Bangladeshi actor Tasnia Farin, who shot into limelight with the OTT platform hoichoi's web series Karagar, is all set to make her film debut with Kolkata-based filmmaker Atanu Ghosh's upcoming release Aaro Ek Prithibi. Ahead of the release on Feb 3, IBNS correspondent Souvik Ghosh catches up with Tasnia for a candid chat... Excerpts...
'I take time to liberate myself from my characters': 'Hawa' star Chanchal Chowdhury at 28th KIFF
Kolkata/IBNS: "I take time to liberate myself from my characters," says Bangladesh’s hugely popular actor Chanchal Chowdhury whose Bengali film Hawa was screened at a packed hall in the 28th Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF) at Nandan in Kolkata on Friday.
'Hawa' will remain as an acting school for me: Bangladeshi actor Nazifa Tushi
Bangladeshi filmmaker Mejbaur Rahman Sumon’s critically acclaimed film “Hawa” is the country's submission to the Oscars amid reports that it is going to be released commercially in India. Bangladeshi actor Nazifa Tushi played the lead character Gulti in the film also starring the hugely popular Chanchal Chowdhury. The film about an all-men fishing trawler with a mysterious catch was screened with massive turnout in cinema halls in Kolkata in late October. Ahead of the film's screening in the 28th Kolkata International Film Festival, India Blooms correspondent Souvik Ghosh catches up with Tushi
India, Bangladesh, US make love ballad Hoye Achhi Tor featuring John Bhattacharya, Sanjana Banerjee
Kolkata/IBNS: India, Bangladesh and the US have come together for the first time for a music project, titled Hoye Achhi Tor, which features Bengali actors John Bhattacharya and Sanjana Banerjee.
Dhaka: Actress Sunny Leone, whose work permit was cancelled by Bangladeshi authorities to shoot a film, has arrived in Dhaka.
West Bengal film industry celebrities condemn attack on Hindu temples, homes in Bangladesh
Kolkata: West Bengal film industry celebrities have joined to condemn the recent attacks on Durga pandals and Hindu temples in Bangladesh and described the episode as 'barbaric'.
KASHISH 2021 to virtually screen 39 LGBTQIA+ films from Asia
Mumbai/IBNS: Celebrating its position as South Asia’s biggest LGBTQIA+ film festival, in its 12th edition, KASHISH Mumbai International Queer Film Festival has turned the spotlight on LGBTQIA+ films from Asia selecting 39 films from countries like India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Myanmar, Iran, Lebanon, Turkey and Indonesia.
Bangladeshi short film receives honorable mention at Prague film fest
Bangladeshi short film “Niruddesh Jatra” (Journey to oblivion) has received an honorable mention in the Best Student Director category at the Prague International Indie Film Festival.
IFFI: Bangladesh is 'Country in Focus'
New Delhi: International Film Festival of India announced this edition’s country in Focus on Sunday.
Dhaka: A Facebook page named 'Moitry' on Wednesday telecasted "Children of War" movie on the occasion of Vijay Diwas.
Air pollution: Dia Mirza targets BCCI for giving green signal to India-Bangladesh clash in New Delhi
Mumbai/New Delhi/IBNS: Bollywood actress Dia Mirza on Thursday attacked the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for giving a green signal to the T20 International clash between India and Bangladesh to be played in New Delhi where air pollution level has hit alarming level.