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The rising stars shaping our world, and making moves in their industry! .guide 7 whatsOn Dodie Nathan Zed Aung Rakhine A singer-songwriter who has Nathan Zed, formerly ‘The Third Aung Rakhine is an aspiring cultivated a loyal audience through Pew’, is a 21-year-old vlogger. indigenous filmmakers who came her talent in crafting and shaping He makes YouTube videos which out with his own story. His first beautiful songs with poignant lyrics. are funny, poignant and incredibly feature film “My Bicycle” was Dodie Clark first gained recognition well-edited. One of his more famous made in an indigenous language through her YouTube channel which videos was his response to Nash in Bangladesh. Being a filmmaker she started back in 2011, and is now Grier’s vlog “What guys look for from the indigenous Rakhaine a signed artist who is already about in girls”. His comedy sketch style community, he made a film to embark on her next tour in 2019. has proved very popular with his regarding indigenous communities She is an talented rising artist who audience of over 400,000. Though in Bangladesh. This year, his sings her heart out and amazing to his YouTube posts are few and short film “The Last Post Office”, listen to. far between, they are always well was exhibited at the Locarno > youtube.com/doddleoddle worth the wait. International Film Festival. > youtube.com/thethirdpew > 'My Bicycle' Romily Alice Walden Amio Raha Urvi Shetty Romily Alice Walden creates Amio Raha is a rising Bangladeshi Urvi Shetty is a model, upcoming “neon nudes”, art which she says Singer-Actor who came to fame after actress and the winner of India’s “questions modern society’s releasing his first solo “Onuvuti” Next Top Model Season 4. relationship with looking, being on YouTube. Having a folk music Previously she was a fashion looked at, gendered hierarchies, background from “Chayanat”, he designer and was named “Ms. pleasure and the body ”. Her work joined the music world with his Consistent” by the judges of INTM is such that it can be appreciated band “Chaddobesh”. He appeared for her performances. Before taking both in reality, and in the digital age on many Bangla Drama’s theme part in the show, she used to work of Instagram. Her subjects are a songs, like “Valobashar Satkahon”, as a professional model for many subversion of the signs that plaster “Kolponar Canvas” and also sings popular brands like Nayak and late-night strip clubs & Vegas joints. for TV shows. Recently, his own more. 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