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Film : Muharrat of Third Person Singular Number held

Entertainment Report

Muharrat of the film 'Third Person Singular Number' directed by popular film director Mustafa Sarwar Farooki was held at the Star Cineplex in Basundhara City in the city recently.

This is the third film of Farooki. Anisul Haque and Mustafa Sarwar Farooki will jointly write the script of the film.

Abul Hayat, Mosharraf Karim, Nusrat Imroze Tisha, Marjuk Russel, Shahir Huda Rumi, vocalist of Yatri music band Topu, among others, will perform in the film. Faridur Reza Sagar of Impress Telefilm, novelist Anisul Haque, filmmaker Tareque Masud and the director of Third Person Singuar Number Mustafa Sarwar Farooki, among others, spoke at the function.

The speakers hoped that the film would be a great work and it would enrich the country's film industry. Expectations are that the story of the film will not only be attractive, it will also uphold the reality of our society, said the speakers. Songs of the film will also be attractive, said the organisers.

Mustafa Sarwar Farooki said that he was influenced by the novel 'Tin Parber Jibon' by Syed Manzoorul Islam. The director has also taken inspiration from different incidents of his and others' lives.

The story of the film will revolve round three persons but it will focus on a woman, whose husband is convicted for murder and confined in a jail. Struggles of the woman will be highlighted in the film.

Shooting of the film, to be produced by Impress Telefilm, will begin on July 21.

Music composition of the film has already been done. The organisers hoped that they will release an album including the songs of the film soon.

Comedian Lalu Bhai no more

Entertainment Desk

Film artiste and comedian AFM Abdul Ali Lalu, popularly known as Lalu Bhai, died of old age complications at his Brahma Palli residence in Mymensingh at 12:00pm on Monday.

He was 90. The artiste was suffering from heart diseases, high blood pressure and old-age complications.

Besides wife, he left six sons, a daughter and a host of relatives to mourn his death.

He was buried at Bhatikeshar Graveyard after the namaz-e-janaza at Jamia Islamia.

Lalu was a popular name on BTV and Radio. He became popular for his dialogue 'Kainchain Dehi', a local dialect in Mymensingh on BTV programme 'Jadi Kichu Mone Naa Koren' by Fazle Lohani.

He worked for the Bangladesh Telegraph and Telephone Board and went on retirement in 1989. He somehow ekes out a stark living with the pension money of TK 1646.

He first appeared in the silver screen through 'Surjo Snan' in 1962.

He performed different roles in more than 100 films, including Ka Kha Ga Gha Uma, Sonali Akash, Dui Diganta, Raja Elo Shahare, Sat Rang, Nawab Siraj-ud-Dowlah, Chena Ochena, Abanchita and many more.

He also worked with Abdul Jabber Khan, the first filmmaker of 'Mukh O Mukhush.'

TV Watch: Char Bioscope on Channel 1 tonight

Entertainment Desk

Dhankora is an organised village. Four friends - Hira, Manik, Polash and Bidhu - brought up in this village. They do their all works together including study, singing, even chatting. After completing their college education they could not reach in the higher study. Though they have no higher education, but they have their own talents to do something. Some of them in expert with playing flute, while some other was expert in writing script of drama. For this reason, villagers known them as 'Char Bioscope.' They were familiar to the villagers by this name.

They were passing their days happily. But Chairman of the village and his associations became anger with them. They did not accept their bohemian lives. They believed that their bohemian lives could influence the young generation. But the four bioscopes believed that they would become best artists in the long run. As a result, they started psychological fight with the village's Chairman. But the Chairman did not like it. In the meantime, the four bioscopes won the hearts of the villagers by their performances. This is the story of 'Char Bioscope.'

Starring: Ataur Rahman, Amal Bose, Parvin Mahbuba, Shirin Alam, Saju Khadem, Pran Roy, Raunak Hasan, Shoeb, Farah Ruma, Mukti, Shuvo, Monira Yusuf Memy, Abdullah Rana, Ferdousi Ara Bonya, Rakhi Momtaz, Tanya Biswas, Geetashri Devi and Mizan.

Time: Each Wednesday on 8:15pm on Channel 1.

Hollywood: Oscar watchers dampen award hype for Ledger’s Joker

Los Angeles, Agencies

Hollywood has a long history of seeing big stars - James Dean, Marilyn Monroe and Bruce Lee among them - appearing in high-profile films released after their untimely deaths.

O'Neil said that when Finch died, Hollywood was in the middle of Oscar season and also in shock. Prior to that, Robert De Niro was sweeping the critics' awards for 'Taxi Driver.'

Veteran Oscar watcher O'Neil also sees parallels between the truncated careers of Ledger and James Dean.

"Like Heath, James Dean was a heartthrob star who was considered a serious actor, who died tragically young," O'Neil said. "He was nominated twice posthumously, for "East of Eden" and "Giant," and he lost both times." Even the legendary Spencer Tracy was ignored by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which gives out the Oscars, after he died in 1967 just as "Guess Who's Coming To Dinner?" was coming out in theatres. And he was the front-runner, O'Neil said. Tracy's co-star Katharine Hepburn did win best actress for "Guess Who's Coming To Dinner?"

Bollywood: Ranvir Shorey, Konkona Sen engaged?

Mumbai, IANS

Rumours are rife that Ranvir Shorey and Konkona Sen-Sharma are as engaged to one another as can be, but neither party is willing to talk about it.

When Ranvir was asked why the secrecy, he said: "It's a personal choice. We like to keep our personal life away from the limelight. All I can say is I'm very content with my life and career."

Ranvir would much rather talk about his film with US-based Indian filmmaker Mira Nair. Titled "How Can It Be", it also has Konkona. They've worked together before in a wife-swapping film, 'Mixed Doubles,' and Madhur Bhandarkar's "Traffic Signal".

"But this project is very special. It is a short film - part of a series on human rights made by the likes of Jane Campion, Gus Van Sant and Jim Wenders. Mira's film is about women's emancipation and we shot it in New York. Konkona plays the central character, but my role is no less pivotal," Ranvir told IANS. The role went to Ranvir after Mira's favourite Irrfan Khan turned it down.

"So I believe," laughed Ranvir. "I think he refused it. But Mira says I was always her first choice. In fact, I met Irrfan in New York when we shot with Mira. He was doing another short film with Mira co-starring Natalie Portman."

Konkona was all but signed to play Tabu's role in Mira Nair's "The Namesake". She had opted out because the dates clashed with her mother Aparna Sen's "17 Park Avenue". Ranvir says working with Konkona is an easy experience. "It's an advantage to work with a friend. You can speak your mind freely without the fear of offending the other party." But it wasn't same with his "Ugly Aur Pagli" co-star Mallika Sherawat.

Music: Britney given more access to sons

BBC Online

Pop star Britney Spears and her former husband Kevin Federline have reached an agreement that allows the singer more overnight visits with her children.

The settlement was agreed with lawyers and a Los Angeles Superior Court commissioner in a closed-door session.

Ms Spears' attorney, Laura Wasser, said the 26-year-old will be able to spend more time with her young sons.

She said Mr Federline, 30, would retain full custody, but Ms Spears may get expanded rights by the end of the year.

'Extremely happy'

Neither Ms Spears nor Mr Federline attended the hearing. The agreement also means a custody trial that had been scheduled for next month will not take place now.

Ms Wasser told The Associated Press the singer will now have three visits a week from Sean Preston, 2, and Jayden James, 1, with at least two overnight visits. "The fact is, it's a win for the family," she said.

Lawyer Mark Vincent Kaplan, who represents Mr Federline, said his client was also pleased that an agreement had been reached.