Thursday, 28 Nov, 2024

Entertainment

‘Bajrangi Bhaijaan’ crosses Rs 300 crore in India

DHAKA: Salman Khan-starrer ‘Bajrangi Bhaijaan’ has crossed the magical Rs 300 crore mark at the Indian box-office, thereby making it the second film to reach the enviable status after ‘PK’.The cross-border drama, directed by Kabir Khan, reached the Rs 300 mark in just 20 days of

74th death anniversary of Kabiguru Thursday

DHAKA: Nations is celebrating the 74th death anniversary of Biswa Kabi Rabindranath Tagore on 22nd Srabon of Bangla Calendar that falls on August 6.Death anniversary of Rabindranath, the greatest name in Bangla literature and a profound inspiration in our struggle for a better world, is

‘MI: Rogue Nation’ at Star Cineplex

DHAKA: Star Cineplex will arrange the Dhaka premiere show of action, adventure and thriller Hollywood action sequel movie ‘Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation’ at its halls in Bashundhara City Shopping Mall in city’s Panthapath area.The event will start at 6:45pm on Thursday.‘MI:

Salman, Akshay earn more than Depp, Affleck

DHAKA: It seems difficult to believe at first that Indian actors Salman Khan, Akshay Kumar and Amitabh Bachchan earn more than Hollywood biggies like Johnny Depp and Dwayne Johnson, but the latest global list by Forbes suggests so.Amitabh, Salman and Akshay feature in the top 10

MI accomplished at US box office

DHAKA: Tom Cruise has proved there’s still some gas in the tank after ‘Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation’ topped the US and Canada box office over the weekend.The fifth installment of the franchise earned $56m, the second-highest opening for the series since Mission Impossible

‘Ant-Man’ hits Star Cineplex

DHAKA: Star Cineplex arranged the premiere show of action, adventure and sci-fi Hollywood movie ‘Ant-Man’ at its halls at Bashundhara City Shopping Complex in city’s Panthapath area.The movie, premiered on Thursday evening, will be screened at 11:00am, 1:45pm, 4:30pm and 7:15pm from

Soiree at Public Library Friday

DHAKA: An evening of cultural program will be held at Shawkat Osman Smriti Auditorium of Central Public Library on Friday celebrating the 116th birth anniversary of music maestro Sailajaranjan Majumdar.An evening of Rabindra Sangeet titled ‘Barshamangal’ will also be held to mark the

‘Ant-Man’ to hit Cineplex

DHAKA: Star Cineplex will arrange the premiere show of action, adventure and sci-fi Hollywood movie ‘Ant-Man’ at its halls at Bashundhara City Shopping Complex in city’s Panthapath area.The show will be held at 6:45pm on July 30.‘Ant-Man’ is a 2015 American superhero film based

Clooney seeks to expose funding of Africa conflicts

DHAKA: Hollywood actor George Clooney launched an initiative on Monday to track down and help bring to justice those funding and profiting from Africa’s deadliest conflicts in a bid to fight corruption in war zones.Clooney joined forces with US human rights activist John Prendergast in

Salman remains Box-Office draw

DHAKA: Bollywood star Salman Khan’s latest release ‘Bajrangi Bhaijaan’ had a strong opening weekend over India’s Eid holiday weekend, proving that he has box-office drawing power despite a recent conviction in a hit-and-run accident case.The film, co-produced by the actor’s

‘Minions’ hits Star Cineplex

DHAKA: Star Cineplex arranged the premiere show of latest Hollywood movie ‘Minions’ in 3D at Star Zone in Bashundhara City Shopping Mall in city’s Panthapath area.The show of this animation, comedy and family movie was held on Thursday evening.The movie will be screened at 10:50am,

Taylor Swift ‘donates $50,000’ to young girl

DHAKA: Taylor Swift has reportedly donated $50,000 to the family of a young girl with cancer who used her song ‘Bad Blood’ in GoFundMe video raising money for medical treatment.Naomi Oakes was recently diagnosed with acute myelogenous leukemia, an aggressive form of the disease that

‘Minions’ to hit Star Cineplex

DHAKA: Star Cineplex will arrange the premiere show of latest Hollywood movie ‘Minions’ in 3D at Star Zone in Bashundhara City Shopping Mall in city’s Panthapath area.The show of this animation, comedy and family movie will be held at 8:00pm on Thursday.‘Minions’, a 2015

Kardashian ‘racially abused’ on plane

DHAKA: Kim Kardashian West was racially abused on a plane but advised not to react because it wasn’t ‘worth it’.The 34-year-old reality star, who is expecting her second child, a son, with husband Kanye West, was traveling with daughter North, now two, when an unnamed woman said

Perry world’s best-paid pop star

DHAKA: American singer Katy Perry is the world's best-paid pop star, according to Forbes magazine.The 30-year-old singer, who was married to British comedian Russell Brand from 2010 until 2012, is the best-placed pop star on Forbes’ annual list of the world’s highest-paid

Affleck, Jennifer announce their divorce

DHAKA: Oscar-winning actor/director Ben Affleck and his actress wife Jennifer Garner – one of Hollywood’s A-list power couples – announced the end of their 10-year marriage on Tuesday, ending months of rumors.‘After much thought and careful consideration, we have made the

Titanic music composer James Horner dies

DHAKA: James Horner, the Hollywood composer who wrote the score for the Oscar-winning film hit Titanic, has died in a California plane crash.The two-time Oscar winner worked on three James Cameron films, as well as ‘A Beautiful Mind’, ‘Troy’ and ‘Apollo 13’.Actor and director

Hitler artworks fetch 400,000 euros at auction

DHAKA: Watercolors and drawings by Adolf Hitler have fetched 400,000 euros (Tk 35,035,409) at a German auction.A painting of Neuschwanstein Castle in Bavaria fetched the highest price at Saturday’s sale, selling to a Chinese buyer for 100,000 euros, the BBC publishes this report on

‘Star Wars’ breaks opening night box office record

DHAKA: The new Star Wars film has set a new opening night box office record in the US and Canada.Industry experts said, reports the BBC.‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ made £38m ($57m) on Thursday night, beating the previous record of $43.5m held by ‘Harry Potter And The Deathly

Jennifer to be paid more than Chris for ‘Passengers’

DHAKA: Jennifer Lawrence is reportedly set to earn $8 million more than co-star Chris Pratt for appearing in ‘Passengers’.The 24-year-old actress, who’s starred in a string hit movies, including the ‘Hunger Games’ franchise and ‘Silver Linings Playbook’, is set to pocket as