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Film: Muharrat of Opekkha held

Eminent educationist Prof Abdullah Abu Sayeed
inaugurates muharrat of film Opekkha: NN Photo

Sheikh Arif Bulbon

Muharrat of full-length feature film 'Opekhha' was held at the Sell Centre Auditorium at Panthapath in the city recently. The film is to be made on digital high definition format under the production of Perfect Telemedia.

The film is based on the story of Mitali Hossain. Mohammad Ali has scripted the dialogue and Kaiser Kader Selim will give direction of the film. Shooting of the film will start on October 15. Location of the film is Daulatdia brothel in Rajbari.

Eminent educationist Prof Abdullah Abu Sayeed was present as chief guest at the muharrat. Litterateur Mitali Hossain, filmmaker Kazi Hayat, journalist Shahin Reza Nur, performers of the film, among others, were present on the occasion.

Director of the film Kaiser Kader Selim discussion on different parts of the film.

Besides a seminar on lighting, camera, acting, direction, script writing and sensor related film activities were discussed after the inauguration of the muharrat.

Opekkha - at a glance:

Production: Perfect Telemedia

Main story: Mitali Hossain

Script: Mohammad Ali

Direction: Kaiser Kader Selim

Cameraperson: AR Swapan

Casting: Al-Mansur, Nahima Sultana Rekha, Naima Siddiqua, Pavel Islam, Sumona Arefin, Abu Nasib, Anjali Ghosh, Pranab Kumar, Manu Islam, child artiste Rodh, Sohan, Shaishab, Moon, Rifat Siddiqui, Sumit and others.

Story of Opekkha:

Woman trafficker Mannan Sardar married a helpless teenager Sohagi. After four years of marriage, guardians of pregnant Sohagi created pressure on Mannan to take Sohagi to his house. But clever Mannan sold his wife in a brothel. From that time Sohagi lived there with her son Sohag for eight. Mannan often brought helpless girls to the brothel and created pressure on Sohagi and dominated her to give him money as her husband. In the meantime, Sohagi feared about the security of her son. There is any value of son in the brothel. Once friend of Sohag left the brothel and Sohagi return his son to Mannan as he would take care of her son. As a result, Mannan took a huge amount of money from Sohagi. While playing in the filed boy Sohag felt on love to Manu. While leaving the brothel Sohag did not found Manu in the brothel area. Then Mannan killed Sohag. Sohagi recognised how her son was killed. Then she went to Mannan to kill him.

Photo Exhibition: Photo show in November To pay tribute to deceased of cyclones

Entertainment Report

A four-day photo show to pay tribute to the deceased of the 1970 and 2007 cyclones that pounded on the coastal areas leaving a tail of destruction and thousands of people homeless will be held at the National Art Gallery of the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy in November.

Hope 87 Bangladesh and Bangladesh Shilpa-kala Academy will jointly organise the show. The show will begin on November 12.

This was disclosed at a press conference at the National Press Club recently. MA Mannan, Director of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, Convener of the photo competition GS Ansary, Mono-war Hossain Akhand, Kaiser Alam and Rezaul Karim, among others, were present at the conference.

In the press conference, the organisers requested the photographers to send their entries featuring the grave destruction of the cyclone-hit areas. A jury board will select the images for the show. They will also honour 10 photographers.

The best photo will receive Tk 20000 and a crest while others will also be awarded with money, certificates and crests, said the organisers.

Participants interested for the show can send their entries by October 25 to Hope 87 Bangladesh at Eskaton in the city.

TV Watch: Eit kather khancha on Ntv tonight

Tisha and Raunak Hasan in drama serial Eit kather
khancha

Entertainment Report

Drama serial 'Eit kather khancha' to be aired on Ntv at 8:15pm today. Shihab Shahin has scripted and directed the serial.

Tarin, Azad Abul Kalam, Apurbo, Tisha, Raunak, Farhana Mili, Prova, Hillol, Eresh Zaker, Tushar Khan, Hahibul Hasan, Shamsul Alam Bakul, Sabiha Zaman, Dipali, Protiti, Aminur Rahman Bachchu, Shanta, Sony, Mithu, Mamun Chowdhury Ripon, among others, performed in the serial.

Story of Eit kather khancha:

The serial began with the family life of three couples. All the couples came from different families. A middle-aged couple started living at an exclusive flat in a posh area.

A young couple went to a hotel in a mufassil area. On the other hand, after passing 18 months a person rent a small unit apartment in the city. All these houses were bondages of love and affection.

But after a certain time period, these dwelling spaces became cages.

A male found a female. Without any relationship the story of the drama serial continued with the lifestyles of the four couples in the society.

Celebrity News: Sharmin Lucky, Chayanika, Richi open Doice Vita

Sharmin Lucky, Chayanika Chowdhury and Richi
Solaiman inaugurate the showroom of Doice Vita in the city
recently

Entertainment Report

Garnering a wide range designs with a promise of novelty, fashion house Doice Vita embarks on recently in the city market. Popular TV personality Shar-min Lucky, playwright and director Chayanika Chowdhury and popular TV actress Richi Solaiman recently inaugurated a showroom of Doice Vita at Banani in the city.

Mahidur Rahman, Director of Probashi Palli, Ayesha Tamanna, proprietor of Doice Vita, Maruf Hasan, Mahmuda Akhter Moni, Taposh Sarkar, Shahnaz Parvin, among others, were present on the occasion.

Chayanika, Sharmin Lucky and Richi - the trio inspected different attires at the showroom and highly appreciated price ranges, standard and quality of the designs of the wears at the Doice Vita.

Bollywood : Bipasha Basu as a Kashmiri girl in Lamha

Bipasha Basu in film Lamha

Bipasha Basu is all set to redefine the preconceived biased notions. The dusky Bong beauty has been an unconventional choice for the role of a Kashmiri girl in Rahul Dholakia's 'Lamha.' Bipasha has taken this as a challenge and the determined actress has decided to look convincing. "I want to disprove that myth. The preconceived notions have to be overcome," she said.

Taking her role very seriously, Bipasha will be learning Kashmiri language and also wants to bring a native Kashmiri girl to Mumbai so that she can study her, observe the true native body language, mannerism and accent.

All the preparations are being made in Mumbai as Kashmir is not deemed safe by the actress to do her homework. "I want my character to be very basic - exactly like the girls are in Kashmir today. I've done realistic roles in Prakash Jha's 'Apaharan' as well as Madhur Bhandarkar's 'Corporate.' But, 'Lamha' is something else," says a charged up Bipasha. - Agency