The New Nation - Internet Edition

Entertainment Report

The Lux Channel i Superstar 2008, a popular talent hunt programme, jointly organised by Unilever Bangladesh and Channel i was announced at a press conference yesterday.

This is the fourth instalment of the talent hunt. The first "Lux Channel-i Super Star" was held in 2005. Since then the contest has been held every year.

The press conference was held at a city hotel where Naushad Chowdhury, Brands and Development Director of Unilever Bangladesh Ltd, Faridur Reza Sagor, Managing Director of Impress Telefilm Ltd, Aly Zaker, Managing Director and CEO of Asiatic Marketing Communications Ltd, previous Lux superstars, among others, were present.

Naushad Chowdhury said, "This year's winner will be awarded the central roles in a mega serial and a film.

This year's endeavour will hopefully inspire more to come forward and win the hearts of millions."

Aly Zaker said, "It is an honour to be a part of this programme. This event plays a major role in finding talents from all over the country."

The registration will be open till September 15. After initial rounds, 25 contestants will be selected who will go through a 'boot camp' process.

They will undergo vigorous grooming sessions with professionals to develop their intellectual skills, confidence, looks, acting skills and more. In this year contest, to make the contest more challenging, new categories like fashion, advertisement, fitness and choreography have been included, said the organizers.

All the necessary information about the registration for this programme will be available at the website www.luxchanneli superstar.com, they said.