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Event: ATN Rannaghar on 200-epiosde

Entertainment Report

Cooking related show 'ATN Rannaghar' is going to reach on 200-episode. To celebrate the episode a function was held at the Bashundhara Studio at Level-8 of Bashundhara Garden City in the city on January 12. The programme was divided into two parts. In the first part, a discussion was held where eminent cooking expert Prof Siddika Kabir, beauty expert Kona Alam, Dr Soheli Ahmed Sweety, Selima Ahmed, artistes Sadi Mohammad and Shakila Jafar, TV actress Dilara Zaman, journalist Munni Saha, among others, took part in the discussion. Lobi Rahman has moderated the programme. In the second part, Chairman of ATN Bangla Dr Mahfuzur Rahman was present as chief guest and cut a cake to celebrate the episode. ATN Rannagha is being aired on ATN Bangla on 10:30am on Friday and 12:15pm on Sunday. Lobi Rahman has directed the programme, while Kazi Alia has moderated the show. Meherunnesa and Soheli Shamim present as cooking expert in the programme.

TV Watch: Rode Brishtir Shohore on ATN Bangla

Entertainment Report

The third episode of the drama serial 'Rode Brishtir Shohore' to be aired on ATN Bangla at 9:20pm on Wednesday. Sumon Anwar has scripted and directed the drama serial. Nadia, Farah Ruman, Raunak Hasan, Shuvo Shahriar, Joyonto Chatterjee, Shrin Alam, Munshi Mohammad Ali Rumi, among others, have performed in the drama serial.

Story of Rode Brishtir Shohore:

Bangladeshi females face violence most of the time. Some of them face physically some other psychologically. Central character of the drama is a female. But she has been refused in every step. As a result, she becomes frustrated. Once she had a dream and desire. Then she becomes a lonely person. This story represents a silent protest of a female in the society.

Gulshan Avenue on Banglavision tonight

Entertainment Report

Daily soap '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. Laboni, wife of Nasim, is full of proud as it makes troubles in the family.

Angan Theatre School to propel acting course for children

Entertainment Desk

Angan Theatre School in collaboration with Bangladesh Children Theatre Federation and Fairytale, an advertising agency, is going to start a six-month certificate course on acting from February 6. Age limit of the participants will be from six to 16 years old, says a press release.

Angan Theatre School would provide some of the most famous and drama related personalities like Abul Hayat, Amirul Haque Chowdhury, Lucky Inam, Dolly Zahur, Ashish Khodaker, Taukir Ahmed, Kamaluddin Kabir, Shafiul Islam Dablu, Rajib Chowdhury KakaG and among others. After completing the course a certificate will be given to every participant who have attends the course successfully. Angan Theatre School have a plan to organise educational and entertainment related films, TV plays, advertisement and children based programme where the potential students would be selected and perform.

Application forms will be available at - 1) Theatre Corner, 3 Natok Sarani, New Bailey Road, 2) Ideas Crafts, 60 Aziz Super Market, Shahbagh, 3) Ms Chowdhury and Traders, 179, Shat Masjid Road, Dhanmondi and 4) Organisation office at House No 261/3, Road No 19 (Old), 10/A (new), Dhanmondi, Dhaka. The last date of collection of the form is February 4. For further details: Rajib Chowdhury KakaG - 01713634500.

Katrina’s family bonding in London

After a very eventful 2008, Katrina had a great time with her family while holidaying in London. Her sister Isabella who is studying in a New York acting school had also flown down to London. A close pal of Katrina revealed to us, "It was sort of a family reunion for Katrina as she was meeting all her sisters after almost 6 to 7 months. Katrina considers Christmas very special and she was happy this time that she got to enjoy it with her mom and her cousin sister Christina. She even stayed at her cousin's house for sometime. Katrina was really missing Christina's baby and is glad she has finally met her niece. But though she was having a great time in London, she also missed being in Mumbai and her special 'someone' Salman. She felt very bad about not attending his birthday party but she called him to wish him. Katrina is a shopping freak and really enjoyed her shopping trips. She was pleasantly surprised by the crowd's overwhelming response to her when she arrived at Heathrow airport. London is really special to her as her family is there; she started her modelling career in the city and shot for her hit film Namastey London in the city." - Agency

Katrina had last gone to London in March, 2008 for the Lux Zee Cine Awards for just one day. This is the longest holiday she has taken in a while. She is expectedo return in mid-January and will start shooting for Rajkumar Santoshi's film Ajab Prem Ki Ghajab Kahaani in Mumbai when she returns. She was shooting with Akshay Kumar for Priyadarshan's comic caper De Dhana Dhan before she went to London. - Agency

Hollywood: Golden Globes return

AP, Beverly Hills, Calif.

