Naina (Saawariya)

Female Playback Singer: Shreya Ghoshal - Barso Re (Guru)

Art Direction: Sabu Cyril (Om Shanti Om)

Cinematography: Sudeep Chatterjee (Chak De! India)

Costume Designing: Manish Malhotra, Karan Johar & Sanjiv Mulchandani (Om Shanti Om)

Editing: Amitabh Shukla (Chak De! India)

Makeup: Bharat-Dorris, Ravi Indulkar & Namrata Soni (Om Shanti Om)

Sound Recording: Manas Choudhary & Ali Merchant (Chak De! India)

Sound Re-recording: Anuj Mathur (Chak De! India)

Special Effects: Red Chillies Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. (Om Shanti Om)

Achievement in Indian Cinema: Mumtaz

Outstanding Contribution to Indian Cinema: Shyam Benegal

Outstanding Contribution by an Indian in International Cinema: A R Rahman.

Music: Nochiketa coming

Entertainment Desk

Popular Indian Bengali artiste Nochiketa is coming to Dhaka on June 21. He will perform in a concert at Bangladesh-China Friendship Conference Centre in the city on June 22. Besides, Nochiketa, band group LRB, artistes Khalid, Ferdous Wahid and Munna will also perform in the concert. Nochiketa will meet performers of drama serial 'Central Mental Haspatal.' He sang title song of the drama serial.

Ananda Alo to assist Kabita

Entertainment Desk

Fortnightly Ananda Alo extended hands to ailing actress Kabita. From now Ananda Alo will donate Tk 10,000 monthly to the ailing artist.

This was announced by Editor of Ananda Alo Rezanur Rahman at a function at Star Cineplex in the city on June 6.

ANM Badrul Amin, Director General of Film Development Corporation (FDC), Kona Reza, women entrepreneur, Faridur Reza Sagor, Managing Director of Impress Telefilm Ltd and Channel i, among others, were present on the occasion.