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Event: Musical drama Grease to be staged in city

Entertainment Report

All-time favourite musical drama 'Grease' to be staged at the International School Dhaka (ISD) in Baridhara in the city at 7:00pm on November 14 and 15.

After enchanting millions all over the world in the movie version with John Travolta and Olivia Newton John, and being a sensation on Broadway for over 30 years, here is the story that made Danny Zucko and his TBirds famous around the world. With a live band, a cast of over 30, and guaranteed laughs in store, Grease is the kind of musical that is sure to please everyone.

To reserve tickets or buy in advance please call 028817101-7 or come to the ISD reception desk. Tickets of the musical drama are Tk 500 per person.

Daily Soap: Banglavision airs Gulshan Avenue tonight

Entertainment Report

Drama serial 'Gulshan Avenue' to be aired on Banglavision at 9:45pm today. Nima Rahman has scripted the drama, while Syed Awlad has directed the serial.

Sujata, Masud Ali Khan, Tarique Anam Khan, Diti, Mou, Apurbo, KS Firoze, Lina Ahmed, Rosy Siddiqui, Shakiba, Tanjika, Tutul, Shahriar Shuvo, Yusuf Russell, among others, performed in the serial.

Story of Gulshan Avenue:

Ali Reza Chowdhury has three sons - Shahadat, Sharafat and Shafqat. Only Shafqat lives with his parents. Yasmin is wife of Shafqat. They have three sons - Shamim, Nasim and Wasim. Farzana is wife of Shamim. Though he has wife, he is searching another partner. Labony, wife of Nasim, is full of proud as it makes troubles in the family. Younger son Wasim recently married Samia, daughter of a rich man. Grandmother-in-law of Samia does not like her. Farah, sister of Shamim, married Kabir, a promising singer. But her parent creates pressure on Samia to give divorce to Kabir. Once a woman named Rehana came to Shafqat from London and demands Tk five crore. But why she wants to take revenge? The story continues.

Event: Memories of Kanai Lal Shil recalled

Staff Reporter

A memorial meeting and cultural function was held at the Dance and Music Centre Auditorium of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy in the city recently.

Shilpakala Academy organised the meeting to commemorate the noted Dotara player and folk artiste Kanai Lal Shil.

Former Deputy Director General of Bangladesh Betar Ashfaqur Rahman was present as chief guest at the meeting, while noted artiste MA Khaleque was present as special guest on the occasion.

Director General of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy Bhuiyan Shafiqul Islam chaired the function, while Director of the Dance and Music Department of Shilpakala Academy, among others, spoke at the meeting.

After the discussion, a cultural function was held at the auditorium to recall the memories of Kanai Lal Shil.

TV Watch: Rupali Manush on 50-episode today

Entertainment Report

The 50-episode of drama serial 'Rupali Manush' to be aired on ATN Bangla at 3:15pm today. Fazlul Karim has scripted the drama, while Fakhrul Abedin has directed the serial.

Queen Rahman, Suborna Devnath Tumpa, Laila Ferdous Himel, Abdul Aziz, Gias Babu, Vimtu Samad, Sayeed Hasan, among others, performed in the serial.

Story of Rupali Manush:

Imran Chowdhury has three daughters - Preeti, Trina and Shaily. These three sisters have interesting attitudes. Imran Chowdhury not only loves them but also suspect them. His three sisters do not live separately. As a result, they do not want to marry. Of them, one is a musician, another one is a dance artiste and rest one is practicing acting. Incidentally they meet various types of people.

TV Serial: Ghor Songsar on Rtv tonight

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.

Music News: South African singing legend Makeba dies

AFP, Rome

Miriam Makeba, the singer who became the musical symbol of the black struggle against apartheid, has died after collapsing at a concert in Italy. She was 76.

Makeba, nicknamed 'Mama Africa' by a worldwide legion of fans and famed for hits such as 'Pata Pata,' 'The Click Song,' died of a heart attack in a Naples hospital after she collapsed as she left the stage at a benefit concert in Castel Volturno on Sunday.

"One of the greatest songstresses of our time Miriam Makeba has ceased to sing," said South African Foreign Minister Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma in a statement.

Born in Johannesburg on March 4, 1932, Makeba became one of Africa's best-known singers and while Nelson Mandela was in prison took up the battle against apartheid through her music. South Africa revoked her citizenship in 1960 and even refused to let her return for her mother's funeral. Makeba spent more than three decades in exile, living in the United States, Guinea and Europe. She saw her music outlawed in her homeland after she appeared in an anti-apartheid film. But she was an international success, winning a Grammy award for Best Folk Recording with US singer Harry Belafonte in 1965 for the album 'An Evening With Belafonte/Makeba.'

Bollywood : Shabina Khan designs for Sanjay Dutt, Kunal Kapoor

Shabina Khan is the costume designer for 'Lamha' starring Sanjay Dutt and Kunal Kapoor. A source informs, "Sanjay plays an undercover cop in the film. Shabina has given Sanju a new look that's absolutely stunning. Dutt looks raw-rough and tough just like the way undercover cops look." The source added, "Kunal Kapoor plays a Pathani in the film. Shabina has stylised his look and costumes accordingly. Shabina did a research on the Pathanis. Also with the kind of look that Kunal has, Shabina's costumes gel very well with his personality." - Agency