After Hollywood labour strife shut down last year's Golden Globes, organizers promised their show would be back, bigger and better than ever.

Fans will find out Sunday as the 66th annual Globes, the town's second-biggest movie celebration after the Academy Awards, return in their somewhat boozy glory.

A looser, more relaxed affair than the Oscars, the Globes are a televised dinner party where Hollywood's elite share a meal and drinks, sometimes cutting loose with unexpected antics (this is the place Jack Nicholson once mooned the crowd for a laugh).

The show could be punctuated with a solemn moment, though. Nearly a year after his death, Heath Ledger might be honoured as best supporting actor for his frenzied performance as the Joker in the Batman blockbuster "The Dark Knight."

Other acting nominees include Angelina Jolie for "Changeling" and romantic partner Brad Pitt for "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"; "Titanic" co-stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet for their reunion film, "Revolutionary Road"; Tom Cruise and Robert Downey Jr. for "Tropic Thunder"; and Anne Hathaway for "Rachel Getting Married." Winslet also has a nomination for "The Reader," while Meryl Streep is competing for two awards, dramatic actress with "Doubt" and musical or comedy actress with "Mamma Mia!" "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," "Doubt" and "Frost/Nixon" lead the field with five nominations each.

Last year's Globe show was scrapped after stars said they would stay away in honour of picket lines by the Writers Guild of America, which was engaged in a bitter strike against producers. In its place was a briskly paced news conference where winners were announced from a podium.

One of 2008's scheduled honourees finally will get his prize. Globe organizers had intended to present Steven Spielberg with the Cecil B. DeMille Award for lifetime achievement, but the strike delayed it a year.

The Globes serve as a barometer for potential Oscar contenders, often singling out deserving newcomers who might have been overlooked among bigger-name stars. Relative unknown Hilary Swank won for dramatic actress at the Globes for 1999's "Boys Don't Cry," then went on to an upset win at the Oscars over Annette Bening, who had been considered the front-runner for "American Beauty."

Sunday's winners could get a last-minute boost for the Oscars, whose balloting closes the following day. Oscar nominations come out Jan. 22, with the awards following on February 22. The Globes are presented by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, a group of about 90 reporters covering show business for overseas outlets. The show airs live on NBC.

Event: Discussion on films held : Film The Search screened

Staff Reporter

A discussion meeting on 'Opening of the new horizon in films' was held at the Fazlul Haque Memorial Auditorium of Manna Digital Complex at BFDC in the city on Monday.

MP and Presidium Member of Awami League Amir Hossain Amu was present as chief guest at the function, while Director of Drama and Film Department of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy Shafi Kamal and Managing Director of BFDC ANM Badrul Amin, spoke as special guests in the meeting.

Filmmaker Rafiquzzaman, Golam Kibria, film researcher Anupam Hayat, President of Bangladesh Journalists' Welfare Association Reduwan Khondaker, also spoke on the occasion. Salam Mahmud moderated the programme.

Film 'The Search' based on the story of Hollywood was screened later.

Iftekhar Chowdhury has directed the film, while MA Jalil has produced it. Sushmoy Sumon has written story and dialogue of the film. He has scripted it. It is mentioned that three models Ananta, Borsha and Boby have performed in the film for the first time. For the first time Italian actor Nino have performed in a Bangladeshi film. Therefore, Sohel Rana, Ezazul Islam, Ilias Javed, Sohel Khan, Shirin Bakul, Ilias Kobra, Rasheda Chowdhury, Raha, Swadhin Khasru, Apu Hasan, Jisan, among others, have performed in the film. Kabir Bakul has written lyrics of the songs of the film and Emon Saha has directed the music composition. SI Tutul, Bappa Majumder, Samina Chowdhury, Asif and Sadia Benzir gave vocals for the songs.