Tuesday, January 12, 2016

Ghontighor To Be Released as TV Movie

Director Parvez Amin turns his hand to TV movies and helms a television movie adaptation of “Ghontighor”, a story about the people working in the railways and their perspectives on life scripted by Ahsan Kabir Liton. The 45 minute production, shot at various locations in Natore and Ishwardi, stars Ashish Khandakar, Runa Khan, Shoma, Rashed Shaon and many others.
The story focuses on the story of Mominul, a railway gateman, who has been working his post for the last 40 years. The widower lost half his family to the other side, during the Partition of 1947 and his only son, 10 year old Rony, has been falsely accused of a crime he did not commit. Being a constant victim of torture by the local thug “Boro Rony”, he struggles to make ends meet as it is, only to be driven down into the ground by losing his job due to employee downsizing. Despair and frustration leads him to killing “Boro Rony” and begins a life for Mominul he had never imagined before.

Bapparaj to play a villain's role

Bapparaj set foot in Dhallywood back in 1986 through his father Nayokraj Razzak. After his debut film “Chapadangar Bou”, he has appeared in over 100 films alongside almost all the greats in the modern Bangladeshi film scene. He last appeared in his own directorial venture “Kartuz” and now he has donned a look much different from what the audiences are generally familiar with.
With upturned sleeves, a colourful scarf, dark sunglasses and sporting a stylish goatee, the new Bapparaj will appear as a villain in his upcoming film “Missed Call”. Speaking about the upcoming movie, he said “I find it difficult to be inspired to work nowadays. This story, however, seemed amazing and the variation in the portrayal of my character made me take up this work.”
“Missed Call” is being directed by Shafiuddin Shafi and much work for the film has been completed, where Bapparaj will appear alongside Bappi and debutante Mugdhota.

Sporshia rediscovers modelling

TV actress Orchita Sporshia has made headlines throughout the year for many sensitive and joyous news materials, and even though the actress has been starring in TV dramas on a regular basis, she will be modelling in two more projects.
She has already appeared as the model for the “Samsung Galaxy free with Pran Chutney” campaign by Pran Foods Ltd. She appears in the role of a daughter who has been caught by her parents hoarding hundreds of packets of the product in hopes of winning a Samsung Galaxy smartphone.
She will also be appearing in a music video after a long time for a song by Belal Khan and Jhilik titled “Tori Majhe”. The song was released back in Eid Ul Azha last year and the shooting for the music video by Salman R Khan, took place early last month. The completed music video, starring Sporshia, is to be released in the coming Tuesday.

Bangladesh makes a mark among Cricket Anchors

Ambrin made her debut through modelling but soon after, her talents as a host made her popular all over the country. This rush of popularity granted her the opportunity to host this year's instalment of Bangladesh Premier League. Recently she was ranked 4th among the top 5 female cricket anchors on a poll by crictracker. The 2007 Lux Channel I Superstar contestant said that she is delighted by this and believes that she can host other international tournaments around the world in the future.

legendary Bangladeshi Film Actress Bobita

Throughout the decades, she had performed in three hundred movies. More so, she was a star during the glorious periods of Bengali cinema, working for eminent makers such as Satyajit Ray and Zahir Raihan. While she was put in the midst of culture from a very early age by her mother and sister, she never really planned on entering the industry in the first place as her original plan was to become a doctor.
However, that changed when her sister Shuchanda went to Dhaka to be an actress and married the legendary filmmaker Zahir Raihan. He insisted on Bobita to act in his films, and when she finally caved in, her film became a hit and the rest, as they say, is history. She also had the pristine honour of working for one of cinema's greats: Satyajit Ray. Considering the fact that her achievements are truly an astounding feat, she is one of those few actresses who can actually be called a superstar.

Photographer Afzal H ChoUdhury

It seems his love for cameras is hardwired into his being as he first purchased a camera when he was only in class 7. And let's not forget that cameras were considered an extreme luxury at the time. Ever since then, he has contributed over 60 years of his life into the industry by making a place for himself behind the camera. When no one in the industry knew how to operate a proper camera and the basics of lighting, Mr. Choudhury was the one who learned the techniques from India and by watching Hollywood productions. He trained generations of cinematographers in the local industry and treats the current generation as his own bloodline.
Now in retirement life, he spends his days watching classic movies and being with his family. The honour of bestowing this token to this larger than life persona, without whom the industry would not reach such levels of popularity, humbles those in the industry and Mr. Choudhury hopes that others also receive some recognition for their work and years of dedication behind the camera.