Slated for release on August 14, 2025, War 2 promises a high-stakes cinematic clash featuring Hrithik Roshan, Jr. NTR, and Kiara Advani. A thrilling continuation of the YRF Spy Universe, the film merges Bollywood and Tollywood powerhouses for what looks to be a landmark action spectacle. A Darker, Deadlier Kabir Returns The teaser, unveiled by Hrithik Roshan on X (formerly ...
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Century-old Tokyo geisha festival revives dying art
The geishas glide with measured steps across a wooden stage, offering a glimpse of a long-misunderstood tradition that is becoming a rare sight in Japan. Dancing with paper fans and dressed in kimonos, the entertainers were rehearsing without the striking white make-up and sculpted hairstyles they are famous for. But for seven days from Wednesday the women will perform in ...
Read More »Nusrat Faria granted bail within 24-hr of being sent to jail
Actor Nusrat Faria secured bail in attempt to murder case on Tuesday within 24 hours of being she was sent to prison. Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Mostafizur Rahman granted the bail accepting her bail petition submitted by her lawyer Barrister Mohammad Iftekher Hossain. On Monday, the actor was sent to jail in the murder case related to July uprising. Faria ...
Read More »Jennifer Lawrence earns Cannes acclaim for raw portrayal of motherhood in ‘Die, My Love’
Following last year’s Cannes Film Festival, which produced three Best Actress Oscar nominees, this year’s edition may have found another in Jennifer Lawrence. Her haunting performance in Lynne Ramsay’s Die, My Love is drawing early awards buzz after the film’s intense premiere at Cannes. In the film, adapted from Ariana Harwicz’s 2017 novel, Lawrence stars as Grace, a young mother ...
Read More »Actress Nusrat Faria held in Dhaka airport
Immigration police this morning arrested popular actress Nusrat Faria from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) here while attempting to go to Thailand. She was detained from the immigration check post of the airport and was taken to the Detective Branch (DB) of police, police sources said. Faria was an accused in an attempted murder case linked to the July uprising ...
Read More »Ex-lawmaker Momtaz lands in jail after remand
Former Member of Parliament Momtaz Begum has been sent to jail following her remand in connection with a murder case linked to the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement at in Dhaka. On Saturday (May 17), Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Md. Minhajur Rahman denied her bail after hearing arguments from both the prosecution and defense. Momtaz was arrested on May 12 from Dhaka’s Dhanmondi ...
Read More »Literary world gathers for PEN America dinner-gala hosted by Amber Ruffin
Amber Ruffin stood before a crowd of hundreds—writers, publishers, and editors—gathered for PEN America’s annual gala, where she recounted her own brush with censorship. “I’m technically a banned book now,” she quipped, alluding to her being dropped as a speaker for April’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner. “They invited me, then uninvited me.” The event, held Thursday night at the American ...
Read More »Prince Mamun sued under CyberSecurity Act
Laila Akhter Farhad filed a case under the Cyber Security Act against TikTok content creator Abdullah Al Mamun, popularly known as Prince Mamun, for allegedly spreading false, defamatory, and invasive content online. The complaint was submitted on Thursday to Dhaka’s Cyber Tribunal, where Judge Md. Nurul Alam recorded the plaintiff’s statement and scheduled July 13 for further proceedings, confirmed court ...
Read More »Cannes bans nudity and ‘voluminous’ outfits on red carpet
The Cannes Film Festival has officially updated its dress code to ban full nudity and “excessively voluminous” outfits on the red carpet, aligning its policies with French law and longstanding festival protocol. The announcement comes after past red carpet incidents, including a topless protestor in 2022 and Bianca Censori’s transparent dress at the Grammys earlier this year, according to Variety. ...
Read More »Kim Kardashian to testify in Paris robbery trial nearly a decade after heist
American celebrity Kim Kardashian is set to appear in a Paris courtroom on Tuesday to testify in the high-profile trial concerning a dramatic 2016 armed robbery in which she was tied up at gunpoint and robbed of jewellery worth approximately $10 million. The trial, which began in late April, involves ten suspects—many in their 60s and 70s—accused of orchestrating the ...
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