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There’s a lot an actor has to train in before appearing on the screen. For Karanvir Sharma, besides learning how to write stories and assist directors, the bigger challenge was to overcome his speech impediment. He had a lisp. After working with speech therapists and dialogue coaches, today, he is often told to lend his voice as a voiceover artiste. It was the first thing that hooked us to this conversation with the actor. In a chat with mid-day, Sharma talks about The Trial season two, why adaptations have become an easy fix, and why he feels he is yet to get his due. Excerpts from the interview. Did you see The Good Wife before you signed up for The Trial?I had seen The Good Wife when it was released earlier. It had been quite a gap. My directors [Umesh Bist and Suparn Varma] specifica...

The family of a missing 15-year-old girl, whose body was found last week in the trunk of an impounded Tesla registered to singer D4vd, has broken their silence. The body of Celeste Rivas Hernandez was found “severely decomposed” stuffed inside a bag in the trunk of the Tesla registered in Hempstead, Texas, to D4vd, whose real name is David Anthony Burke, earlier this month.The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) is currently investigating the incident as a homicide.This week, a GoFundMe page was created by a person representing Rivas’ family, seeking donations to “lay her body to rest” following the confirmation from the Los Angeles County medical examiner that the body found was Rivas, who had been missing since April of last year.“As many of you know, Celeste Rivas Hernandez has been id...

We all know that music is a powerful and empowering thing. It affects our emotions, our psyches, our very souls — and that’s exactly the kind of thing that frightens certain people about music. They believe that music can be dangerous and needs to be carefully supervised, regulated and sometimes banned — all in the name of… well, something. Morality? Humanity? Some twisted political reason? Check, check and check.In many cases, the morality police choose to blame the messenger — the music or the musician — instead of looking at why the song seems to resonate so strongly. But they know that societal and political change is often presaged by messages and movements in popular culture. They hope that by blocking the message and restricting the movement, they can stop or even reverse change.The...

Actors Keri Russell and Bradley Whitford are back in the spotlight as the first trailer for Season 3 of `The Diplomat` is finally out. According to Variety, Season 3 picks up from the dramatic events of the previous season. Ambassador Kate Wyler, played by Russell, had accused Vice President Grace Penn (Allison Janney) of plotting a terrorist attack and admitted that she was after the VP`s position. Things take an unexpected turn after the president`s death, with suspicions that Kate`s husband, Hal (Rufus Sewell), may have accidentally caused it. The trailer shows Kate facing challenges she never wanted, taking on new power and responsibilities while navigating complicated relationships. This includes her growing friendship with Foreign Secretary Austin Dennison (David Gyasi) and an unse...

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle made a surprise appearance at the One805Live! concert benefiting first responders in Santa Barbara over the weekend. The Duke of Sussex, 41, and Duchess of Sussex, 44, attended the benefit on Sept. 20 at actor Kevin Costner’s oceanside estate in California, which raises funds for essential equipment and mental wellness programs for Santa Barbara County’s first responders.This year’s benefit featured performances by Trisha Yearwood, Good Charlotte, The Fray, Alan Parsons, Thelma Houston and more.Markle joined her husband onstage briefly and then returned to watch him from the side of the stage as Harry presented an award to Santa Barbara County Fire Chief Mark Hartwig. She was wearing a Carolina Herrera sleeveless midnight blue shirtdress with a cinched waist ...

Manoj Bajpayee’s acclaimed show, The Family Man, has completed six years since the release of its first season. The actor took to Instagram to mark the anniversary of his cult-classic show as he reminisced about the journey. The Family Man is gearing up to return for the much-awaited third season. The actor also dropped a brief, yet witty update on the upcoming third season. "6 years since #TheFamilyMan Season 1 dropped and became a cult classic. Season 3? Bas samajh lo, operation underway," Bajpayee wrote on Instagram.           View this post on Instagram                       A post shared by Manoj Bajpayee (@bajpayee.manoj) He also shared a string of pictures, capturing various scenes from the show. It also features ac...

Sonny Curtis, a vintage rock ‘n’ roller who wrote the raw classic I Fought the Law and posed the enduring question “Who can turn the world on with her smile?” as the writer-crooner of the theme song to The Mary Tyler Moore Show, has died at 88. Curtis, inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of The Crickets in 2012, died Friday, his wife of more than a half-century, Louise Curtis, confirmed to The Associated Press. His daughter, Sarah Curtis, wrote on his Facebook page that he had been suddenly ill.Curtis wrote or co-wrote hundreds of songs, from Keith Whitley’s country smash I’m No Stranger to the Rain to the Everly Brothers’ Walk Right Back, a personal favourite Curtis completed while in Army basic training. Bing Crosby, Glen Campbell, Bruce Springsteen and the Grateful ...

She is a successful musician, and transitioning into acting, while not an easy journey, is something Lisa Mishra has strived for. After her stint in Call Me Bae (2024), where she made her debut as both actor and composer while crooning two numbers, she was seen in Netflix’s The Royals. She is grateful for the love and acceptance she has received from Indian audiences as she balances her career in music and acting. Now, Mishra is all set to kickstart the second season of the Ananya Panday-starrer Call Me Bae, and The Royals 2, which has been officially announced. “These shows have changed the way people see me. For the longest time, I was only thought of as a musician. Now, casting directors are calling me in because they’ve seen what I can bring to a character. What’s been most rewarding ...

Grammy award-winning country songwriter Brett James died in a plane crash in North Carolina, authorities said Friday. He was 57. The small plane with three people aboard crashed Thursday afternoon “under unknown circumstances” in the woods in Franklin, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said in a preliminary report.There were no survivors, the North Carolina State Highway Patrol said in a statement. The other two people on the plane were Melody Carole and Meryl Maxwell Wilson, the patrol confirmed.The plane had taken off from John C. Tune airport in Nashville. The FAA and National Transportation Safety Board said they will investigate the crash.James was on a Cirrus SR22T, which was registered to him under his legal name of Brett James Cornelius, according to information provided by...

The Ba***ds of Bollywood, Aryan Khan`s directorial debut, has already become the talk of the town due to its bold, humorous perspective on the Hindi film business. The Netflix comedy, which stars Bobby Deol, Lakshya Lalwani, Sahher Bambba, Mona Singh, and Raghav Juyal, and features cameos from Aamir Khan, Salman Khan, Ranveer Singh, and Karan Johar, is full of surprises. But one sequence in particular has grabbed the attention: Raghav Juyal`s humorous tribute to Emraan Hashmi. The now-viral scene depicts Raghav`s character, Parvaiz, who is openly fascinated with Emraan. Wearing a t-shirt bearing the actor`s visage, he breaks into the cult hit Kaho Na Kaho, leaving Emraan speechless and the audience in stitches. Raghav embraces Emraan and declares his love in a dramatic way. He said,  “Peh...