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Event: Kranti remembered Komol Dasgupta

Entertainment Report

Cultural organisation Kranti organised a musical evening at Narigrantha Probartana at Mohammadpur in the city recently.

Main aim of the musical evening was to commemorate memorise of the legendary musician Komol Dasgupta as part of its regular arrangement of the musical session.

A total of 15 popular songs of Komol Dasgupta were presented by veteran and new members of Kranti in the programme. 'Esho priyo mon rangai,' 'Prithibi amare chai,' 'Ami bonophul go,' 'Duti pakhi duti teere,' 'Emoni borosha chhilo sedin,' 'Valobasa more bhikhari korechhe,' 'Ami duranta Baishakhi jhor,' 'Kotodin dekhini tomai,' 'Tumi ki ekhon dekhichho swapan,' and other songs were presented at the show.

Noted musician Azad Rahman was present as chief guest at the function and discussed on the life and activities of Komol Dasgupta at the programme.

Mahbubul Haider Mohan, President of Kranti and Gano Sangeet artiste, coordinated, scripted and moderated the whole programme.

Drama: ATN Bangla airs Rangila Bau tonight

Entertainment Report

The 47th episode of drama serial 'Rangila Bau' to be aired on ATN Bangla at 9:20pm today. Ahmed Shahabuddin has scripted the drama, while Syed Shakil has directed the serial.

Pijush Bondopadhya, Chitralekha Guha, Elora Gawhar, Srabonti, Bonya Mirza, Shams Sumon, Zitu Ahsan, Nasim, Chumky, Shoeb, Fazlur Rahman Babu, Jyoti, Joyraj, among others, performed in the serial.

Story of Rangila Bau:

Jhati Belay is a village in Bhadraghat union where various types of people are living. Some of them are illiterate, needy and simple minded. They do not want to involve any complexity.

They want to survive simply. But there are some villagers who want to get the taste of urban life. They are financially solvent and ambiguous. The story of the drama is based on the lifestyle of these villagers.

Punthipather Asar held at Kishoreganj

Alam Sarowar Tito, Kishoreganj

A 'Punthipather Asar' was held at Dehunda High School Ground at Karimganj in Koshoreganj on October 26. Bangla Folk Media and Chishtia Shilpi Goshthi jointly organised the session to commemorate country's one of the prominent 'Punthi' artiste Munshi Azimuddin Hanafi.

The programme began with the slogan of 'Save Folk Songs.' Cultural Affairs Secretary Md Shorful Alam was present as chief guest at the function, while Dr Syed Mohammad Shahed, Director General of Bangla Academy and Bhuiyan Shafiqul Islam, Director General of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, were present as special guests on the occasion.

ASM Mahbubul Alam, DC of Kishoreganj, Banomali Bhowmik, Chief Executive Officer (Deputy Secretary) of Kishoreganj, Mohammad Atiqur Rahman, Upazila Nirbahi Officer of Kishoreganj, Sayed Milki, Communication Specialist of UNICEF, Muhammad Abdur Rashid Bhuiyan, writer of life-sketch of Munshi Azimuddin, Faruk Shahriar, Executive Director of Bangla Folk Media, among others, were present at the function. Abdul Kuddus Boyati, folk artiste and Chairman of Bangla Folk Media, chaired the event.

Eminent lyricist Golam Rabbani (Panu) and folk collector Md Saleh Ahmed coordinated the programme, while Kibria Khokon and Motiur Rahman Bhuiyan moderated the show.

TV Show: Siddika Kabir’s recipe on Ntv

Entertainment Report

Cooking related regular show 'Siddika Kabir's Recipe' to be aired on Ntv at 8:15pm today. Sara Zaker and Abdullah Rana have jointly directed this popular TV show.

Sharmin Lucky and Prof Siddika Kabir have jointly moderated the show. In each episode an invited guest attends the programme and makes a cooking item for the viewers. Then Prof Siddika Kabir presents her recipe.

TV Serial: Ghor Songsar on Rtv

Entertainment Report

Drama serial 'Ghor Songsar' to be aired on Rtv at 9:10pm today. Nurul Islam BSC has written the story of the drama, while Moin Khan Rupee has directed the serial.

Khairul Alam Sabuj, Abul Kashem, Chitralekha Guha, Shirin Bakul, Bonya Mirza, Sharmin Shila, Arman Parvez Murad, Ahsan Habib Nasim, Runa Khan, Syed Shuvro, among others, performed in the serial.

Story of Ghor Songsar:

Mr Khalil has build up his livelihood bit by bit. He along with his wife and children has been passing days in a planned way. Once it was found that his son felt on love with the daughter of the house owner. As a result, complexity found in the family for the first time. His daughter was killed in a road mishap. Then family conflicts rose. Then members of the family became normal. But head of family is no more.

Hollywood: Mary-Louise Parker does stint in 'Solitary’

Reuters, New York

'Weeds' star Mary-Louise Parker will begin a May/December romance with Michael Douglas in 'Solitary,' an Indies drama co-starring Susan Sarandon, Danny DeVito and Jenna Fischer.

The story revolves around an ex-auto dealership owner (Douglas) whose career and marriage have collapsed because of his less-than-ethical behaviour. Parker will play a high-powered society belle.

Brian Koppelman and David Levien will direct the Millennium Films feature from Koppelman's script.

The shoot, set to begin next month in New York, will be a perfect fit for Parker. The Manhattan-based actress is gearing up to play Hedda Gabler in the Roundabout Theater Co's new take on Henrik Ibsen's classic play of the same name. Following the January-March run, Parker will return to 'Weeds,' the hit Showtime series that wrapped its fourth season last month.

TV Watch: Bangladesh Swapna Dekhe from tonight

Entertainment Report

The first episode of special fortnightly programme 'Bangladesh Swapna Dekhe' to be aired on Banglavision at 11:25pm today. Shaon Mahmud has moderated the show and Badrul Alam Nabil has produced it. The programme is based on the lifestyle, dreams and philosophies of various personalities of the country who are well reputed in the society. Eminent legal expert Barrister Rafiqul Haque will be present as invited guest in the first episode of the show.

Bollywood: Diya Mirza planning huge

Bollywood runs on herd mentality, acknowledging only the successful films of actors and not their talent," said actress and former beauty queen Diya Mirza. Missing from the big screen since her cameo in the box office dud Krazzy 4, Diya hopes that her off-beat film Bits and Pieces, opposite Rahul Bose is released soon. She attributes her absence to the failure of her films and the industry's "biased" attitude towards her.

"It was important for me to back off from films. I started my career on a good note with big banners, good producers and good actors, but the films didn't do too well. We live in an industry that runs on herd mentality. It functions only on the number of successful films you have, not your talent," Diya said.

In seven years, Diya has failed to deliver a memorable performance in the lead. She was, however, seen in cameos in hits like Parineeta, Lage Raho Munnabhai, Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd and Shootout at Lokhandwala. Not many know that the actress also worked in an offbeat project - National Award-winning director Manmohan Mahapatra's Bits and Pieces opposite Rahul Bose. But the film is still awaiting release. "I am really sad people didn't get to see the film despite its diverse story and strong characters. I hope it is released," she said. - Agency