Archive for the ‘Entertainment’ Category

Kobita/Me Against The World 2Pac Bangla Remix

Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008 1,100 views

When I first started using the internet about 7 years ago I found Bangla remixes online to have poor creativity. The song composers just mixed two different songs that didn't go together and the beats wouldn't coordinate with each other and it sounded very bad. However, with new ...

Nora Ali’s Interview on nTV

Tuesday, March 25th, 2008 8,119 views

Who's Nora Ali? If you are part of the Bangladeshi community in the USA then you should already know who this young lady is. However, for those who don't know, Nora Ali is an American born Bangladeshi who won the US title of American Junior Miss of 2007; besides her ...

NATOK: Off Beat

Sunday, March 23rd, 2008 1,383 views

This is a fairly old natok, it stars the famous Bangladeshi band "Black". The theme song for this natok is Arnob's famous song "Shey Je Boshe Ache". I actualy did the encoding myself for this video so excuse an errors of audio/video syncronization if you see any. Also, as ...

The Beauty of Music

Thursday, March 20th, 2008 1,142 views

If you are a regular reader of this blog you probably have figured out by now that I'm a big fan of music. I listen to Bangla songs, English songs, and Hindi/Urdu songs, which I listen to the most. Music is a great medium to use to bring ...

NATOK: Ekjon Porojibi

Sunday, March 16th, 2008 1,611 views

India has their Bollywood and Bangladesh has her natoks, in various subjects reflecting the reality of Bangladesh. From now on I will try to post natoks often. Most of the good natoks are shown on Eid or after Eid. Enjoy Ekjon Projibi, an Eid natok from December ...

Improvements in Natoks

Monday, March 3rd, 2008 214 views

I saw this natok from one of my former sites and I loved it. It's called "Ghum Seshe" by Sagor Jahan. The music composition and the camera works along with the lightings are all well done. For those non-Bangla speakers, the natok is about a young bechelor who ...

Bangladesh Singers Singing Hindi/Urdu Songs?

Friday, February 29th, 2008 558 views

I am astonished to see how many Bengali singers there are in Indian Idol and Sa Re Ga Ma. No doubt Bengalis are great singers and musicians who have resonated their talents to others places. One of these gifted singers is Runa Laila, a Karachi born Bengali who ...

Problems with Grooms from Abroad

Wednesday, February 27th, 2008 259 views

A lot of parents are crazy for young grooms from abroad who are settled in western countries and who have a good education. However, a lot of the Desi parents overlook the culture that some of these young men experience while living abroad. Some of the factors of ...

Bangladeshis and Pakistanis Admit It, You Love Indians

Friday, February 22nd, 2008 312 views

I go around the web on forums and blogs and I'm appalled to see how many Bangladeshis and Pakistanis hate and talk shit about Indians. In America I have met a lot of Indians, and they are more friendly than Bangladeshis and Pakistanis as a whole. I have ...

Hindi Song Sung in Boishakhi Mela UK

Tuesday, February 19th, 2008 405 views

Refering to my previous post about Hindustani (Hindi/Urdu) having more influence over Bangla, the Bengalis in UK have a stronger influence of it. Now in melas and other special Bangla functions, Hindustani songs are composed and performed by Bengalis. The following song's name is called "Haire Meri Jaan" performed in ...