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Legendary Bollywood actor Dilip Kumar dies

Legendary Bollywood actor Dilip Kumar dies

-- 2021-07-07 10:19:30

Legendary actor Dilip Kumar, who was popularly known as the tragedy king of Bollywood, died on Wednesday morning, reports The Indian Express. The actor was 98 and is survived by his wife Saira Banu,...

Bollywood actor Fatima behind Aamir Khan's divorce?

Bollywood actor Fatima behind Aamir Khan's divorce?

-- 2021-07-06 19:18:07

Unlike in Bollywood romantic flicks, that happily-ever-after endings always don't happen in the real lives of celebrity couples. The same holds true for Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan and filmmaker Ki...

Lyricist Fazal-e-Khuda, who inspired freedom fighters, dies from Covid

Lyricist Fazal-e-Khuda, who inspired freedom fighters, dies from Covid

-- 2021-07-04 11:47:57

Eminent lyricist Fazal-e-Khuda, who penned the iconic patriotic song “Salam Salam Hajar Salam”, has died from the COVID-19 illness in hospital care. Fazal-e-Khuda was 80 and had suffered...

Aamir Khan, Kiran Rao announce divorce

Aamir Khan, Kiran Rao announce divorce

-- 2021-07-03 15:16:37

Aamir Khan and Kiran Rao, who have been together for 15 years, have announced their separation on Saturday, reports bdnews24.com citing Indian news broadcaster NDTV. The actor married Kiran Rao in 20...

Singer Kabir Suman hospitalised with breathing issues

Singer Kabir Suman hospitalised with breathing issues

bdnews24.com 2021-06-28 16:23:07

Popular Bangla singer Kabir Suman has been hospitalised after he complained of severe breathing problems, the Press Trust of India reports citing health department sources. The septuagenarian singer,...

Mahanagar: Depicting the dark realities of Dhaka

Mahanagar: Depicting the dark realities of Dhaka

Tanjim-Ul-Islam 2021-06-26 22:41:26

In a city where power, money and influence dictate terms, is it possible to get justice? Ashfaque Nipun’s latest web series on the OTT platform ‘Hoichoi’ titled ‘Mohanagar&rsqu...

Warfaze: Inspiring generations of musicians for 37 years

Warfaze: Inspiring generations of musicians for 37 years

Bashiir Ahammed 2021-06-23 18:35:23

He was just a boy of two years old when Warfaze started its journey. One day, his sister brought a Walkman for him from abroad. It became his day-night companion. He grew up listening to the band whic...

Cate Blanchett sees pandemic as chance for reflection on plight of refugees

Cate Blanchett sees pandemic as chance for reflection on plight of refugees

REUTERS 2021-06-19 18:56:45

This year's World Refugee Day offers a chance to reflect on the uncertainty faced by those forced to flee their homes, Oscar winner Cate Blanchett says as the world grapples with the unpredictability...

Vidya Balan challenges sexism in bureaucracy in her latest movie

Vidya Balan challenges sexism in bureaucracy in her latest movie

-- 2021-06-18 18:51:24

Indian actor Vidya Balan said on Thursday that in her latest movie she portrays a female forest officer navigating not just through the wilderness of the jungle but also challenging patriarchy. The m...

'Gone Girl' actor Lisa Banes dies 10 days after hit-and-run

'Gone Girl' actor Lisa Banes dies 10 days after hit-and-run

AP 2021-06-15 20:57:03

"Gone Girl" actor Lisa Banes died 10 days after being injured by a hit-and-run driver in New York City, police said. The 65-year-old Banes, who was struck by a scooter or motorcycle while crossing a...

Actor Riz Ahmed leads bid to change way Muslims seen in movies

Actor Riz Ahmed leads bid to change way Muslims seen in movies

-- 2021-06-11 18:19:47

British actor Riz Ahmed on Thursday launched an effort to improve the way Muslims are depicted in movies after a study showed that they are barely seen and shown in a negative light when they do appea...

Film director Buddhadeb Dasgupta passes away

Film director Buddhadeb Dasgupta passes away

-- 2021-06-10 11:48:50

Indian film director Buddhadeb Dasgupta has died. The National Award-winning filmmaker died around 6 am on Thursday at his home in south Kolkata, according to Sangbad Protidin and Andandabazar. He wa...

Ex-Tarzan actor among seven plane crash victims in Tennessee

Ex-Tarzan actor among seven plane crash victims in Tennessee

AP 2021-05-31 18:50:00

Joe Lara who portrayed Tarzan in a 1990s television series died in the plane crash Investigators on Sunday continued searching for the bodies of seven people believed killed in the crash a day earlie...

'Friends' reunion brings tears, laughter and memories

'Friends' reunion brings tears, laughter and memories

-- 2021-05-27 14:10:21

From "Smelly Cat" to whether Rachel and Ross were "on a break," the "Friends" reunion on Thursday takes fans of the hit TV comedy series on a sentimental journey down memory lane. "Friends: The Reuni...

Supermodel Naomi Campbell welcomes baby girl

Supermodel Naomi Campbell welcomes baby girl

-- 2021-05-19 10:04:16

Supermodel Naomi Campbell has become the mother of a baby girl. The 50-year-old announced the news on Instagram as she shared a picture of her hand holding the baby's feet. "A beautiful...

