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Three years is a lot of time for things to change. And they have in the OTT world, according to Randeep Hooda, who is returning to the digital space with the second season of Inspector Avinash. The JioHotstar show’s first season premièred in 2023. In the years in between, the medium went from being a potent platform for “experimental content” to now fighting for subscribers, observed the actor. “There was a ray of hope for experimental content. But let’s keep in mind that OTT is not here for charity. Just like filmmakers want to sell tickets, they want to sell subscriptions. The medium created a lot of stars, but now even they are not enough. Streamers are getting actors, who work in films, to [transition] to OTT, so that they can attract more subscriptions,” said Hooda, candid as always....

Drake has returned with not just one, but three new albums with the releases of Iceman, Habibti and Maid of Honour. The Toronto rapper, 39, announced that his trio of projects would drop at the end of his “Iceman Episode 4” livestream on Thursday, sharing the album titles and the message, “All 3 albums dropping at midnight from the biggest sound.”The stream opened with shots of an Iceman-branded truck travelling along the Don Valley Parkway in Toronto en route to the CN Tower while a track from Iceman played, featuring Drake reflecting on the past couple of years following his high-profile feud with L.A. rapper Kendrick Lamar. 5:13 Drake’s ‘Iceman’ display built with 3,500 blocks of ice by Onta...

Advocate Ujjval Bhasin registered a complaint with Chandigarh Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Kanwardeep Kaur, against former cricketer Yuvraj Singh's father Yograj Singh for making alleged derogatory statement against women in the web series 'Lukkhe'. The series which is currently streaming on Amazon Prime Video also stars Raashii Khanna, Palak Tiwari, Ayesha Raza, King and others.  About the complaint against Yograj Singh Speaking to IANS, advocate Bhasin said that such a remark was not expected from a reputed person like Yograj Singh. Source link

Pop icon Madonna, Latin superstar Shakira and K-pop super group BTS are set to headline the first-ever halftime show at the FIFA World Cup final, organizers announced on Thursday. FIFA said the final at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey on July 19 will include the Super Bowl-style performance.The governing body said the show would support the FIFA Global Citizen Education Fund, which is raising US$100 million to help children access education and soccer. Story continues below advertisement FIFA president Gianni Infantino said it would bring together “music and football on the biggest stage in sport for a very special cause.”“Through this initiative, US$1 from every @fifaworldcup 2026 ticket sold will go directly towards helping young people learn, grow and play,” ...

Get ready to fall in love … right at your desk. Prime Video, India`s most loved destination, has announced June 22 as the global premiere date for its upcoming Korean series See You at Work Tomorrow!, launching exclusively in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide. See You at Work Tomorrow plot If you’ve ever caught feelings between meetings or found sparks in the most unexpected places, this one’s for you. Blending sharp workplace satire with slow-burn romance, See You at Work Tomorrow! delivers a fresh, relatable take on office life - where deadlines are tight, emotions run high, and love might just be the most unpredictable project of all. It follows Cha Ji-yoon, a once-driven product planner now running on autopilot, and her notoriously icy boss Kang Si-woo, a man known t...

The man who pleaded guilty to distributing the fatal dose of ketamine to actor Matthew Perry was sentenced to two years in prison in Los Angeles federal court on Wednesday. Judge Sherilyn Peace Garnett handed down the sentence to 56-year-old Erik Fleming in a federal court in Los Angeles, The Associated Press reports.“It’s truly a nightmare I can’t wake up from,” Fleming told the judge before the sentence. “I’m haunted by the mistakes I made.”Fleming was working as a drug addiction counsellor when a mutual friend he and the late actor shared told him that Perry was seeking ketamine, according to filings from prosecutors.Fleming’s lawyers said he was a former television and film producer whose career had been ravaged by substance abuse and that after gaining sobriety, he became a counsellor...

Actor Randeep Hooda, who is gearing up for the release of the upcoming season of his streaming show Inspector Avinash, has spoken up on his connection with the real-life cop, Avinash Mishra, on whom the titular character is based. The upcoming season of the show dives deeper into the emotional and psychological battles of its characters. For Randeep Hooda, stepping into the shoes of Inspector Avinash Mishra once again was not just about performance, but about reconnecting with the real-life man who inspired the series. Source link

A preliminary hearing for the murder case against singer D4vd, legal name David Anthony Burke, has been delayed until the end of June due to the amount of new evidence in the case, prosecutors said. Burke appeared in court for a status hearing on Tuesday when the decision to delay the hearing until June 29 was announced, the Los Angeles Times reports.Deputy District Attorney Beth Silverman told the court that prosecutors have already turned over more than 10 terabytes of digital evidence, including materials found as part of a series of search warrants that were executed on the 21-year-old singer’s phone and iCloud account.Silverman said prosecutors are continuing to upload evidence and added that the overall discovery could exceed 40 terabytes. ...

Singer-rapper King recently addressed the long-debated issue of objectification of women in Punjabi music, especially that of the rap genre, during an exclusive interaction with IANS. When asked about the criticism often directed at Punjabi songs for allegedly promoting stereotypes and problematic representation of women, the artist chose to respond with honesty. He urged people to look at music as a subjective art form rather than boxing one industry into a stereotype. Source link

Britney Spears has broken her silence and made her first public statement after pleading guilty during an arraignment last week, following charges of driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs. Spears will avoid jail time after pleading guilty to the misdemeanour charge of driving under the influence of drugs and alcohol.In an Instagram post shared on Sunday, Spears said she went to the pet store with her kids and took a photo of a “beautiful baby snake.” 2:50 Britney Spears released from hospital after DUI arrest “Snakes are symbolic of good health, higher consciousness, and pure luck,” Spears wrote. “I’m so damn thankful to my friends ...