05-09-2021

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Sabina Yasmin
celebrates
67th birthday
TBT reporT
Saturday 4th September was the birthday of the
country's celebrated singer Sabina Yasmin.
Her fans, friends, and well-wishers from around the
world have sent their greetings to the artiste as she
steps into 67th year. Celebrities and her co-artistes
also took to the social media and shower love on
Sabina Yasmin with birthday wishes. The Bangladesh
Today also wished her happy birthday.
To mark the birthday of Sabina Yasmin,
'Bangladesh Sangeet Somonnoy Parishad' has
arranged a live programme. The programme was held
at 07:00pm Saturday. Sabina Yasmin, lyricist
Mohammad Rafiquzzaman and singers of this
generation has participated in the programme.
The noted artiste has enthralled the audience with
her melodious voice for decades. The melody queen
has numerous hit songs to her credit. She is best
known as a playback singer in Bengali cinema.
Born in 1954 to Lutfur Rahman and Mouluda
Khatun, Sabina Yasmin is the youngest amongst her
sisters. Sabina told The Bangladesh Today when
asked about how she celebratedher birthday "I spend
my birthday at home. I did not have any special plan
for my birthday. There was a small gathering with my
close friends and family members at my home. We
have cut a cake together and had a small party,".
When asked about her childhood memories
regarding her birthday, she said, "We used to hold a
birthday party at our house. Sometimes, we used to go
outside to eat something special on birthdays.
Actually, all memories of my childhood are very
beautiful and every birthday in my childhood was
beautiful too." Sabina was involved in music at an
early age. She started singing for radio, television, and
gramophone records as a child artiste. In 1964, she
sang regularly in the radio programme 'KhelaGhar'.
She made her debut in playback singing through
the song 'Modhu Jochnar Dipali' for the film 'Agun
Niye Khela' (1967), directed by Zahir Raihan.
Yasmin got her first breakthrough through the song
'Shudhu Gaan Geye Porichoy'. She then started
working under Altaf Mahmud in films including
'Anowara', 'Nayantara' and 'Taka Ana Pai'. She
gradually performed along with top composers of
Bangladesh including Satya Saha, Subal Das, Khan
Ataur Rahman, Ali Hossain, Alauddin Ali, Ahmed
Imtiaz Bulbul, and Gazi Mazharul Anwar.
She has won Bangladesh National Film Award for
Best Female Playback Singer a record 13 times. She
has recorded more than 1,500 songs for films and
over 10,000 songs in total.
Sabina Yasmin was awarded EkusheyPadak in 1984
and Independence Day Award in 1996 by the
Government of Bangladesh.
Deepika to star in cross-cultural
romantic comedy by STX film
Actor Deepika Padukone is set to star in an
upcoming cross-cultural romantic comedy to be
developed by STX films, a division of Eros STX
Global Corporation, the
studio announced on
Tuesday. Padukone
will also produce the
upcoming film through her banner Ka Productions.
The announcement of the project was made by
Adam Fogelson, chairman, STXf ilms Motion Picture
Group, in a statement. The studio is also in
negotiations with Temple Hill Productions Wyck
Godfrey and producer Marty Bowen, known for films
such as the 'Twilight' franchise, 'The Fault in Our
Stars', 'Love, Simon', to develop the project.
The project will be a "sweeping cross-cultural
romantic comedy" revolving around Padukone's
character. Fogelson called Padulkone"one of the
biggest global stars to come from India" and said
the actor, who made her Hollywood debut with
'XXX: Return of Xander Cage' in 2017, has only
grown as an international superstar.
"While she has been a phenomenal success
in many Eros International films, we are
thrilled to be building a romantic comedy
with her and our friends at Temple Hill.
"We believe this project gives us the
opportunity to tap into the spirit, voice,
characters and vibrant settings of India and
New York in ways that made 'Crazy Rich
Asians' feel so authentic and fresh,"Fogelson
said. Padukone said the aim of her
production house is to back meaningful
stories with global appeal and the upcoming
project aligned with that thought.
"Ka Productions was founded with the
aim to develop and produce purposeful
content with global appeal," the 35-year-old
actor said.
"I'm thrilled to be partnering with STX
films and Temple Hill Productions, that share
Ka's ambition and creative vision and look
forward to bringing impactful and dynamic
cross-cultural stories to the world," she added.
Last year's acclaimed drama 'Chhapaak'
marked the first film of Ka Productions, which
has also backed films like the upcoming Kabir
Khan directorial '83' and the forthcoming Hindi
adaptation of the Hollywood movie 'The Intern'.
Source: Times Of India
Mafia: A star-studded web film to
release on OTT platform
TBT reporT
Prominent filmmaker Shaheen Sumon is
coming up with a new web film titled
'Mafia', based on an underworld story.
