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The trick behind a powerful film is to give the audience something unexpected — by way of the story or the casting. Believing that the script of Bhagwat Chapter 1: Rakshas took care of the first criterion, producer Harman Baweja wanted to fulfill the second. So, in came Arshad Warsi and Jitendra Kumar in a case of “anti-casting” with the former playing inspector Vishwas Bhagwat, who is pulled into an investigation of missing girls in small-town India, and the latter, a suspect. Excited about roping in Kumar — best known for his goody-two-shoes roles in Panchayat and Kota Factory — as the antagonist of the Zee5 thriller, Baweja shares, “Jitu has built such a strong connection with the audience that the moment you say Jitu, you think of him as the good guy navigating the mess someone else m...

Country music star Zach Bryan is responding to criticism over his upcoming new song Bad News following claims that it includes lyrics that appear critical of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids. Bryan, 29, shared a snippet of the song on Instagram Friday, which caused many people, including White House officials, to call him out for apparently taking aim at immigration raids.In the song, Bryan sings: “I hear the cops came, cocky motherf—–s, ain’t they? And ICE is gonna come bust down your door, try to build a house, no bills no more, but I got a telephone, kids are all scared and all alone.”“The bar stopped bumping, the rock stopped rolling, the middle fingers rising, and it won’t stop showing. Got some bad news. The fading of the red, white and blue,” the song continued. ...

Bollywood heartthrobs Akshay Kumar and Saif Ali Khan appeared as guests on Kajol and Twinkle Khanna’s celebrity talk show "Two Much With Kajol and Twinkle".  The recently released trailer of the episode showed Kajol asking Twinkle, "How do you feel interviewing your husband (Akshay) for the first time?" Reacting to this, Twinkle confesses that he interrogates him all the time, leaving everyone laughing.           View this post on Instagram                       A post shared by prime video IN (@primevideoin) Next, we see Akshay asking a highly debatable question, “Who all think wives are high-maintenance?” Agreeing to it, he and Saif jumped into a red box. However, realising the possible consequences of his actions at hom...

By Gregory Strong The Canadian Press Posted October 7, 2025 10:00 pm 2 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size BRONX – Loud boos were heard throughout Yankee Stadium as “O Canada” was played before Game 3 of the American League Division Series between the Toronto Blue Jays and New York Yankees. The booing started as anthem singer Graham Rowat was introduced on Tuesday night by the stadium PA announcer. The boos picked up again as the Broadway actor finished his rendition.The crowd then loudly cheered as a large American flag was unfurled in the outfield as Rowat began singing “The Star-Spangled Banner.”...

Actor Adarsh Gourav, whose show “Alien Earth” has ranked as the seventh most-watched show of 2025 so far, says that the project was an ambitious story, emotionally and visually.  Adarsh told IANS: “It feels truly surreal to see Alien Earth connect with audiences across the world in such an extraordinary way. As an actor, you always hope to be part of stories that transcend boundaries, ones that make people feel, question, and imagine.” He said that to witness the show being embraced globally and to see the project feature among the “most-watched and most-discussed series of the year” is incredibly humbling. Adarsh added: “When we began filming Alien Earth, none of us could have imagined the kind of impact it would go on to have. It was an ambitious story, emotionally and visually, and s...

We killed it!’ That, Raghav Juyal tells us, is the gist of the countless messages director Aryan Khan and he have been exchanging since The Ba***ds of Bollywood dropped on Netflix a fortnight ago. “We tell each other, ‘Bhai, yeh toh hona hi tha’. I don’t know about others, but Aryan and I were confident that the show would be well-received,” says Juyal of Khan’s directorial debut.  The Bobby Deol, Mona Singh, Lakshya, and Sahher Bambba-starrer has many things going for it — its tongue-in-cheek humour, sincere performances by the leads, and star-studded cameos. Juyal’s act as Parvaiz, part problem-fixer and part troublemaker, stands out with its hilarity. Yet, he reveals that many advised him against portraying the role after Kill (2023), which saw him as a ruthless antagonist. “Everyone a...

Original Rush band members Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson announced that they’re planning a reunion tour for the iconic Canadian band in 2026. It’s the band’s first shows since the R40 tour in 2015 and drummer Neil Peart’s death in 2020.The tour, called the Fifty Something Tour, will celebrate Rush’s music and legacy as well as Peart’s life, according to the band.“It’s been over 10 years since Alex and I have performed the music of Rush alongside our fallen bandmate and friend Neil,” said Lee. “A lifetime’s worth of songs that we had put our cumulative hearts and souls into writing, recording and playing together onstage. And so, after all that has gone down since that last show, Alex and I have done some serious soul searching and come to the decision that we f–king miss it, and that it’s tim...

By Gregory Strong The Canadian Press Posted September 30, 2025 9:44 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size TORONTO – The Toronto Blue Jays’ regular-season finale – a 13-4 rout that clinched the division title – was a ratings home run for domestic rights-holder Sportsnet. The network says Toronto’s victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday averaged 2.36 million viewers on television and via streaming, making it Sportsnet’s most-watched Blue Jays regular-season broadcast ever. Related Videos ...

Actor Sudhanshu Pandey, who is widely known for his stint in the show Anupamaa, took to social media to praise Aryan Khan for his directorial debut, “The Ba***ds of Bollywood.” On Thursday, the veteran actor took to his Instagram handle and shared a video of him where he is seen dancing to the track Ghafoor from the series. The clip shows Sudhanshu, clad in black suit, showing his signature moves. Pandey paid tribute to Shah Rukh Khan’s son, praising him as a promising young talent in the industry. Sudhanshu also appreciated Aryan’s work in the popular series and song, expressing admiration for his skills.           View this post on Instagram                       A post shared by Sudhanshu Pandey (@sudanshu_pandey) The Khi...

Hollywood is facing a new kind of star power with “AI actor” Tilly Norwood, who doesn’t exist outside of code — and she’s already negotiating with talent agencies. Norwood is a character made entirely by artificial intelligence, dubbed Hollywood’s first “AI actor.” She is the product of a company named Xicoia, which bills itself as the world’s first artificial intelligence talent studio.Since Dutch producer and comedian Eline Van der Velden launched the digital character’s prospective career, Norwood has been the talk of Hollywood.Earlier this month, Van der Velden, founder of the AI production studio Particle6, promoted Norwood at the Zurich Summit, the industry sidebar of the Zurich Film Festival. She said Norwood was in talks with talent agencies and that she expected to announce a sign...