First Bangladeshi Original ‘Mainkar Chipay’, presents an edge of the seat thriller film

First Bangladeshi Original ‘Mainkar Chipay’, presents an edge of the seat thriller film

Here’s good news for film aficionados, ZEE5 Global’s recent release for the viewers include an edgy thriller film, ‘Mainkar Chipay’. This situational thriller and dark comedy stars Afran Nisho, Sariful Raz and Shamol Mawla in the lead. The film’s plotline shows how drugs can lead people into a deadly trap in an entertaining and intense […]

Race for the Oscars

Race for the Oscars

It took him a while to register the news that his short film ‘Kaala’, which won the Best Narrative Short Drama award at Cinequest Film & VR Festival in San Jose, USA had directly qualified for the Oscars. “It was extremely overwhelming to hear that our independent film could deliver such content, and the story […]

Now, likes of Netflix & Amazon Prime under govt regulation

Now, likes of Netflix & Amazon Prime under govt regulation

Now content providers such as Netflix and Amazon Prime are under the ambit of Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, through an order. Online news portals have too been brought under it. The notification, which was signed by President Ram Nath Kovind, was issued on Monday. As per the present scenario, the Press Council of India […]

NCB raids producer Firoz Nadiadwala’s home, nabs wife with drugs

NCB raids producer Firoz Nadiadwala’s home, nabs wife with drugs

 In a major swoop, the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) raided the the home of well-known film producer Firoz A. Nadiadwala and seized drugs worth around Rs 3.59 lakh, an official said here on Sunday. The NCB has also arrested Nadiadwala’s wife Shabana Saeed, besides three other drug peddlers in the operation conducted at different places […]

Farah Khan: Aishwarya shot for Mohabbatein in lace saree amid freezing cold, never complained

Farah Khan: Aishwarya shot for Mohabbatein in lace saree amid freezing cold, never complained

Mumbai The Aditya Chopra directorial Mohabbatien was released 20 years, and choreographer Farah Khan walked down memory lane and recalled choreographing Aishwarya Rai Bachchan in the cold weather of London. Released in 2000, the love story features Aishwarya as the lover of Raj (Shah Rukh Khan). Her character commits suicide when her conservative father (Amitabh […]

Music finds everyone

Music finds everyone

For someone who has given notable hits with songs like ‘Kabira’ (‘Yeh Jawani Hai Deewani’), ‘Iktara’ (‘Wake Up Sid’), ‘Aali Re’ (‘No one killed Jessica’), ‘Pardesi’ (‘Dev D’) and ‘Madari Ka Bandar’ (‘Gulabo Sitabo’), and shies away from media attention, playback singer and composer Tochi Raina feels that one does not really have to go […]

I don’t pay much attention to trolls

I don’t pay much attention to trolls

Comedian Kapil Sharma is no stranger to online hate, but he says he does not pay much attention to trolls because he believes in making the world a better place with his jokes. Recently, #BoycottKapilSharmaShow trended on Twitter as netizens were not too thrilled about one of the show’s segments featuring Kiku Sharda and Krushna […]

A captive of literature

A captive of literature

While reading ‘Chuti Nakoch’, a story by writer Ashapurna Devi, he suddenly felt grabbed by the jugular. It was tough to ignore the visual architecture within the tale and two very interesting characters that occupied it. Immediately, National award winning filmmaker Suman Mukhopadhyay procured the rights and started developing a screenplay — ‘Nazarband’ (‘Captive’), which […]

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