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On April 23, Siddharth Roy Kapur announced what may easily be his most ambitious project—the screen adaptation of William Dalrymple’s acclaimed book, The Anarchy: The Relentless Rise of the East India Company. Imagine our surprise when he, during our chat, tells us that mid-day has been instrumental in introducing him to the 2019 book. “I first read about the book in mid-day many years ago, before it got published,” he recalls. That article led him to contact Dalrymple via his publishers in early 2019. Kapur remembers meeting the historian and author at the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel in Mumbai. “[When we started talking], what Dalrymple had in mind aligned with what I was trying to explore—the impact of global corporations that function as mini nation states today. Its ripple effects have bee...

Teddi Mellencamp, daughter of singer-songwriter John Mellencamp, shared an “exciting” update after learning her skin cancer had reached Stage 4 earlier this month. The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills alum shared the news on Instagram on Tuesday, saying it was “one update I couldn’t wait to share.”“All tumors stage 4 (metastasized melanoma in my brain and lungs) shrunk or disappeared so I have 6ish more weeks of immunotherapy and doctors believe I will be healed if everything stays on course,” Mellencamp wrote. “Thank you to everyone who has sent their love, prayers, and positivity.”In the video Mellencamp shared, she said, “I just finished with all of my scans and my tumours have significantly shrunk, which doctors believe means that this all will work and that I will be back to myself an...

Jelly Roll may soon see his criminal record wiped clean. On Tuesday, the Tennessee Board of Parole unanimously recommended a pardon for the rapper-turned-country music performer, who holds a long rap sheet from days gone by.The board’s action leaves the final decision on a pardon up to Gov. Bill Lee.Jelly Roll, whose real name is Jason DeFord, has never shied away from discussing the time he spent in prison for robbery and drug charges and the work he’s done to overcome his troubled past.Now, the 40-year-old singer wants to be able to travel internationally to perform and share his message of redemption, and a pardon would be a first step in achieving that dream.The parole board issued its nonbinding recommendation unanimously after a hearing that lasted about an hour and 45 minutes with s...

Netflix has officially announced the production of `Enola Holmes 3`, the latest instalment in the popular film franchise based on Nancy Springer`s book series. The streaming giant has confirmed that Millie Bobby Brown, Henry Cavill, and Helena Bonham Carter will reprise their roles as Enola Holmes, Sherlock Holmes, and Eudoria Holmes, respectively.           View this post on Instagram                       A post shared by Millie Bobby Brown (@milliebobbybrown) Millie Bobby Brown also shared the announcement with her fans, writing, "we`re in production but not without @barantini at the helm. and so we begin." Principal photography for `Enola Holmes 3` has begun in the UK, with Jack Thorne penning the screenplay and Philip ...

Dave Coulier revealed that he received two bits of life-changing news on the very same day. The Full House actor, 65, said he learned he had become a grandfather on the same day he found out he was cancer-free.Coulier shared the timing of the two important moments on April 18 on How Rude, Tanneritos!, the podcast hosted by his former Full House co-stars Jodie Sweetin and Andrea Barber.The 65-year-old actor said he found out he was cancer-free following his battle with Stage 3 non-Hodgkin lymphoma in late March, the same day his son Luc, 34, and his wife Alex welcomed their son Chance Lee on March 27.“I got the good news the day the baby was born. So I heard the news and I was so excited, and then Luc called us and he said, ‘Hey, the baby just was born.’ And so, I mean, it was an amazing da...

The wait is finally over as the trailer of `The Royals` has been unveiled. Directed by Priyanka Ghose and Nupur Asthana, written by Neha Veena Sharma, and produced under the banner of Pritish Nandy Communications, `The Royals` stars veteran actress Zeenat Aman, Bhumi Pednekar, Ishaan Khatter, Sakshi Tanwar, Nora Fatehi, Dino Morea, Milind Soman, Chunky Panday, Vihaan Samat, Kavya Trehan, Sumukhi Suresh, and Udit Arora among others. The trailer of `The Royals` gives a sneak peek into the grand but fading city of Morpur, where an endearing prince and a determined CEO are forced to team up, and maybe fall in love.           View this post on Instagram                       A post shared by Netflix India (@netflix_in) Excited a...

Bill Owens, the top producer at 60 Minutes, announced Tuesday that he’s quitting the show because he’s not able to run the program like he has in the past. In a memo to staff members, Owens wrote that is he no longer able to make independent decisions based on what is right for the audience of the investigative news program.“Having defended this show — and what we stand for — from every angle, over time and with everything I could, I am stepping aside so the show can move forward,” he wrote in the memo, as first reported by The New York Times.Bill Owens’s full memo to “60 Minutes” staff: pic.twitter.com/tHQvAajVRm— Michael M. Grynbaum (@grynbaum) April 22, 2025 Story continues below advertisement Owens’ resignation comes as CBS parent company Paramount Global ...

Remember the iconic Amar Chitra Katha comics that were a staple for many kids during their summer holidays? What would they look like in today’s streaming era? Well, the answer is here. Applause Entertainment, which backed the recent hit series, Black Warrant, has teamed up with Amar Chitra Katha comics to adapt 400 of its stories into animated series. The first series, Kiya & Kayaan, will follow the adventures of two siblings, who stumble upon VR headsets that whisk them away to Storyland, a world built on tales from Indian mythology and folklore.  Kiya & Kayaan will stream on the studio’s YouTube channel ApplaToon that will be launched on April 25, with new episodes dropping every Tuesday and Friday. For Sameer Nair, managing director of the studio, the new offering combines myt...

Post Malone’s ex-fiancée Hee Sung “Jamie” Park is filing for full physical custody of their two-year-old daughter. According to legal documents filed on April 16, obtained by People, Park is also requesting that she and the I Had Some Help singer share joint legal custody of their daughter, who is referred to by the initials “DDP” in the documents.She is willing to give Malone, whose real name is Austin Richard Post, visitation rights and wants the 29-year-old singer to cover her legal fees.Under child support, the documents state, “The court may make orders for support of the children and issue an earnings assignment without further notice to either party,” according to People.According to reports, the I Ain’t Comin’ Back singer filed his own custody documents in Utah on April 14, two day...

The murmurs were there for weeks, and on April 16, it became official. On Wednesday, Amazon announced that Citadel: Honey Bunny and Citadel: Diana, the Indian and Italian offshoots respectively of Citadel, each one season old, were being discontinued. The OTT giant also announced that the second season of the US mothership series, led by Priyanka Chopra and Richard Madden, would arrive in 2026. But mid-day has now learnt that the second season may mark the end of the road for the entire Citadel universe, as Amazon has apparently pulled the plug on its Mexico, Spain and Japan spin-offs. It is also heard that Chopra only has a two-season contract for the US version. Citadel was conceived as a multi-country franchise with the Russo Brothers at the helm of the mothership series, and was viewe...