Thursday, 28 Nov, 2024

Entertainment

'Bajirao Mastani', 'Piku' get top honours at Filmfare 2016

DHAKA: One of the most prestigious awards of the Indian film industry Filmfare awards were held on January 15 at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Stadium in Mumbai.While Sanjay Leela Bahansali's 'Bajirao Mastani' won nine awards including the Best Film and the Best Director Awards, Shoojit

Poet Rafiq Azad at ICU

DHAKA: Noted poet Rafiq Azad has been admitted to Anwar Khan Medical College and Hospital in city following a brain stroke on Friday.Later, he was taken to the ICU (intensive care unit) of the hospital, said writer and publisher Humayun Kabir Dhali.He also said the poet has been suffering

‘The Revenant’ draws 12 nominations

DHAKA: Oscar voters showered “The Revenant” and “Mad Max: Fury Road” with honors on Thursday, including best picture nominations, but were less kind to some contenders and put forth, once again, an all-white field of acting nominees.Six films joined “The Revenant” and “Fury

Rupert Murdoch, Jerry Hall announce engagement

DHAKA: Media mogul Rupert Murdoch and actress-model Jerry Hall are to get married.They announced their engagement in the births, marriages and deaths section of the Times newspaper, which is owned by Murdoch’s News Corporation company.It will be the fourth marriage for Murdoch, 84, and

Singer Bowie dies of cancer

DHAKA: Singer David Bowie has died at the age of 69 from cancer.His son, film director Duncan Jones, confirmed the news and a statement was issued on his social media accounts, reports the BBC.‘David Bowie died peacefully today surrounded by his family after a courageous 18-month battle

Star Wars breaks China box office record

DHAKA: The latest Star Wars film has taken $53m in ticket sales on its first weekend in China, the country’s highest ever opening weekend.Globally, ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ has become the third most commercially successful film in history, according to the Walt Disney studio,

Golden Globe Awards 2016 winners

DHAKA: The Golden Globe Awards were held Sunday (January 10) in Los Angeles. The 73rd annual star-studded event was hosted by Ricky Gervais.The 2016 Cecil B. DeMille Award was awarded to Denzel Washington.Check out the complete list of winners below…FILMBest Performance by an Actress in

Matt Damon, Sylvester Stallone win Golden Globes

DHAKA: The Martian star made a big early splashdown in award season, winning for best actor in a musical or comedy at the 73rd annual Golden Globe Awards on Sunday."It’s been literally 18 years since I’ve been here doing this and with a little more context, I know how lucky I am and

Sean Penn interview helped ‘Chapo’ capture

DHAKA: A meeting between US actor Sean Penn and Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman in the Mexican jungle helped lead to the drug kingpin's capture this week.A Mexican official said Saturday, asiaone.com publishes this report on Sunday (January 10).The US rock magazine posted online on Saturday an

Kolkata theater fest kicks off tonight

KOLKATA: The five-day theater fest-2016 is set to kick off in Indian city of Kolkata on Friday night.The curtain will rise on the festival through presentation of drama directed by Suresh Bharaddaj presented by National School of Drama of India at Ahindramancha, ICCR around 6:00am.Theme

Priyanka wins People’s Choice Awards

DHAKA: Bollywood actress and former Miss World Priyanka Chopra won ‘Favorite Actress’ in a New TV series award at the People’s Choice Awards 2016 for her leading role in American TV thriller series ‘Quantico’.The 33-year-old, who plays the role of an FBI agent named Alex Parish

Star Wars breaks box office record

DHAKA: ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ has unseated Avatar to become the top film of all time in North America.Disney says, reports the BBC.The studio says the JJ Abrams film earned enough on Wednesday to pass the $760.5m taken by ‘Avatar’ over its lifetime.‘Avatar’, however,

5 highest grossing Bollywood movies in 2015

DHAKA: For the esteemed readers, banglanews24.com presents the names of five highest grossing movies in Bollywood for 2015.1. Bajrangi BhaijaanStarring Salman Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Harshaali Malhotra, ‘Bajrangi Bhaijaan’ was release on July 17. This comedy

Time's 10 Best Movies for 2015

DHAKA: As in the previous years, banglanews24.com uphold the list of 10 best movies by Time magazine for the outgoing 2015. Names of the movies are given below:1. SpotlightIn Tom McCarthy’s urgent, rolled-up-shirtsleeve of a movie, detailing how the Boston Globe uncovered a hydra-headed

Kolkata theater fest, media partner Banglanews

KOLKATA: Banglanews24.com will play the role of a media partner of an upcoming theater festival in Indian city of Kolkata.Popular plays of the theatre groups of India and also from Bangladesh will be staged at Ahindramancha, ICCR and science city theaters in Kolkata under the direction of

'Star Wars' smashes Xmas Day box office record

DHAKA: The latest "Star Wars" film has smashed yet another box office record, raking in $49.3 million on Christmas Day in North America -- the highest total ever on the holiday, industry figures showed Saturday."Star Wars: The Force Awakens" easily bested the previous Christmas Day record

‘Star Wars’ hits Star Cineplex

DHAKA: The 3D version of latest Hollywood movie ‘Star Wars; The Force Awakens’ hit Star Cineplex at Bashundhara City Shopping Mall in city’s Panthapath area on Thursday afternoon (December 24).The premiere show of this action, adventure, sci-fi and fantasy sequel movie was held at

‘Star Wars’ to hit Star Cineplex Thursday

DHAKA: Star Cineplex will arrange the premiere show of the 3D version of latest Hollywood movie ‘Star Wars; The Force Awakens’ at its hall at Bashundhara City Shopping Mall in city’s Panthapath area on Thursday (December 24).The show of this action, adventure, sci-fi and fantasy

Megan Young to host Miss World 2015

DHAKA: Miss World, 2013, Megan Young is all set to host this year’s Miss World beauty pageant.The event will take place on Saturday (December 19) at the Beauty Crown Grand Theater with 114 contestants competing for the coveted crown.Apart from being Miss World 2013, Megan is a

‘Concert for Bangladesh’ to revive Saturday

DHAKA: Burlington musician Bob Wagner chose to restage “The Concert for Bangladesh” in southern Burlington in USA with his fellow Burlington-area musicians, led by Kat Wright and the Indomitable Soul Band, the group for which Wagner plays guitar. The fundraiser is scheduled to begin 9