Jennifer Lawrence starrer ’Hunger Games’ sequel ‘Catching Fire’ has become the 10th highest-grossing film of all time by earning USD 423.6 million. The film has left Johnny Depp’s ‘Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest’ (USD 423.3 million) behind to reach the top-10 level, reported the Wrap. It’s the first time that the first two installments of a franchise have grossed over USD 400 million at the domestic box office. ‘The Hunger Games’ earned USD 408 million in 2012. Catching Fire picks up where The Hunger Games (2012) left off. By winning th...

For the first time, a movie on the activities of police is going to be made in the country. Police Family Welfare Association Ltd and Three Wheeler’s Limited signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at a function at Rajarbagh Police Lines in the city on Sunday to make the movie, ‘Dhaka Attack’. Joint Commissioner (Detective Branch of DMP) Monirul Islam and Ali Haider signed the MoU on behalf of their respective sides. Dhaka Metropolitan Police Commissioner Benazir Ahmed was present at the function as the c...

It seems that a plain ride is not the only time Aamir and Shah Rukh Khan came together. In a candid interview the `Dhoom 3` star revealed that the rumours of the Khan tussle are just that, rumours. In an tete-a-tete with a leading daily Aamir was quoted saying that Shah Rukh and he are friends and urges the Bollywood fraternity to come together more often. “Shah Rukh is a friend too, we addressed the industry`s issues once, together. And not just actors, even producers, directors, musicians, technicians, exhibitors a...

India’s Yash Raj Films (YRF), in response to the ongoing protests in Bangladesh over its film “Gunday” undermining Bangladeshis, as reported in the article titled “Bangladesh condemns Gunday” published in yesterday’s issue of this page — has expressed its regrets over the matter. The message, posted on the blog of YRF (yrfmovies.blogspot.com) says the YRF team “would like to apologise if any disrespect or hurt has been caused to them (Bangladeshi’s)”, adding that the film “was an...

February is known as the month of love, but in Bangladesh a more important thing is celebrated—the love for the Bengali language. 21st February has become an iconic event for Bengalis all over the world. It is more commonly referred to as Ekushey February or Ekushey, the day when all Bengalis dress in black and white, murmuring songs of lament. There are many Bangla War movies include combat, survivor and escape stories, tales of sacrifice, studies of the futility and inhumanity of battle, the effects of wa...

Newly wed Tisha is in a dilemma at her in-laws’ house. The in-laws’ want her to speak Urdu. However, she is admatant that she will speak only and only in Bangla.

No, this is not happening at her real in-laws’; this is the story line of 21 February special soap “Bhasha Andoloner Prothom Shongrami”. Tisha plays the role of an 18 year girl from Bordhoman who has been wedded off into an lite family. They do not think Bangla is a language worth s...