The big-budget film features a starstudded
cast, including, Mahiya Mahi,
Mamnun Emon, Misha Sawdagar, Zahid
Hasan, Anisur Rahman Milon, Shamol
Mawla and others.
Scripted by the director himself, the
screenplay has been written by Delwar
Hossain Dil. The shooting of the project is
underway. The web film also stars
RahaTanha Khan, Mou Khan, Orsha,
Anchal Ankhi, and others.
About the film, actor Emon said, "I've
joined the cast recently. This is a storybased
film. The audience will see me in a
different character in 'Mafia'. Through
this project, I'm sharing screen with
Mahiya Mahi for the first time. I hope it
will be a good film."
Orlando eyes leading
Pirates of the
Caribbean's new era!
TBT reporT
Disney who announced
Johnny Depp's Jack Sparrow's
exit from the 'Pirates Of The
Caribbean' 3 years ago is not
Maaya- The Revenge is a
Romantic thriller web film.
Director Fahmida Prema's
upcoming web film 'Maaya-The
Revenge' starring model-turnedactress
Affri Selina in a double
role is going to release today,
Sunday.
In 'Maaya-The Revenge', Affri
will be seen along with actor Asif
Noor in lead roles. Production
house 'Phantom Creations' is
scheduled to release the film on
its YouTube channel and
Facebook page today.
Meanwhile, an official teaser
and motion posters of the film
were released on the internet.
Affri is featured in the teaser
appearing in a never-seen-before
look.
Romantic thriller 'Maaya-The
Revenge' was shot in various
locations of Sylhet and Dhaka.
Actress Affri shared about her
roles while talking to The
Bangladesh Today on Friday. "In
'Maaya-The Revenge', I have
played two characters with totally
"Some part of the shooting of the bigbudget
project was held at Film Valley in
Manikganj from August 24 to September
1. After a short break the shooting of the
film begins again at a resort in Pubail,
Emon added."
Shaheen Sumon said, "Earlier, we shot
the film in Cox's Bazar and Manikganj.
budging even a bit from their
decision, no matter how many
petitions fans file. Add to the
mix the controversy around
Johnny Depp and the studio
will maintain extra distance just
like many others. In that case,
the thought that he will
headline the future flicks in the
franchise is rare, and that has
reportedly profited Orlando
Bloom.
Well, hell broke loose on
Johnny Depp with everything
that happened around him in
the Libel trial. He had accused a
popular tabloid of Libel for
calling him a wife-beater, in
reference to his allegedly
violent relationship with
former wife Amber Heard.
Soon he was told to quit
'Fantastic Beast' by WB, and his
hopes to comeback to 'Pirates
Of The Caribbean' were also
crushed.
Fans in no time took the
responsibility to save his career
in their hands and began the
game of petitions and millions
of fans signing it. But seems like
that has not affected the studios
who are now planning to give
Affri 'Maaya The Revenge'
to release today
contradictory instincts, which
marks the first dual roles in my
career. One of the characters is
named Nusrat who is a very softhearted
girl. The other character,
named 'Maaya', is a psychotic
and fierce one," she said.
While talking about the shooting
The shooting will also be held at different
locations across the country. It is a starstudded
film and all is going well. We are
trying to produce a good film."
Under the banner of Shapla Media, the
web film is produced by Selim Khan.
'Mafia' will be released on an OTT
platform.
Orlando Bloom the centre
stage.
As we all know, reportedly
two films in the 'Pirates Of The
Caribbean' universe are right
now in work. A direct sequel to
'Dead Men Tell No Tales' and a
spinoff hailing from Birds of
Prey duo Margot Robbie and
Christina Hodson. As per latest
reports the studio is planning to
give Orlando Bloom all the
spotlight making him the lead
in the future sequel. The report
says he will be "legacy player of
the new Pirates of the
Caribbean era".
That fact that Orlando Bloom
is an alumni and was a part of
'Dead Men Tell No Tales' in a
brief cameo, makes the
probability of him becoming
the lead much higher. Time will
tell what happens in the world
of pirates and how Johnny
Depp fans react to this twist in
the tale.
Source: The Hollywood
Reporter
of 'Maaya-The Revenge', the actress
said that the entire team of the film
was very dedicated and hardworking.
"The team was really good
and supportive. I remember how
busy we were shooting the film. We
had to shoot a song from the
afternoon till late at night. The
locations in Sylhet were really
beautiful."
"It was my first collaboration
with Asif Noor. As a co-artist, he
was very helpful. It would not
have been possible to execute
such a good project without each
other's support. I thank Asif Noor
for that," she added.
