Film professionals have engaged in an open discussion on ensuring transparency and professionalism in the government’s film financing process. The event was organised by Jatiyo Cholochitra Andolon (National Film Movement) and Cholochitra Shongskar Roadmap (Film Reform Roadmap) and took place yesterday at 4pm in the seminar room of the Department of Theatre, Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy.

“My father was a theatre actor, but he never had the opportunity to pursue acting and became a journalist instead,” shares Pranto. “I believe that his unfulfilled dream was passed down to me, and I was meant to carry it forward.” In recent years, few rising actors have been more determined to prove their range than Abid Bin Parvez Pranto. From TVCs to short films and eventually fiction, he has steadily marked himself as an actor intent on versatility.

Director Abu Hayat Mahmud has already stated, “Keeping in mind audiences from Gulistan to Gulshan, we have taken the initiative to make this film on a ‘larger-than-life’ scale. The story is set in Dhaka of the 1990s, and it will feature crime, love, action, emotion, and family drama.”

Dafne Keen (“Deadpool” & “Wolverine”, “His Dark Materials”) and Saara Chaudry (“The Breadwinner”, “The Mysterious Benedict Society”) have officially signed on for recurring roles in the show’s third season, now filming in Vancouver. Keen will portray Artemis, the Greek goddess of the moon and the hunt, while Chaudry steps in as Zoë Nightshade, Artemis’ immortal lieutenant.

Blake Lively is set to star in the upcoming romantic comedy “The Survival List”.

The film “Barir Naam Shahana” (A House Named Shahana) is set to be released in theatres across Bangladesh. Directed by Leesa Gazi, the film is produced under the banners of Goopy Bagha Productions Limited and Komola Collective. The announcement was made on Thursday (21 August) hnight through a Facebook post by Goopy Bagha Productions Limited.

Millie Bobby Brown and Jake Bongiovi announced yesterday that they adopted a daughter this summer, the first child for the married couple.

Labannya, a mannequin who comes to life in the imagination of the artist Lenin in Alamgir Kabir’s classic film “Shurjokonna” (1975), subsequently delivers a most unforgettable scene in it. She recollects a mythological past.

Today marks the eighth death anniversary of legendary actor Nayak Raj Razzak, who passed away in 2017. Remembering the star, actor Shakib Khan paid tribute to him in a Facebook post, describing Razzak as a guardian figure who stood by him in both his professional and personal struggles.

Actors Akshay Kumar and Arshad Warsi, along with director Subhash Kapoor, have been summoned by a civil court in Pune following allegations that their upcoming film “Jolly LLB 3” “disrespects the judiciary.”

Shakib Khan is set to return to the big screen this December with “Soldier”, a new film directed by debutant filmmaker Sakib Fahad. The superstar confirmed the news in a recent interview from the United States, where he has been vacationing for over a month with actress Shabnam Bubly and their son Shehzad Khan Bir.

Information and Broadcasting adviser Md Mahfuj Alam today affirmed that the government will extend full cooperation to raise the quality of films produced with state funding.

The trailer for Aryan Khan’s directorial debut, “The Ba***ds of Bollywood”, was released by Netflix yesterday, featuring Salman Khan and Ranveer Singh in guest appearances as themselves.

Today marks the death anniversaries of legendary actor Razzak and noted director-actor Abdullah Al-Mamun. To commemorate the two stalwarts, Channel i has arranged a series of special programmes.

Frank Caprio, the retired municipal judge from Rhode Island who became a global sensation for his compassionate courtroom approach in the reality court series “Caught in Providence”, has passed away at the age of 88.

Justin Baldoni has issued an official response to accusations from actress Isabela Ferrer, who alleged that the “It Ends With Us” director bullied and harassed her. The claims surfaced in the midst of an ongoing legal dispute involving Blake Lively, People reported.

For over 20 years, Zahid Hasan and Sadia Islam Mou have shared their lives. Yet, the couple is seldom spotted together in public and rarely attends industry events as a pair. This absence often fuels speculation about the state of their marriage, with social media abuzz with gossip and assumptions. Recently, however, Zahid Hasan addressed the rumours and spoke candidly about his personal life.

Veteran actor Pierce Brosnan, who played James Bond in four films between 1995 and 2002, has playfully entertained the idea of reprising the role as an older version of 007.

The 90th birth anniversary of eminent filmmaker and writer Zahir Raihan was observed yesterday through a discussion and film screening organised by the Zahir Raihan Film Institute at a convention hall in Dhaka.

HBO has unveiled the cast of the new generation of Weasleys for its upcoming “Harry Potter” series, currently filming at Warner Bros Studios Leavesden.