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Exhibition: Nakshikantha show ends

Entertainment Report

An exhibition of 80 rare pieces of the country's traditional embroidered 'Nakshikantha' was held at the Nalinikanta Bhattashali Gallery of the National Museum in the city. The show ended recently.

To celebrate the 95th founding anniversary of the National Museum, the authorities have organised the show.

The museum authorities displayed some pieces of over century-old 'Nakshikantha' taking from their collection. Besides, 'Asan-kantha,' 'Bochka-kantha,' 'Lep-kantha,' 'Sujani-kantha,' 'Nakshi-kantha' as cover of pots and other kinds which were collected from different parts of the country are also on display.

Most of these had floral designs, while some show mythical figures and rural life of the Bengal.

Artistes of the kanthas had depicted women working at the yards, bringing water from river while men working at the paddy fields, raring cattle and doing other jobs.

According to the museum authorities, they have over 1,000 pieces of 'Nakshikantha' in their collection.

Opomaner jwala in sensor

Koly and Sakib Khan in Opomaner jwala

Entertainment Report

The film 'Opomaner jwala' is now waiting for the approval of the sensor board.

Eminent filmmaker Nur Hossain Bolai has written and scripted the story of the film. He is also producer and director of the film. He has directed so many hit films earlier. He believes that this movie will also hit.

The film is based on social action, which could attract the viewers.

Shakib Khan, Koli, Shahinur Alam, Suchona, Esha, Rehana, Bobby, Gangua, Nasrin, Tyson, Khalil and others performed in the film in various roles.

TV Watch: Close-up 1 Tomakey khujchhey Bangladesh on Ntv tonight

Entertainment Desk

The 'Ovijatra Round' of 'Close-up 1 Tomakey khujchhey

Bangladesh' to be aired on Ntv at 9:30pm.

This round will be a selection round who will get the opportunity to enter into the next round. Performance of the last Friday' s event and SMS from the audience will judge this round's performance.

Supon Roy is the producer of the event. In looks Farzana Shakil, Rashid Khan in set design, Banglar Mela, O-2, Kay Kraft and Payra are in dress design, Radio Today is the radio partner of the event.

TV Watch: Sowa panch aria lane on

Momo in Sowa panch arai lane

ATN Bangla tonight

Entertainment Desk

The 15th episode of drama serial 'Sowa panch aria lane' to be aired on ATN Bangla at 8:00pm today.

Mominul Islam has scripted the drama, while Golam Sohrab Dodul has directed it.

Challenger, Shirin Alam, Chitralekha Guha, Mosharraf Karim, Chanchal Chowdhury, Tisha, Wahida Mollik Jolly, Dr Inamul Haque, Momo, Fazlur Rahman Babu, Tushar Khan, Rahamat Ali, Al-Mansur, Ahsanul Haque Minu, Eresh Zaker, Tania, Tazin Ahmed, Joyraj and others performed in the serial in various characters.

In future Mamunur Rashid, Saleh Ahmed, Amirul Haque Chowdhury and Aly Zaker will perform in the serial.

Story of Sowa panch aria lane:

A boarding situated at old Dhaka. It is about 100 years old. Different professionals have visited the boarding. Of them, some lived for a certain time, while some other for a long time.

Different types of comedy and realistic events take place in the boarding. The story continues with various incidents.

TV Show: Banglavision airs Swanachura

Shrabonti and Shahriar Nazim Joy in
Swapnachura

Entertainment Desk

Banglavision will air 'Swapnachura' at 9:45pm today. Aniket has scripted the drama, while Fazlur Rahman has directed it.

Shrabonti, Mir Sabbir, Sumaiya Shimu, Anisur Rahman Milon, Dr Ezazul Islam, Zakaria Showkhin and others performed in the serial.

Story of Swapnachura:

Different incidents, which occur in the family lives of middle income and elite classes, are being taken place in the drama serial. Aparna, a housewife, is the central character of the serial. She maintains her husband and family members. Shayan is another female character in the drama in a middle class family. She is now passing her days as post-broken-up affair with Bobby. She has decided to build up an affair with Arefin, sister-in-law of Bobby. Then Bobby along with Sajjad started to create new plot. The story of continues with various events.

TV Programme: Film related show Good short

Entertainment Desk

Film related programme 'Good Short' to be aired on Rtv at 8:30pm today. The programme is based on a 10-minute film made by young talented filmmaker. Either fiction or documentary film will be presented at the show. Besides, evaluation of their works will be discussed at the programme.

Syed Sabab Ali Arzu is the producer of the fortnightly programme.

Hollywood: Stand up to cancer telethon takes over network TV

Singers Sheryl Crow, left, and James Taylor pose
together before the Stand Up to Cancer benefit at the Kodak
Theater in Los Angeles on Friday.

AP, Los Angeles

Three TV networks, cancer research advocates and more than 60 celebrities from music, sports, TV and film made history Friday night with a live telethon that aired simultaneously on NBC, ABC and CBS.

Jack Black, Jennifer Aniston, Halle Berry and Keanu Reeves - along with presidential nominees John McCain and Barack Obama - were among the stars participating in 'Stand Up to Cancer,' an hour-long, commercial-free fundraising show spearheaded by entertainment-industry heavyweights whose lives have been touched by the disease.

"This is an absolutely historic night, thanks to the unbelievable generosity of the three networks," producer and cancer survivor Laura Ziskin told the audience at the Kodak Theatre before the show began.

"We hope we're going to make you laugh, and I know we're going to make you cry, so I have some party favours," she said as she tossed packets of Kleenex into the crowd.

Cancer survivors Lance Armstrong and Elizabeth Edwards kicked off the program with statistics: Cancer kills 550,000 Americans and six million people worldwide each year.

Bollywood: Mallika Sherawat’s soaring market price down!

Mallika Sherawat

Agency

An industry source revealed, "She had begun quoting 1 to 1.5 crore per film post the success of Welcome. She was expecting both Ugly Aur Pagli and MGMA to become hits but well fate had something else in store for her. Not only both these films flopped badly but also got her acting severe criticism from all quarters! This has been a major set back for her in terms of demanding the price she wanted for herself. Now with these two massive flops in a row, producers are being varied of negotiating any price with her beyond Rs, 75 lakhs. Mallika too has been left with no choice but comply with it without being the snooty self that she had been for last few months!" The source further added, "Mallika was offered a film by Zee Group to be directed by Tigmanshu Dhulia few months back. It was a solo lead role and Mallika had quoted Rs. 1.5 crore as her acting fees. That times the Zee officials decided to take some time to come back to her as the script too was yet to be completed.

But now just a few days back. the Zee guys went back again with a complete bound script to Mallika. It is learnt that they both have mutually agreed on a price of Rs. 75 lakhs for the film. The shooting for the film will begin in 2008 end."