Affri Selina is currently awaiting
the release of her other film, titled
'Istition', which is delayed by the
existing pandemic situation.
Having made his silver screen
debut with the SA HaqueOlike
directorial 'EkPrithibiPrem' in
2016, actor Asif Noor was last
seen in ShaheenSumon's
'Pagoler Moto Bhalobashi, which
was released in February this
year. The film co-stars actress
Adhora Khan with Asif.
H o r o s c o p e
ArIes
(March 21 - April 20) : You may put other
people's needs before yours, Aries. There's
an important balance between being
selfish and being selfless. Don't sacrifice
yourself to be a servant to others. It's important that you
not think only of yourself without considering how your
actions will affect others. You may swing toward the
former today. This will only lead to resentment and
deplete your emotional and physical resources.
TAUrUs
(April 21 - May 21) : Be disciplined.
Maintain your boundaries in order to
keep from getting swept into other
people's soap operas, Taurus. It may be
fun to escape your problems by jumping into
someone else's life, but soon you'll find the extra
weight is not only taxing but also won't solve your
problems. You may need to say no to others, but
that's fine. It's vital that you consider your needs.
GeMINI
(May 22 - June 21) : Don't go overboard,
Gemini. You may get so carried away in
the early part of the day that by evening
you notice you've gone beyond your own
boundaries. Regret may sink in, and you may feel
guilty about things you said or did. Prevent this by
thinking things through before speaking or acting.
You have the power to impact people on a deep
emotional level. Use this power wisely.
cANcer
(June 22 - July 23) : People may be
trying to subtly communicate to you,
but you may not be aware of this
because you're so caught up in your
own difficulties, Cancer. You may feel like you're
driving with the emergency brake on. You're so
preoccupied with running smoothly that you're
unaware of other cars on the road. Stop, release the
brake, and drive.
Leo
(July 24 - Aug. 23): You may feel like
you aren't getting the attention you
need or deserve, Leo. Because of this,
you may resent the people you feel you
should be getting it from. This attitude is likely to
make people less likely to come to your rescue. Who
wants to be around someone so needy and
unhappy? Focus on yourself and your own healing
before you take your issues to others.
VIrGo
(Aug. 24 - Sept. 23): Try not to push
away the very people who are there to help
you, Virgo. Dumping your problems on
others may be the thing that does just
that. Recognize your uncomfortable feelings, but don't
burden others with them. Your happiness is your
responsibility. You'll feel much better about yourself if
you take care of your own discomfort. Then you'll attract
the people you love.
LIBrA
(Sept. 24 - Oct. 23): Your adaptive
powers are useful in that they give you a
high tolerance for uncomfortable
situations, Libra. At times, however, this
trait may not serve you very effectively. You may end
up staying in a difficult relationship or unsatisfying job
because you fear something new. Life is short. If you
want to improve your situation, take responsibility for
it. Be proactive.
scorpIo
(Oct. 24 - Nov. 22) : You may feel
lonely and isolated, like there's no one
you can talk to, Scorpio. Your
interactions may seem like giving a
speech instead of having a discussion. Perhaps you
feel like you're talking to yourself most of the time
and no one is really listening. There's nothing
wrong with you or the person you're talking to. It's
just a phase. Don't get hung up on it.
sAGITTArIUs
(Nov. 23 - Dec. 21): Don't fall into the
self-pity trap, Sagittarius. You may
have a tendency to mope around until
someone notices and asks what's
wrong. If no one does, you might get angry and
pretty soon feel like you have no friends. Your mood
could worsen, and you might snap when someone
asks you a reasonable question. Be careful of sliding
down this slippery slope.
cAprIcorN
(Dec. 22 - Jan. 20): You're at an emotionally
climactic time, Capricorn. You may feel
like someone is putting a damper on your
feelings. Perhaps you're scared or shy.
Perhaps you don't feel you can express yourself the way
you want to. If so, consider why. Do other people make
you feel this way or are you uncomfortable with your
own feelings? The issue may have more to do with your
inner turmoil than with others.
AQUArIUs
(Jan. 21 - Feb. 19) : Be careful of letting
a sour mood ruin your day, Aquarius.
You may not feel particularly cheerful.
This is liable to have a dramatic effect
on everyone else. Be aware of the fact that your
mood may not be an accurate reflection of reality,
even though for the most part your world is centered
on your moods and the dramatic swings they go
through within one day.
pIsces
(Feb. 20 - Mar. 20) : Relationships
may be a bit difficult, Pisces, so don't
force pleasantry if it doesn't come
naturally. Your motto today should
be, "If you don't have anything nice to say, don't
say anything at all." Perhaps this leaves you
tongue-tied, but that's fine. If you need to spend
the day alone, so be it. Don't be social if you don't
feel like it.