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Documentary: Finding Bangladesh: Chapter 1 released

Entertainment Report

The first part of the film 'Finding Bangladesh: Chapter 1 - Dhaka and Rajshahi Divisions,' a unique documentary on the historical sites of Bangladesh, was inaugurated at a function at Hotel Westin Auditorium in the city yesterday.

The film made by Scratch Films consists of three parts. Of them, first part, based on Dhaka and Rajshahi division, was inaugurated yesterday. Duration of the film is 80 minutes.

The film addresses the issues in an informal manner, enhanced with visual effects, 3D models and comics to present history.

The sites of the film covered in Dhaka division - Ahsan Manjil, Lalbagh Fort, Dhakeshwari Temple, Star Mosque and Sonargaon (Bara Sardar Bari, Panam City and Sonakanda Fort) and in Rajshahi division - Ramshagor Dighi, Kantajee's Temple, Kusumba Mosque, Paharpur, Mahanstangarh, Behula's Nuptial House and Puthia.

Dr Salehuddin Ahmed, Pro-Vice Chancellor of BRAC University, was present as chief guest, while Army officials, famous actors, singers, media personnel, representatives from Bangla Academy, students, expatriates, foreigners, representatives of the charitable organizations, among others, were present on the occasion.

Adnan MS Fakir, Director of Scratch Films, said, "The young generation of the country barely knows anything about our country. Our documentary film aims in changing that by targeting the youth especially the school, college and university students.

While there are several documentaries on historical sites shown on TV, they are pretty mundane and very few people of our age actually watch them. We made up entirely of college and university students, have prepared this film keeping these factors in mind. It's a film by the youth and for the youth, and hence has been made accordingly."

TV Watch: Orchid on ATN Bangla tonight

Homaira Himu, Lara Lotus and Tania in drama serial
Orchid

Entertainment Desk

The 16th episode of drama serial 'Orchid' to be aired at 9:20pm today. Taher Shipon has directed the serial written by Russell O'Neil.

Chitralekha Guha, Fazlur Rahman Babu, Aruna Biswas, Shirin Alam, Shrabonti, Anisur Rahman Milon, Himu, Lara Lotus, Apurba, Emon, Tania, Mohsin Reza, Sokal Ahmed and others are being performed in the drama serial.

Shrabonti loves Shoeb.

Her parents force her to get marriage. She communicates with Shoeb. Shoeb suggests her to leave home.

They left the country and went to Bangkok. Businessman Shoeb has a house in Bangkok. Caretaker of the house Babu made it a hotel and was running business for five years.

When Srabonti and Shoeb went there they found that a group of Bangladeshi girls were living there. Then various types of problems began. The story went on comedy mood. Once father of Shoeb went to that house.

Ghor Kutum on Channel i tonight

Entertainment Desk

Mega serial 'Ghor Kutum' to be aired at 7:50pm on Channel i today. Salauddin Lavlu has directed the serial written by Brindabon Das.

ATM Shamsuzzaman, Fazlur Rahman Babu, Salauddin Lavlu, Chanchal Chowdhury, Mosharraf Karim, AkhM Hasan, Aliraj, Shamim, Sanjeeb, Shoshi, Homaira Himu, Tania, Golam Farida Chhanda, Maya Ghosh, Shirin Alam and others, performed in various characters in the mega serial.

Ferdousi Majumder in Amar bou sob jane

Ferdousi Majumder

Entertainment Desk

Drama serial 'Amar bou sob jane' to be aired at 8:15pm on Ntv on Sunday. Popular TV actress Ferdousi Majumder will perform in the serial.

Shahiduzzaman Selim has directed the serial written by Raunak Hasan.

Alamgir, Ferdousi Majumder, Mita Chowdhury, Mamunur Rashid, Farah Ruma, Tisha, Raunak Hasan, Saleh Ahmed, Diti, Dilara Zaman, Dolly Zahur, Tarana Halim, Al Mamun, Amin Azad and others performed in various roles in the serial.

Story of Amar bou sob jane:

Rubina Akhter is a teacher. Age about 70. She lost her husband 10 years ago. She has four daughters - Tithi, Juthi, Bithi and Sathi - and huge wealth. Though she is the chairman of his husband's properties and business, her elder daughter Tithi was looking after the business. Her other three daughters were married. The story of the drama serial went on conflicts between the mental satisfaction and social barriers.

Event: Aupee inaugurates Biborton Boutiques

TV actress Aupee Karim watching dresses at Biborton
Boutiques

Entertainment Report

Popular TV actress Aupee Karim inaugurated a new boutique house named 'Biborton Boutiques' at the second floor of Plaza AR in Dhanmondi in the city of Friday.

Biborton Boutiques, an emerging fashion outlet, started its journey to promote the young creative designers. The boutique house is full of dresses for women and children. All the dresses at the boutique house comes with fully hand generated design without any embroidery work.

Different items of attires including salwar kamiz, fatua, and tops for children along with bed and cushion cover and wall matt.

Runa Mustafa, Proprietor of Biborton Boutiques, said that her fashion shop will promote the young creative designers who passed from Dhaka Art Institute.

Their designed items will be displayed for sale at the Biborton Boutiques. Creative designers who are interested can contact for detail in the following number: 01716364439, she added.

Bollywood: Meera pledges return to Bollywood

Entertainment Desk

The curly haired petite Meera Vasudevan mesmerised the audiences with her very first film 'Rules: Pyaar Ka Superhit Formula' in 2003. The actress was an overnight sensation and offers from big wigs kept pouring in.

She was even one of the strong favourites for the most promising actress of the year. Since Meera believes in sticking to her roots and culture, she didn't give in to movies that would require her to dance around a pole or be skimpily clad. The actress took it real steady and in 2007 was pitched in for Ken Ghiosh's 'Chain Khuli Ki Mein Khuli' alongside Rahul Bose. Then much later came 'Thodi Life Thodi Magic'. Though the film bombed at the box office, Meera walked away with rave reviews such that even the likes of Ashutosh Gowarikar expressed his views of the same.

Now with awards for best Tamil actress and awards for her performance as Mohanlal's wife in the path breaking 'Thanmatra', Meera is set to repeat this with bollywood. Though there are immense substantial roles pouring in from the big wigs of the south, Meera is all set to hit it big in Bollywood. She still believes that in an era of sex bombs such as Bipasha Basu and Kareena Kapoor, there is still enough room for her.

Carla Bruni album's 'sexually changed' lyrics

French President Nicolas Sarkozy's pop star wife Carla Bruni has hit back at critics who have panned sexually charged lyrics of her new album. Conservatives claim some of Bruni's songs about drugs and sex on her latest album Comme Si de Rien N'etait (As If Nothing Had Happened) are inappropriate for the wife of a government official. In one song, the singer compares being in love to an addictive drug, singing: "You are my drug/More deadly than Afghan heroin/More dangerous than Colombian white."

The lyric has been lambasted by Colombia's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Fernando Araujo, who insisted the illegal drug link is "painful" for Colombia, and shouldn't feature in a song by the wife of a world leader. But Bruni insists she isn't fazed by the uproar, and finds it flattering people still listen to her music. -Agency

"It doesn't bother me much. It's actually nice to have people searching for a meaning (in my lyrics). At least they read them," Contactmusic quoted her, as saying.

"It's a song about love addiction, when people just go crazy, you know? I know it can be taken in other ways, but in the end, all the songs can speak for themselves," she added.