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Theatre: Bongorongo Natyadal presents Roshadhar Sudhadharer Rajjo

Performers of Bongorongo Natyadal acting at play
Roshadhar Sudhadharer Rajjo

Entertainment Report

Popular theatre group Bongorongo Natyadal staged its third production 'Roshadhar Sudhadharer Rajjo' (Land of Sun and Moon) at the Experimental Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy on July 9.

The script of the play was written by Mostafa Sharif Mithun and also directed by him.

Asif Munir Tonmoy was in lighting, Bipnu Chowdhury, Md Jahangir in light projection, Dr Sajedur Rahman Chanchal in stage and dress design, Dipankar Dey in assistant stage design, Rafiur Rabbi in postar design, HM Belal in press and publication, Pushpa, Binoy, Rony, Zerin and Fulel in music composition, Binoy and Pushpa in intrumental music and Abul Hossain Tapan in dance direction.

Story: Story of the play was developed by uncle and nephew Mohi and Hashu. Both of them were involved in corruption. They killed an activist of their opposite party. But when the opposition party formed the government, they left the kingdom and took shelter in the kingdom of 'Roshadhar Sudhadhar.'

Father of Hashu was a traveler. From his Hashu and Mohi found the information about this kingdom. In this kingdom, all things were based on true. They gave them shelter in simple mind. But Hashu and Mohi took the opportunity and captured the throne of the kingdom by using their tricky policy. They became king and prime minister of the kingdom.

After taking charge of the kingdom they along with their assistants made all the sectors of the country corrupted. Then intelligent Sujon came forward to face the situation. As a result, war started among them. Then the play was ended with various climaxes.

Starring: Sujon - Dipankar Dey, priest - Humayun Rashid Samrat / HM Belal, Sokal - Md Ariful Amin Shanto / Rajibul Rony, Labonno - Nazmun Nahar Jeny / Shahana Zahan Siddiqua/ Syeda Tanzira Ahmed Soma, Hashu - Mostafa Sharif Mithun, Mohi - Asif Munir Tonmoy, Sajib - Binoy Dutta, Moloy - Imam Hossain Shamim, Orgho - HM Belal / Humayun Rashid Samrat, Provat - Shahidullah Mazumder Sobuj, Polash - Sohel Ariyan / Polash Sarkar, Akash - Mostafizur Rahman Ratan, Bhumi - Naziatun Marzan Zerin, security officer-1 - Rajibul Rony / Md Ariful Amin Shanto, security officer-2 - Sohel Ariyan / Polash Sarkar.

TV Watch: Moza Mare Foza Bhai on Channel 1 tonight

Entertainment Desk

Foza Mia is a rich man in Bhabanipur village. He has three wives - Hurunnesa, Samiran and Joba. He has no children. Story begins when Foza Mia left from a fund raising office with his assistant Gedu Munshi. Gedu wanted to know why Foza Mia wanted to grab more lands, despite he has no children. But Foza Mia said it is a problem if he had any children. Children will be a burden for him. He only comes to this world to enjoy. Such types of entertain continues. In the meantime, wives of Foza Mia were unhappy with their husband. They understand that they were poor so that they got married with Foza Mia. In our society how the females of poor families are surviving in the country were presented in the serial. They did not quarrel with each other rather than they tried to disturb Foza Mia. Once three wives decided to go to watch Jatra in Binoy Babu's house. On the other hand Foza Mia is so cruel with his wives. He caught plan of his wives. Then he declared them he would again get married to punish them.

The story will going on.

Starring: ATM Shamsuzzaman, Tushar, Fakhrul Hasan Bairagi, Sujata, Shirin Bakul, Flora Sarkar and others.

Time: Every Saturday and Sunday at 8:15pm.

Stories of Change screened

Entertainment Desk

A video documentary titled 'Stories of Change' oragnised by Pathways of Women's Empowerment in South Asia of BRAC Development Institute of BRAC University was presented at British Council Auditorium in the capital on Friday. The film depicted the lives and struggles of five women, ranging from the ages of 16 to 60 years, who come from separate walks of life, from diverse professions, religions and religions of Bangladesh and shares their triumphant journeys. Duration of the film was 55 minutes directed by Simon and Sara.

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Bollywood: Rakhi Sawant bags Yash Raj film

Rakhi Sawant

Mumbai, Agencies

Casting aside her item-girl image, Rakhi Sawant has bagged a full-fledged dramatic role in Yash Raj Films' new venture that she hopes will result in a flood of offers.

"So far my career in movies didn't take off because I don't have a lobby to support and sign me. That's the only explanation I have. But people love Rakhi Sawant," said Rakhi, who was seen in Rakesh Roshan's "Krazzy 4."

