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Film: Oporadhi Sontan released

Rehana Jolly, Nodi and co-artist in Oporadhi
Sontan

Entertainment Desk

The film 'Oporadhi Sontan' directed by Hanif Nasir and presented by Abdus Samad and Nasir Uddin has been released on August 1 across the country.

Kamal Hossain is producer of the film.

Alexander Bo, Nodi, Shahin Alam, Chandramukhi, Rehana Jolly, Pirjada, Kabila, Jasmine, Amir, Jacky, Papia, Ilias Kobra and Ahmed Sharif have performed in different roles in the movie.

MA Quaiyum was in camera, Erfan Tipu in music direction, Chishti Jamal in editing and Salam was in fight direction of the movie.

Story of Oporadhi Sontan:

A child was born in the custody. After birth of the child his mother died. Jailer took the responsibility of the baby. He took him to his house. But his father and brother did not give the baby shelter. Wife of the jailer accepted the baby and brought him up. In the meantime, younger brother of the jailer was killed. Adopted son, Bijoy, took the responsibility of the killing. Police arrested Bijoy. Then he returned home after completion of his punishment. But everybody forced him to leave the house. Bijoy wanted to return home, but did not do it due to non-cooperative attitude from his father and brother. Then he fought with the leaders of a gang Ahmed Sharif and Ilias Kobra. In a marriage ceremony of Bijoy's sister real name of the killer was disclosed. The story turned into other track.

Taylor’s ill health played down

Liz Taylor

BBC Online

Dame Elizabeth Taylor is 'fine' and is soon expected to return home from a 'precautionary' spell in hospital, her publicist has said.

Dick Guttman called reports that the 76-year-old actress is seriously ill as "dramatic, overstated and untrue".

But he declined to give further details about the Oscar winner's condition or where she is receiving treatment.

Mr Guttman added: "At present, she is surrounded by family, friends and fabulous jewels."

Over the last decade Dame Elizabeth has been dogged by a number of health problems, which have left her confined to a wheelchair.

Denied speculation

She has broken her back five times, had a benign brain tumour removed in 1997, and suffers from the brittle bone disease osteoporosis.

In 2004, the actress suffered from congestive heart failure, which compounded by spinal fractures and a curvature left her almost bedridden.

In an interview with CNN in 2006, she denied speculation that she was gravely ill or being treated for Alzheimer's disease, saying: "Oh come on, do I look like I'm dying?"

Dame Elizabeth began her Hollywood career as a teenager in films such as Lassie Come Home and National Velvet.

She won best actress Oscars for Butterfield 8 in 1960 and Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? six years later.

The screen star, who has three children and adopted a fourth with ex-husband Richard Burton, was made an honorary dame by the Queen in 2000.

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.

Drama: Dramas in website

Nagorik Natya Sampradoy staged 'Chhayanaut' at the
Experimental Theatre Hall of Shilpakala Academy on Friday.
Photo: FocusBangla

Entertainment Desk

Country's popular dramas are now available in a website named NatokTUBE.Com. This is similar to Youtube.

This website will give opportunity to upload all videos simultaneously. In Youtube, anybody cannot upload video of 20 minutes. But NatokTUBE.Com provides more than 20-minute video.

Besides, all types of facilities including audio and image sharing and social facilities of a website could be found in this website.

Event: Bangladeshi cultural team in Colombo

Members of Bangladesh cultural team

Entertainment Desk

A 10-member cultural delegation from Bangladesh went to Colombo to attend the cultural festival on the occasion of 15th SAARC Summit in Sri Lanka. They left Dhaka on July 26.

Members of the cultural team are - Md Anwar Hossain, Project Director of the Reform and Extension Project of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy - Team Leader, Refat Hossain Chowdhury (Fahim) - Tagore artiste, Sujit Mostafa -Narul artiste, Suchorita Roy - folk artiste, Sohel Rahman - dance director and artiste, Farzana Ria Chowdhury - dance artiste, Mehbuba Mahnur Chandni - dance artiste, Sadeque Ali - instrumental artiste (tabla), Partha Pratim Acharya - instrumental artiste (key-board) and Md Shahidul Islam - instrumental artiste (flute).

After participating the cultural festival they will return today (August 3).

Bollywood: I don’t care if I look like Aishwarya!

Sneha Ullal

Agency

When Sneha Ullal came into the industry at that time she was termed as an Aishwarya Rai look alike. Her very first film Lucky opposite Salman in Lucky proved to be unlucky for the actress. Despite the film being a moderate success, her career failed to take off. In spite of doing a few odd films the actress was nowhere to be seen.

"I don't care if I look like Aishwarya. I would like it if people stopped caring too. People should know me as Sneha Ullal, not an Ash look alike" she had then quoted back then.

Recently the actress was seen lounging in a suburban five star hotel where we notice her with a few family friends in casual jeans and T-shirt. Sneha sportingly posed for a few pictures but seemed conscious of her looks.

It seemed to us that the actress was worried about her outfit but before leaving, we heard her commenting. "I hope I don't look like a kid in the picture or do I?" said Sneha.

Sneha repeatedly has tried to prove that she is grown up. She was hardly 16 when she came into films.

She tried doing roles beyond her age. She was last seen opposite Sohail Khan in Aryan. When asked about her forthcoming ventures she revealed that she has four films on floors currently.