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Event: Sabina, Runa nominated for Sheltech Award '08

Entertainment Desk

Country's two noted singers Runa Laila and Sabina Yasmin have been nominated for the Sheltech Award -2008. The awards will be handed over to the recipients formally at the end of March 2009. Each will receive Tk 1 lakh cash and a crest, said a press release.

Sheltech has been giving award since 1998 to honour the eminent citizens.

Late poet Shamsur Rahman, Tagore artiste Kalim Sharafi, Nazrul artiste Feroza Begum, artist Quayyum Chowdhury, litterateur Rabeya Khatun, fiction writer Zafar Iqbal, Shykh Seraj, puppeteer Mustafa Monwar, playwright Mamtazuddin Ahmed, filmmaker Soovas Dutta, educationist Abdullah Abu Sayeed, actor Abul Hayat, architect Moinul Hossain and litterateur Humayun Ahmed received the awards in previous years.

Alokta Sahitya Award announces

Entertainment Report

Literary award 'Alokta Sahitya Award-2007 and 2008 have been announced recently. The award winners are - Abdus Shakoor in litterateur, Shamsuzzaman Khan in column writing, Rafiq Azad in poem and Muntasir Mamun in research work. All of them will get one gold medal, a certificate and honour from the council. Awards will be given soon.

Album News : Bengal Foundation releases 3 albums

Entertainment Report

During the month of December Bengal Foundation has released three new albums under the banner of the series titled 'Bajuk prane Bangla gaan' recently. These are - 1) 'Tin Kobir Gaan,' 2) Tagore songs and 3) Nazrul songs. Durbadal Chatterjee gave direction of the musical compositions.

In the album of 'Tin Kobir Gaan,' artistes Suma Rani Roy, Anindita Chowdhury, Champa Bonik, Nilufar Jahan and Farhana Rahman Kanta rendered songs, while in the album of 'Tagore Songs' artiste Shimu Rani Dey, Sukanta Chakraborty, Adrita Anowar, Farhin Nusrat Joyita, Suma Rani Roy and Biswajit Sengupta rendered songs. In the album of 'Nazrul songs,' artiste Anindita Chowdhury, Shahid Kabir, Debosree Antora Das, Champa Bonik, Anisur Rahman and Fahmida Rahman rendered songs.

TV Show: Dainik Tolpar tonight

Entertainment Report

Drama serial 'Dainik Tolpar' to be aired on Channel i at 9:35pm today. Anisul Haque has scripted the drama, while Ashrafi Mithu has directed the serial. The story of the drama serial is based on daily activities of a daily newspaper. Shamsul Alam Bakul, Fazlur Rahman Babu, Shoeb, Emon, Eresh Zaker, Prova, Kamal Bayezid, Biplob Prosad, Shamim, Lux stars Faria and Munmun, Close Up star Lopa, among others, have performed in the drama serial.

TV Watch : Samudrajol on Banglavision

Entertainment Report

Drama serial 'Samudrajol' to be aired on Banglavision at 8:25pm today. Mohan Khan and Sohel Arman have jointly scripted and directed the drama serial. Gazi Rakayet, Lutfar Rahman George, Shahed Sharif Khan, Shahriar Nazim Joy, Sohel Arman, Litu Anam, Arman Parvez Murad, Bonya Mirza, Chandni, Tanima Hamid, Sharmin Shila, Ria, Nisho, Sajal, Rashed Khan, Rahi, Tania, among others, performed in the serial.

Story of Samudrajol:

Rusho and Odhora married silently. They went to Cox's Bazar for honeymoon. After passing some days, their collection of money was end. Then he took permission from his wife and return to Dhaka. As a result, Rusho's wife became lonely. In one hand, while returning Dhaka Rusho faced an accident. Then he lost his memories. On the other hand, Odhora was waiting for Rusho in Cox's Bazar. The story continued with various incidents.

Daily Soap: Dolls House again from tonight

Entertainment Report

The 251-episode of the popular daily soap 'Dolls House' to be aired on ATN Bangla at 11:30pm on January 1 (today). The daily soap was last aired on December 7. Then due to election news it was stooped. From tonight it is going to be aired on ATN Bangla. From this episode many interesting incidents will take place. Viewers will get Raisul Islam Asad as a new character.

Azad Abul Kalam is the advisory writer of the serial. Tazin Ahmed, Tanvir Hossain Probal and Chanchal M Rahman are in the script board of the daily soap. Afsana Mimi and Badrul Anam Saud have jointly directed the serial. Suborna Mustafa, Shampa Mahmud, Mita Chowdhury, Wahida Mallik Jolly, Tushar Khan, Chitralekha Guha, Dinar, Iresh, Al Mamun, Tropa Majumder, Saberi Alam, Farhana Mithu, Bijori Barkatullah, Prity and others are being performed in the serial.

Story of Dolls House:

Dolls House is full of with females of various professions and mentalities. A woman has her own world is the main theme of the serial. After many incidents different incidents take place in the serial according to the demand of the characters. Dolls House remains a silent witness of those incidents.

Hollywood: Fox says it will try to stop 'Watchmen’

AP, Los Angeles

An attorney for 20th Century Fox says the studio will press its case to delay the release of 'Watchmen,' but a rival studio says it plans to release the film as scheduled.

US District Court Judge Gary Feess last week agreed with Fox that Warner Bros. had infringed its copyright by developing and shooting the superhero flick, casting some doubt on its March 6 release date.

Feess said Monday he plans to hold a trial January 20 to decide remaining issues.

Fox claims it never fully relinquished story rights for the graphic novel from its deal made in the late 1980s, and sued Warner Bros. in February. Warner Bros. contended Fox isn't entitled to distribution.

Warner Bros. said in a statement released Monday afternoon that it won't move the movie's release date and still thinks it will win the case, either at trial or through an appeal.

Bollywood: Jessica Alba in a Tamil film?

Agency

The latest buzz doing the rounds is that Jessica Alba has been approached by the makers of the film 'Goa.' The film is to be directed by Venkat Prabhu and will be produced by Soundarya Rajinikanth's Ocher Studios in association with Warner Bros.

The film is said to be inspired by the murder of British teenager Scarlet Keeling in Goa. Since the producers need a foreigner to play the role, Jessica Alba has been approached.

Jessica Alba is a dusky damsel known to exert tremendous charm on screen. She was voted the sexiest woman in the world by the popular magazine FHM (For Him Magazine) for the year 2006.

If the 'Goa' team is successful in roping in the actress who sizzled the screen in movies such as 'Fantastic Four' and 'Good Luck Chuck' they can look forward to heads turning in their direction from all over India.