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TV Watch: Shuvo Sokal, Diner Sheshe today

Entertainment Report

Regular programme 'Shuvo Sokal' and 'Diner Sheshe' to be aired on Banglavision today. 'Shuvo Sokal' to be aired at 8:00am under the production of Jabed Iqbal Topu and 'Citycell Diner Sheshe' under the production of Robi Shankar Moitree to be aired at 5:45pm on Banglavision on December 25.

'Shuvo Sokal' is a compilation of various segments titled 'Today's events,' 'Again reading,' 'Evergreen,' 'Health Talk,' 'Today's in history' and 'Conversation with guest.' 'Story of history,' 'Remembrance,' 'This time's songs,' 'Books' news,' 'Heritage of Bangladesh' and 'Tonight's Banglavision' are regular segments of 'Diner Sheshe.'

Fahmida Ayesha, Surovi Alam, Nila and Salma Ahmed have been moderating the two shows regularly.

Biplob re-elected SG of IFFS

Entertainment Desk

Award winning filmmaker Golam Rabbani Biplab has been selected as the Secretary General of the International Federation of Film Societies (IFFS), said a press release.

The 17-member executive committee, which is headed by renowned Italian filmmaker Gianni Amelio, was formed at a general assembly held in last December in Loreto, Italy. Representatives of 27 organisations from different countries attended the assembly.

Biplab, who is the Vice-president of Bangladesh Federation of Film Societies (BFFS), has been selected for the prestigious post for the second time. Apart from Biplab, the committee includes Professor Paolo Minoto of Italy as Executive President, and Professor Claudino Jesus of Brazil as Vice-president. Biplab has received several international awards for his feature film 'Swapnodanay.'

Event: Musical soiree of Sharmila Roy

Staff Reporter

Alliance Francaise organised a musical soiree of Sharmila Roy Pommo titled 'Songs and poems of the four winds' at its La Galerie at Dhanmondi in the city on Monday.

Sharmila Roy rendered songs of Lalon Fakir, Rabindranath Tagore, DL Roy, Atul Prasad, Rajanikanta Sen and Kazi Nazrul Islam at the function.

A huge number of audiences gathered at the show and enjoyed the musical soiree. Sharmila was accompanied by Sewli Basu on esraj and Rajnarayan Bhattacharya on tabla, khol and daaf.

TV Show: 24 Frame on DTV

Entertainment Report

Film related programme '24 Frame' to be aired on Digonta Television (DTV) at 8:00pm on Thursday. Delwar Hossain has produced the programme, while Motin Sarkar has moderated the show.

Samudrajol on Banglavision

Entertainment Report

Drama serial 'Samudrajol' will be aired on Banglavision at 8:25pm tonight. 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.

Lalon to be screened today

Entertainment Desk

Bangladesh Film Centre is going to screen film 'Lalon' directed by Tanvir Mokammel based on the life sketch of baul legend Lalon Fakir. It will be screened at 4:00pm and 7:00pm at the Bangladesh Film Centre at 160 Lake Circus in Kalabagan in the city today. Duration of the film is 140-minute.

TV Serial: Dainik Tolpar on Channel i 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.

Bollywood: Sushmita loses court case

Sushmita Sen has lost the court battle she fought against Abu Malik over the payments for the Heat stage shows she pa-rticipated in, in 2006.

Sushmita had filed a case against music director Anu Malik's brother Abu in the Mumbai High Court. The reason she had cited was non-payment of dues amounting to a hefty Rs.50 lakh. Sen claimed the amount was outstanding as fees for her performances at the Heat shows in the US, UK and Dubai in May 2006. The shows had been organised by Safdar Hussain and coordinated by Abu Malik.

Almost 20 hearings took place for this case and finally Abu Malik won it. Sush now has to pay almost Rs.50,000 as cost of litigation. - Agency

Hollywood: The film academy revamps its web site

AP, Los Angeles

Want to hear Cameron Crowe's thoughts on winning an Oscar or see how king-sized movie posters are assembled? How about a sneak peek at some of the exclusive exhibitions held at the film academy's Beverly Hills headquarters?

It's all at Oscars.org, the newly revamped Web site of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, officially launching Tuesday. Film fans of all kinds are welcome, said AMPAS Executive Administrator Ric Robertson.

"It's for almost anyone with an interest in movies," he said. "Depending on the level of interest, there's something there for just about everybody."

The site is more than an extensive homage to the Academy Awards. Visitors can learn about the academy's vast film and script archives (both open to the public), discover educational programs for young filmmakers, glimpse artwork from upcoming academy exhibitions (Fellini's sketches are on view now) and meet the people who vote on the Oscars via video.

There's also a link to Oscars' YouTube page and a chance to receive automated Oscar trivia questions each day from now until the Academy Awards are presented February 22.

"The Academy Awards is this wonderful, huge phenomenon, and you'd be hard pressed to find anyone who doesn't know what that is," Robertson said. "In a way, that makes it difficult for us to let the world know all the other stuff the academy does."

That's one of the reasons the organization embarked on an eight-month effort to overhaul its site. The group aims to spread the word about its year-round events that encourage appreciation of movies and the folks who make them in a way that appeals to film fans and filmmakers alike.

"We really serve very distinct constituencies: the research community, journalists and the industry," Robertson said. "But the academy is also an incredibly dynamic organisation dedicated to movies, and it has an incredible amount to offer to those who just love movies."