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Striking Hollywood actors were due to meet with studio bosses in Los Angeles on Wednesday, raising hopes that hundreds of films and television shows could finally resume production soon. The scheduled meeting between Screen Actors Guild (SAG-AFTRA) negotiators and heads of studios such as Disney and Netflix is the second this week. It comes one week after Hollywood writers went ...

Bangladesh-India co-produced documentary film ‘Goni’ by Drik Picture Library and Untamed Planet won the Jackson Wild Media Awards 2023 in the Global Voices category. Winners of the awards were announced during the Grand Teton Awards Gala on Thursday at the Jackson Wild Summit in Grand Teton National Park, WY. Produced by Drik Picture Library in Bangladesh and Untamed Planet in ...

Actor Michael Gambon, best known for playing Albus Dumbledore in most of the “Harry Potter” movies, has died at 82 following a “bout of pneumonia,” a statement issued on behalf of his family said on Thursday, PA Media news agency reported. “We are devastated to announce the loss of Sir Michael Gambon,” the statement issued by his publicist Clair Dobbs ...

David McCallum, the British-born actor who broke hearts in 1960s cult show “The Man From U.N.C.L.E.” has died at age 90, US media reported Monday. McCallum, who was known to modern-day audiences for his role as a medical examiner in “NCIS,” was surrounded by family at a New York hospital, CBS said. “He was the kindest, coolest, most patient and ...

The actor and the politician are all set to tie the knot in Udaipur on Saturday. Ahead of the big day, the couple and their guests arrived in the beautiful Rajasthani city for celebrations. Earlier, the duo hosted Sufi night for their close friends and family members. Parineeti Chopra’s cousin Priyanka Chopra gave it a miss but the actor’s mother ...

An Australian university says it will host an academic symposium on Taylor Swift, exploring her impact on gender, literature, the economy and the music industry. Scholars will gather at Melbourne University for “Swiftposium 2024” from February 11-13 to delve into a “broad range of academic disciplines” related to the 33-year-old pop icon. The university this week issued a call for ...

Ekushey Padak-winning dancer and actor Zeenat Barkatullah passed away on Wednesday. Bijori Barkatullah, daughter of Zeenat Barkatullah and renowned actor, confirmed the news. she said her mother, who had been suffering from several health complications, at around 4:45 pm at her Dhanmondi residence in the capital. Zeenat Barkatullah is survived by her two daughters. Earlier, Zeenat was admitted to a ...

  THE LYRIC’S ARTISTIC ASSOCIATE, TANIKA GUPTA, RETURNS WITH THE EMPRESS, FOLLOWING HER ACCLAIMED ADAPTATION OF HENRIK IBSEN’S A DOLL’S HOUSE AT THE LYRIC HAMMERSMITH THEATRE IN RACHEL O’RIORDAN’S DEBUT SEASON. DIRECTED BY POOJA GHAI, ARTISTIC DIRECTOR OF TAMASHA THEATRE COMPANY, THE EMPRESS OFFERS A FRESH PERSPECTIVE ON BRITAIN’S RELATIONSHIP WITH ITS IMPERIAL PAST. This autumn the Royal Shakespeare Company ...

Filmmaker Atlee’s latest film Jawan has been earning very well at the domestic as well as global box office. As per film trade analyst Manobala Vijayabalan on Monday, Jawan has entered the ₹800 crore club at the worldwide box office. Jawan stars Shah Rukh Khan, Nayanthara and Vijay Sethupathi in the lead roles. Taking to X, previously known as Twitter, ...

Mahatma Gandhi: lawyer, champion of non-violence, beloved leader. Nathuram Godse: journalist, nationalist – and the man who murdered Gandhi. The Father and the Assassin traces Godse’s life over 30 years during India’s fight for independence: from a devout follower of Gandhi, through to his radicalisation and their tragic final encounter in Delhi in1948. Written by Anupama Chandrasekhar, one of India’s ...