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Bollywood beauty Zoya Afroz, who recently featured in the Netflix web series Taskaree: The Smuggler’s Web, had a head start in the film industry courtesy of her stints as a child star. Her most prominent role was baby Radhika in Hum Saath Saath Hain (1999). She later went on to venture into projects like Mann and Kuch Naa Kaho. In an exclusive interview with mid-day, Zoya shares her journey in showbiz, working with the incredibly talented Emraan Hashmi, and more.  Zoya Afroz on her stint as a child actor Zoya believes that, despite having a head start in Bollywood, she only benefited in terms of familiarity, not momentum. Being a child artiste helped her grow and get comfortable in front of the camera since she didn’t come from a film family. “Every opportunity still had to be earned,” s...

Actor and comedian Sunil Grover has won hearts on social media, this time not because of his fine humour or acting, but by showcasing his grounded nature.  The actor recently shared a video on his social media account, where he was seen sitting on the floor and making rotis (Indian flatbread) on a traditional ‘chulha’ (wood-fired stove or clay stove) like a pro.           View this post on Instagram                       A post shared by Sunil Grover (@whosunilgrover) In the video, Sunil Grover is seen kneading the dough, shaping it into perfectly round rotis, and roasting them directly over the open flame of the chulha like a boss. A lot of fans in the comments section mentioned how Sunil aced making rotis, that too on a tr...

West Wing actor Timothy Busfield has surrendered to authorities after an arrest warrant was issued for the director to face child sex abuse charges last week by the Albuquerque Police Department (APD). “Timothy Busfield has turned himself in at the Metro Detention Center. He will be booked on his warrant,” an Albuquerque Police Department spokesperson told Global News.In a video obtained by TMZ, Busfield, 68, said, “I did not do anything wrong.”“Hi everybody, it’s Tim,” he began. “I’m sure most of you know, that are watching this, that I was ordered to come to Albuquerque — I’m here now. I got the call Friday night, I had to get a lawyer. Saturday I got the car, drove 2,000 miles to Albuquerque. I’m gonna confront these lies. They’re horrible.”“They’re all lies and I did not do anything to...

Amazon MX Player dropped the trailer of the highly anticipated Bindiya Ke Bahubali Season 2, offering a glimpse into the shifting power dynamics and growing unrest within the dysfunctional Davan family. Set against the fictional town of Bindya, the new chapter picks up where Season 1 left off, with jailed patriarch Bada Davan trying to break peace with rivals, only for his son Chhote Davan to choose war instead. What follows is a spiral of power plays, betrayals, and family implosion, pulling viewers back into a world where family, politics, and ambition are deeply entangled, and where control is never guaranteed. Bindiya Ke Bahubali 2 trailer Bindiya Ke Bahubali Season 2 brings back the beloved ensemble cast, including Saurabh Shukla, Ranvir Shorey, Dibyendu Bhattacharya, Seema Biswas, ...

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Colleen Hoover, the author who penned It Ends With Us, is opening up about her recent cancer diagnosis. The 46-year-old author told her 1.9 million Instagram followers that she has one more day of radiation left at Texas Oncology.“Second to last day of radiation,” she wrote on Monday on her Instagram stories. “I wish I could blame my hair and facial expressions on @Texas.Oncology, but they’ve been great. Hope you never need them, but highly recommend them.” A screengrab of Colleen Hoover’s Instagram Stories. @ColleenHoover / Instagram It was not immediately clear what kind of cancer Hoover is being treated for or how long sh...

Netflix dropped its latest outing, Taskaree: The Smuggler`s Web, starring Emraan Hashmi and Amruta Khanvilkar, among others, which has become an audience favourite, courtesy of its binge-worthy narrative. In an exclusive interaction with mid-day, Amruta, who plays a Customs Officer and a single mother in the series, shares her inspiration for the character, trusting director Neeraj Pandey for a spectacular arc, and more.  Amruta Khanvilkar on choosing projects  For Amruta, trusting the makers makes a huge difference when working on a project. “Today, every director and writer has their own signature, as to how they want to write a script, their story, how they want to tell it. That is very important for me. Will this story move forward if my character is absent? If it does, then my chara...

New details have come to light about Nick Reiner’s mental health in the years before he was charged with two counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of his parents, Rob and Michele Singer Reiner. According to a report published by the New York Times on Thursday, Reiner, 32, entered into a mental health conservatorship in 2020 that ended in 2021. The outlet cited confirmation from a clerk at the Los Angeles Superior Court.Reiner’s appointed conservator, Steven Baer, told the outlet that mental illness “is an epidemic that is widely misunderstood, and this is a horrible tragedy.”Reiner was allegedly put under an L.P.S. conservatorship — based on a 1967 law, the Lanterman-Petris-Short Act — that established a new process for involuntary psychiatric treatment in California, according to th...

Prime Video has announced January 30 as the worldwide premiere date of its Hindi crime thriller series Daldal with a gripping, grisly teaser. Based on Vish Dhamija’s bestselling book Bhendi Bazaar, Daldal, an Abundantia Entertainment production, is created for a series by Suresh Triveni and produced by Vikram Malhotra and Triveni. Set against the backdrop of Mumbai, the series follows Rita Ferreira, Mumbai Crime Branch’s DCP, played by Bhumi Pednekkar, as she finds herself facing a cold-blooded killer in a high-stakes game of survival. Daldal will premiere exclusively on Prime Video across India and in over 240 countries and territories worldwide on January 30. Daldal teaser  Daldal centers on newly appointed DCP Rita Ferreira, a cop driven by justice yet haunted by guilt and the demons...

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Canadian actor Kiefer Sutherland was arrested in Los Angeles after an alleged physical altercation with a ride-share driver, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. Sutherland, 59, was arrested just after midnight on Monday after officers responded to a call reporting an assault at an intersection just south of Hollywood Hills near Sunset Boulevard and Fairfax Avenue.Sutherland is accused of assaulting the driver after entering the vehicle and making criminal threats toward them, the LAPD told NBC4 Investigates, which was first to report the news.The driver did not require medical treatment, police said.Sutherland was arrested on suspicion of felony criminal threats, according to p...

Melissa Gilbert is standing by her husband Timothy Busfield as he faces accusations of child sex abuse. A representative for the Little House on the Prairie actor, 61, released a statement after Busfield surrendered to authorities in Albuquerque, N.M., on Tuesday. An arrest warrant had been issued for the 68-year-old director to face child sex abuse charges last week by the Albuquerque Police Department (APD).“Melissa Gilbert is not making public statements at this time,” publicist Ame Van Iden told People in a statement. “Any purported ‘statements’ circulating online — including AI-generated deepfakes of her ‘breaking her silence’ — should not be treated as coming from her.”“She is honoring the request of Tim’s lawyers not to speak publicly while the legal process unfolds,” the statement ...