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An action series about a powerful female gangster running a matriarchal society with an iron fist — we’re all for it. As are Keerthy Suresh and Radhika Apte, who headline Akka that dropped on Netflix today. But not many know that writer-director Dharmaraj Shetty’s crime drama series, which wrapped its principal photography in 2024, had to wait two years to reach the audience. Why? We’ve heard that the show underwent several edits and reshoots to tone down the violence. Set in the fictional city of Pernuru in the 1980s, the YRF Entertainment-produced Akka tells the story of Suresh’s Bhavani who rules the matriarchal society and faces an attack from Apte’s Rudra, an outsider. Action understandably is a big part of the narrative. A source told mid-day, “Since the period crime drama revolved a...

Sir Patrick Stewart, known for his role of Captain Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek: The Next Generation, died at his home in Los Angeles on Wednesday, according to a statement shared on his social media. “We announce with great sorrow the passing of Sir Patrick Stewart yesterday at his home in Los Angeles, in the loving care of his beloved wife Sunny, following a brief and poignant journey with Alzheimer’s Disease and Lewy Body Dementia,” a statement posted to Stewart’s social media said.“He has been held in the warm embrace of family and friends, surrounded by live music, prayer, tears, laughter, and the kind of profound emotion that only he could inspire after a lifetime of devotion to us all,” the statement added. 2:09 ...

Shreya Kalra has hit back at Karan Patel over his remarks about content creators during his stint on Rise and Fall 2. The influencer called out the actor for allegedly looking down on reality TV contestants despite being part of a reality show himself. She also stressed that creators have careers and lives beyond reality television. Shreya Kalra slams Karan Patel’s remark on creators On Instagram Stories, Shreya penned a long note. “You were demeaning us by saying that people do these kinds of things on reality shows just to get footage. And ironically, his show is now trending #1,” she wrote. Source link

A California appeals court on Tuesday upheld actor Danny Masterson’s convictions and long prison sentence for raping two women at his home in 2003. In an 89-page ruling, viewed by Global News, the three-judge panel unanimously found that the 50-year-old actor had failed to demonstrate that the lower court made errors that would warrant granting him a new trial.The panel also rejected a petition filed by Masterson that claimed ineffective assistance of counsel. 4:30 ‘That ’70s Show’ actor Danny Masterson sentenced to 30 years in prison Masterson, who is currently serving 30 years to life in prison for raping two women, was found guilty of two of thr...

Varun Dhawan graced Koffee with Karan 9, where he opened up about fatherhood and how life has changed since welcoming his daughter, Lara. He also reflected on how his Student of the Year co-stars Alia Bhatt and Sidharth Malhotra are parents to daughters, recalling their early days on the film. Varun further praised Ranbir Kapoor’s parenting skills. Varun on parenthood When Karan asked Varun how he felt coming to the show for the first time after becoming a father, Varun said, “A lot has changed. My mornings are very different now. Like earlier, I used to have a lot of time to myself in the morning, but now when I get up, I have my two-year-old running, jumping, trying to slide in the wrong way. So Natasha and I are almost like fielders. But it's fun. Just seeing the joy and the pureness in...

Canadian rock legend Neil Young is suing U.S. President Donald Trump‘s political fundraising committee for copyright infringement over the alleged misuse of ‌his song Rockin’ in the Free World at an October midterm elections rally. The Toronto-born singer, who is a vocal critic of the U.S. president, alleged in a complaint filed in Virginia on Monday against the Trump 47 Committee that the song was played without ​a licence before Trump took the stage in Youngstown, Ohio, while supporting Republican midterm ⁠election candidates on October 12. 2:37 Margaret Atwood, Neil Young among authors and artists opposing Peterborough Public Library staffing cuts ...

Family week may have opened the doors to the Tower’s loved ones, but the visits have brought anything but peace at Rise and Fall 2! Actress and creator Shreya Kalra’s visit stirred up drama in the house as she locked horns with Shehzad for targeting Rishabh Jaiswal. She then advised Swara Bhasker not to be diplomatic, which irked the actress, who then took a dig at content creators. Swara Bhasker’s dig at content creators During her visit to the Tower, Lock Upp winner Shreya told Swara to be less diplomatic and play for herself. Swara replied that she was comfortable with her approach and was not interested in building a career through reality shows. “Shreya, respectfully, I am who I am. My world is not the world of reality shows. I am actually not interested in building a career through t...

The five finalists vying to represent Canada at the 2027 Eurovision Song Contest have been announced. They are Montreal dance-pop artist Rêve, Quebec vocalist William Cloutier, Ottawa pop-rocker Talk, New Brunswick singer-songwriter Josiane and B.C. pop crooner Tyler Shaw.CBC/Radio-Canada revealed the competitors Tuesday at a splashy media event in Toronto.The public broadcaster says 325 artists from across Canada applied earlier this year for a chance to become the country’s inaugural representative at the international music competition.The public will be invited to vote for Canada’s Eurovision entrant, with the winner set to be announced by December.Canada will make its official debut at the 71st Eurovision Song Contest, set to take place next May in Burgas, Bulgaria. It will be the fir...

Maruti’s story is about more than the car that put India on wheels. For Arjun Singgh Baran and Kartik D Nishandar, it is a story of the common man, the making of modern India and a dream that was once met with scepticism overseas. The duo, who are adapting The Maruti Story, based on the book by R C Bhargava, have secured the book rights as well as the life rights of Bhargava, the rights of Suzuki Motors and those of its late chairman Osamu Suzuki. Produced by Baran, Nishandar and Jyoti Deshpande of Jio Studios, the series is being developed as a character-driven drama and not a documentary chronicling the company’s milestones. “We wanted to tell the story of India’s common man. What better than the Maruti story, around which the common man’s journey has grown? India has grown around it, an...

The parent company of the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders is taking legal action against My Chemical Romance after the band appeared to perform with dancers who wore costumes that resembled their signature blue-and-white uniform. Pro Silver Star filed a motion for a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction against the band in Dallas County District Court on Friday seeking to bar My Chemical Romance (MCR) from using the costumes onstage, according to court documents viewed by NBC News and Rolling Stone.Global News has not independently viewed the court documents. 1:10 My Chemical Romance’s The Black Parade Turns Twenty Pro Silver Star alle...