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It’s hard to make the transition from television to films or the web, but Karan Tacker took the gamble and waited until the right part came to him. After Neeraj Pandey’s Special Ops in 2020, he followed it up with Khakee: The Bihar Chapter (2022), and since then, the perception of the industry has changed. But the waiting game does make one question: is it worth it? Tacker feels it is. Now, with the sequel to the JioHotstar series set to stream on the platform, the actor says he is eagerly waiting to see how the audience reacts to the growth in his character. In conversation with mid-day, he talks about the show, the influence the filmmaker has had on him, and what it means to have this project on his filmography. Excerpts from the interview: TV makes you a household name, movies give an...

NOTE: The following article contains disturbing details. Please read at your own discretion. Rapper Fat Joe’s former hypeman, Terrance “T.A.” Dixon, has filed a lawsuit against him in federal court, alleging that his former boss engaged in sex acts with minors in a $20-million lawsuit.Dixon also alleges his former boss, whose real name is Joseph Antonio Cartagena, engaged in “coercive labor exploitation, financial fraud, sexual manipulation, violent intimidation and psychological coercion.”The 157-page complaint, filed in the U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, details claims about Cartagena’s alleged sexual relations, including with minors.Dixon states that Cartagena allegedly forced him “into humiliating situations, including sex acts performed under duress and surveillanc...

Chef and TV personality Anne Burrell, who coached culinary fumblers through hundreds of episodes of Worst Cooks in America, died Tuesday at her New York home. She was 55. Police were called to Burrell’s address before 8 a.m. and found an unresponsive woman who was soon pronounced dead.Reps for Burrell confirmed her death in a statement but a cause of death was not disclosed.“Anne was a beloved wife, sister, daughter, stepmother, and friend — her smile lit up every room she entered,” her family said in a statement released to People. “Anne’s light radiated far beyond those she knew, touching millions across the world. Though she is no longer with us, her warmth, spirit, and boundless love remain eternal.”The Food Network, where Burrell began her two-decade television career on Iron Chef Ame...

In the new BTS clip from the upcoming show “The Great Indian Kapil Show Season 3,” Sunil Grover left Salman Khan in splits after he mimicked him. On Thursday, the makers released a funny video featuring Salman, Sunil, and the host, Kapil Sharma. Alongside it, the makers wrote, “Ek se bhale do Sikandar Ab har Funnyvaar, badhega humara parivaar with the new episode of The Great Indian Kapil Show featuring @beingsalmankhan, coming soon, only on Netflix! #TheGreatIndianKapilShowOnNetflix.”           View this post on Instagram                       A post shared by Netflix India (@netflix_in) In the clip, Sunil Grover is seen dressed in a suit, mimicking Salman Khan—copying his mannerisms and facial expressions, leaving the ‘Sul...

An actor and screenwriter is suing Tyler Perry for US$260 million in a lawsuit alleging that the media mogul leveraged his industry power to repeatedly sexually assault and harass him while keeping him quiet. Derek Dixon, who played the character Dale on Perry’s The Oval for 85 episodes, claims that Perry subjected him “to escalating sexual harassment, assault and battery, and professional retaliation when Mr. Dixon did not reciprocate Mr. Perry’s unwanted advances.”The lawsuit, filed in Los Angeles Superior Court on June 13, alleges that “Mr. Perry took his success and power and used his considerable influence in the entertainment industry to create a coercive, sexually exploitative dynamic with Mr. Dixon — initially promising him career advancement and creative opportunities, such as pro...

Sony LIV in collaboration with Applause Entertainment and Kukunoor Movies, bring this extraordinary true story to the screen in The Hunt: The Rajiv Gandhi Assassination Case, a gripping political thriller based on the bestselling book Ninty Days by investigative journalist Anirudhya Mitra. The Hunt- The Rajiv Gandhi Assassination trailer Dropping an exciting preview of the forthcoming series, Sony LIV penned on their official Instagram handle, "The assassination that shook the nation. The manhunt that stunned the world. The Hunt - The Rajiv Gandhi Assassination Case, streaming from 4th July on Sony LIV. #TheHuntOnSonyLIV." The video showed that before the assassination, there was a death threat for Rajiv Gandhi which was ignored. Later, it dives into the investigation that followed the ...

Kelsey Grammer is getting ready to become a dad again. The 70-year-old actor and his wife Kayte Walsh, 46, are expecting their fourth child together — Grammer’s eighth.Photos published by People showed Grammer walking beside his wife in London, who’s wearing a flowy black dress while they walked through a park. They were joined by their three children, Faith, 12, Gabriel, 10 and James, 8.The Frasier star and Walsh got married in February 2011 in New York City, following his divorce from Real Housewives of Beverly Hills alum Camille Grammer, with whom he shares daughter Mason, 23, and son Jude, 20. Kelsey Grammer and Kayte Walsh attend the Jam for Janie Grammy Awards Viewing Party presented by Live Nation at Hollywood Palladium on Feb. 4, 2024 in Los Angeles. ...

The Great Indian Kapil Show is back with its third season, and who better to kick things off than the megastar himself – Salman Khan! The first episode, premiering Saturday, June 21, on Netflix, promises an uproarious start to the season as Salman arrives in style and swag. From rib-tickling banter and laughter showdowns between Navjot Singh Sidhu and Archana Puran Singh (yes, it`s double the laughter on the couch!) to candid conversations that only Kapil Sharma can draw out – this episode has everything fans could wish for and then some. Not to mention, actor-comedians Krushna Abhishek and Sunil Grover are also a part of the new season.            View this post on Instagram                       A post shared by Netflix India (@netfli...

R. Kelly’s lawyers are alleging that the disgraced R&B singer overdosed last week on medication given to him by prison staff. In a filing, obtained by USA Today, Kelly’s legal team claims that after he was placed in solitary confinement, prison staff provided him an “overdose quantity” of medication on June 12 compared with his “normal anxiety and sleep medication dosages,” which resulted in his hospitalization on June 13.The filing states that Kelly was “forcibly removed from Duke University Hospital in Durham, North Carolina, against medical advice.”Kelly was convicted in 2021 in Brooklyn federal court of multiple charges, including racketeering and sex trafficking and has been serving a 30-year sentence since 2022 in the Federal Correctional Institute facility in Butner, N.C.His law...

With almost two decades in the industry — dabbling in television, Hindi and Punjabi films, and diverse roles in digital entertainment — Anuj Sachdeva still feels he hasn’t received his due. He confesses that although he has the potential to do more, the opportunities coming his way remain few and far between. “I genuinely believe I can bring more to the table, emotionally, physically, creatively. If given the right space and opportunity, I can outperform myself; and that’s not coming from arrogance, just self-awareness,” says the actor, whose recent show Chhal Kapat received a mixed response. While he’s aware that it’s impossible to please everyone, he’s thrilled that the show,  also starring Shriya Pilgaonkar, is slowly “gaining momentum”. “I wasn’t expecting the kind of love it’s gettin...