Ariana Grande ties the knot with Dalton Gomez in 'intimate' ceremony

Ariana Grande ties the knot with Dalton Gomez in 'intimate' ceremony

-- 2021-05-18 09:49:31

Pop star Ariana Grande has married her fiance Dalton Gomez in a "tiny and intimate" wedding. The 27-year-old American singer tied the knot in front of fewer than 20 people over the weekend, the P...

French techno musician Teho rocks Swiss mountain tops

French techno musician Teho rocks Swiss mountain tops

-- 2021-05-14 10:45:18

French techno musician Teho found an unusual place to end his pandemic hiatus - hitting the high notes from a 3,000-metre (9,843 ft) peak in the Swiss Alps. Teho, 30, braved sub-zero temperatures to...

Ellen DeGeneres ending her long-running TV talk show next year

Ellen DeGeneres ending her long-running TV talk show next year

-- 2021-05-13 14:23:35

Ellen DeGeneres is calling time on her long-running talk show. The daytime host, who has seen a ratings hit after allegations of running a toxic workplace, has decided that the upcoming 19th season w...

Chanchal Chowdhury takes poetic path after facing social media abuse

Chanchal Chowdhury takes poetic path after facing social media abuse

-- 2021-05-10 20:00:25

Popular actor Chanchal Chowdhury has taken a poetic path with his colleagues rallying on social media in his support to protest against abuses he faced on Facebook over religion on Mother’s Day....

Kangana Ranaut tests positive for Covid-19

Kangana Ranaut tests positive for Covid-19

-- 2021-05-08 16:53:21

Kangana Ranaut is the latest celebrity in Bollywood to have tested positive for the deadly coronavirus. On Saturday, the actress herself confirmed the news on her Instagram page. She shared a photo o...

Twitter bans Kangana Ranaut for violating hate and abuse rules

Twitter bans Kangana Ranaut for violating hate and abuse rules

-- 2021-05-04 17:21:05

Twitter Inc has banned leading Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut, known for her ardent support of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, accusing her of violating its rules on hateful conduct and abusive...

Netflix joins virtual YouTuber boom

Netflix joins virtual YouTuber boom

-- 2021-04-28 11:22:56

Netflix has joined Japan's booming virtual Youtuber - or VTuber - scene with the launch of an animated character to promote its growing anime streaming offering. N-ko, a "sheep-human lifeform", is...

Final TV ratings for Oscars inch up to 10.4m viewers

Final TV ratings for Oscars inch up to 10.4m viewers

-- 2021-04-28 10:56:54

The Oscars telecast on Walt Disney Co's ABC broadcast network averaged 10.4 million viewers, less than half of the audience for last year's ceremony, according to final Nielsen data released on Tuesda...

Chauvin verdict weighs on Oscars broadcast

Chauvin verdict weighs on Oscars broadcast

Reuters 2021-04-26 14:36:39

Following one of the most consequential court cases in recent U.S. history, Hollywood wasted no time in reflecting on the state of race relations and police use of force in Sunday's Academy Awards sho...

Pandemic-constrained Oscars feature less music, comedy

Pandemic-constrained Oscars feature less music, comedy

-- 2021-04-26 14:27:52

The Oscars telecast on Sunday, stripped to its bare essentials by constraints of the COVID-19 pandemic, exhibited a look and feel like no others - devoid of the usual comedy and musical performances b...

Anthony Hopkins awarded best actor Oscar for 'The Father'

Anthony Hopkins awarded best actor Oscar for 'The Father'

REUTERS 2021-04-26 13:49:46

British actor Anthony Hopkins won his second Oscar on Sunday for his heart-wrenching performance as a man with dementia in "The Father." Hopkins, 83, has a six-decade film, TV and stage career, but i...

Disney's Searchlight studio takes top Oscar

Disney's Searchlight studio takes top Oscar

-- 2021-04-26 13:45:17

Walt Disney Co's Searchlight Pictures won the best picture trophy for "Nomadland" at the Oscars on Sunday, the fourth time in eight years the studio has collected the film industry's most prestigiou...

Key winners at the 2021 Academy Awards

Key winners at the 2021 Academy Awards

REUTERS 2021-04-26 13:31:07

The Academy Awards, or Oscars, were handed out at a ceremony in Los Angeles on Sunday and broadcast live on ABC television. Following is a list of winners in key categories: BEST PICTURE "Nomadland"...

'Nomadland' bags best picture award at Oscars

'Nomadland' bags best picture award at Oscars

-- 2021-04-26 11:07:49

"Nomadland" won best picture while its star Frances McDormand took home the lead actress Oscar on Sunday on a night of several firsts and a return to Hollywood glamour after a long pandemic shutdown....

Why K-pop so popular in Bangladesh

Why K-pop so popular in Bangladesh

MEHENAZ SULTANA 2021-04-25 17:29:52

If K-pop fans were in Hogwarts, Hufflepuff would have finally received fifty points from Dumbledore for acts of loyalty (Harry Potter Reference). Fans describe K-pop with such devotion as if it saved...