"Now, I've finally got a film I'm proud of with the best banner. After this, I'm sure I'm going to be flooded with good offers, and not just to do item songs, although I've no godfather in the film industry," she told the agencies. Directed by debutant Anurag Singh, the yet to be titled film also stars Rani Mukerji and Shahid Kapur. Rakhi is excited about working with Rani. "She is my favourite actress. I love Rani. She's a superstar, but so down to earth. I'm going to take blind instructions from Rani about how to do my scenes. And I've no ego about it."

It wouldn't be improper to point out that Rani had borrowed many of Rakhi's mannerisms and speech patterns to play the tart with a golden heart in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's "Saawariya".

Rakhi, who starts shooting with Rani and Shahid July 17, is about to be turned into a typical Yash Raj heroine and the man given the seemingly impossible job is designer Manish Malhotra.

"I've already started rehearsing. Do I play cricket in the film? My lips are sealed. Do I have item songs in the film? Hmmm… that would be telling. But, yes. I don't have just one dance. I've three dances in this film, choreographed by the one and only Vaibhavi Merchant. They're not just ordinary item songs. "And I'm being dressed up by Manish Malhotra. I'm so excited about working with him," Rakhi added.

So will Rakhi be playing cricket along with Rani in this film about women's cricket?

"Darling, if I reveal everything now why will you pay money to see the film when it's released? All I know is that the offer came to me without any lobbying. They saw my item song in 'Krazzy 4.' I guess they liked what they saw. "All the credit goes to Jesus Christ, Mother Mary, Shani Bhagwan and Ganpati. These are the four pillars of my destiny," Rakhi maintained.

"Nothing in my life has come easily to me, but now I'm very happy with my life. Thank you people. And thank you, media. Main media ki beti hoon (I'm the daughter of the media)," she added.

Hollywood: Dark Knight - a gripping character study

Los Angeles, Agencies

'The Dark Knight' is pure adrenaline. Director Christopher Nolan, having dispensed with the introspective, moody origin story of 2005's 'Batman Begins,' now puts the Caped Crusader through a decathlon of explosions, vehicle flips, hand-to-hand combat, midair rescues and pulse-pounding suspense.

Nolan is one of our smarter directors. He builds movies around ideas and characters, and 'Dark Knight' is no exception. The ideas here are not new to the movie world of cops and criminal, but in the context of a comic book movie, they ring out with startling clarity. In other words, you expect moralistic underpinnings in a Martin Scorsese movie; in a Batman movie, they hit home with renewed vigour.

None of this artistic achievement denies the re-energized Warner Bros./DC Comics franchise its commercial muscle. Those bags of money in the movie's opening bank heist are nothing compared with the worldwide box-office haul "Dark Knight" will take from theatres following its July 18 release via Warner Bros. Repeat viewings are a certainty.

Repeat viewings might also be a necessity. That adrenaline rush comes at a cost: With the film's race-car pace, noise levels, throbbing music and density of stratagems, no one will follow all the plot points at first glance. 'Dark Knight' revolves around notions of the yin and yang between Hero and Villain and of those grey areas where social conscience and individuality collide. Thinking logically, Nolan and his co-writer/brother Jonathan, working from a story by Christopher Nolan and David S Goyer, imagine that the heroism of Bruce Wayne's Batman (a returning and very buff Christian Bale) is a double-edged sword. (A theme the current 'Hancock' toyed with but badly mucked up.) Cleaning up the streets of Gotham City turns the crime cartels into an even more dangerous beast that, once cornered, resorts to its own doomsday machine: the maniacally clever and criminally amoral Joker (the late Heath Ledger). And vigilante justice is nonetheless 'justice' from outside the law. So who or what polices him?

Running for cover, the mob head (Eric Roberts) first takes refuge with a Hong Kong crime mogul (Chin Han). Then when Batman takes him down, he and his fellow mobsters hold their noses and in desperation settle on a man who knows no rules and plays everyone against one another.

The Joker relishes the assignment precisely because of his 'admiration' for the Dark Knight. In one key confrontation, the Joker purrs to Batman, like a bride to a groom, 'You complete me.' The criminal clown, his makeup designed to emphasize his facial deformations, sees in a man dressed up in a bat suit 'a freak like me.'

Seemingly on the side of good are the city's White Knight, District Attorney Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckhart); his girlfriend/Assistant DA Rachel Dawes (Maggie Gyllenhaal) - and, if you recall from 'Batman Begins,' Bruce Wayne's longtime love - and police Lt Jim Gordon (Gary Oldman). But loyalties are easily dislodged by threats or money. The Joker's true purpose, besides amusing himself trying to outwit Batman, is to see if he can 'turn' the White Knight to his dark side.

One wishes Nolan had cast a different actor than Eckhart as this White Knight. Although very good at playing duplicitousness and irony - witness 'Thank You for Smoking' - Eckhart never quite seems the crusader presumably intended. He will, of course, turn into Two-Face, but you sense this propensity too early.