"Bangla cinema is now reaching audiences across the globe with honour. At a time when our films are doing well, a vested quarter has launched a conspiracy to destroy this progress. The films that are ...

If cinema in Bangladesh or Dhallywood had a superhero, he’d be wearing aviators, a flashy panjabi and answering to one name: Shakib. Born Masud Rana Sheikh in 1979 in sleepy Gopalganj, this ...

For decades, Bengali cinema seemed stuck in a rut, churning out predictable tales of star-crossed love between the rich and poor, or heroes striking it rich with a lottery win. These were often spiced ...

It was an otherwise unremarkable evening at The Daily Star – the newsroom not particularly abuzz with headlines as of yet. At least it was, before an entourage of 20+ burst onto the scene, drawing ...

A Bangladeshi auto-rickshaw driver sued for damages after his phone number was used in a blockbuster movie which starred actor Shakib Khan. Hundreds of Shakib Khan's loyal fans believed that the ...

250-plus films later, his filmography is like a greatest hits playlist of romance, revenge If cinema in Bangladesh or Dhallywood had a superhero, he’d be wearing aviators, a flashy panjabi and ...