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Mumbai, Dec 18 (IANS) Actor Faisal Malik, who is known for his role of Prahladcha in the fan favourite series ‘Panchayat’, will be next seen essaying the role of a professor in the upcoming streaming series ‘Swipe Crime’.The trailer of the series was unveiled on Wednesday, and showcases the life of students at the Gyanshakthi University. With dreams in their eyes, the first year students, Vidhan, Brian, and Rounak, along with social media influencers Simran and Mahima enter the university.Their world filled with pranks, friendships, and hackathons soon spirals into a labyrinth of deceit after an online scam leads to the suicide of their senior Mallick, sending shockwaves through the campus. The group gets entangled in a web of betrayal, ambition, and digital danger.Talking about his par...

Mumbai, Dec 18 (IANS) Actress Kriti Sanon, who was spotted at rumoured beau Kabir Bahia's relative's marriage, professed her love for “Indian weddings” and revealed that her favourite “shaadi song” is “Oh Ho Ho Ho” by Sukhbir. Kriti took to Instagram, where she shared a picture of herself posing in several Indian outfits from various ceremonies. The actress also shared a picture of herself getting henna done on her hands.“There’s something about indian weddings and dancing on Oh Ho Ho Ho by Sukhbir! What’s your fav shaadi song?” she wrote.It was earlier this month, when a picture of the actress attending her rumoured beau's relative's wedding surfaced on the internet, adding fuel to the chatter.Dating rumours of Kriti and Kabir caught fire after their photo from a trip together went viral ...

Mumbai, Dec 18 (IANS) Singer-actress Iulia Vantur recently performed at Ricky Martin's concert in Dubai as she opened the concert for the singer. She impressed the audience with her vocals and stage presence, Vantur. The concert was held on December 14, 2024, at the Coca-Cola Arena, Dubai. Iulia also spoke about sharing the stage with the artist, and called it a 'dream-come-true' moment for her.She said, "I've been manifesting this for years since I started singing. This was THE moment for me. It's a deeply fulfilling experience as an artist to be on the same stage as Ricky Martin, whom I really love and admire. After talking to him as a human being as well, he is really kind and supportive, exactly as I've imagined. Those who know me and follow me understand how big of a dream come true i...

Despite the challenges of filming, she embraced the experience on the show, crafted by the skilled hands of writers Sudhir Mishra and Adhir Bhat and brought to life by directors Mishra and E Niwas."Actually, none whatsoever," she reminisced.Gitikka talked about shooting many scenes while battling a high fever and a cold."The prospect of shooting in Kashmir brought me joyful expectancy. Also, Nafeesa's track flows with the track of the lead negative protagonist of the show, Al Damishk, which was good; especially as an ensemble cast,” she added.Her character's complexity required a nuanced approach, bravery, and integrity."All of this was right up my alley."Talking about her collaboration with Gaurav Arora, Gitikka said: "It was cool, right what the doctor ordered! One is in the center of th...

Los Angeles, Dec 18 (IANS) Singer-songwriter Billie Eilish thinks that performing the song 'The Greatest' at concerts is, well, the greatest feeling. In an interview with Apple Music celebrating the singer as artist of the year with an acoustic performance, Eilish, 22, spoke about why she enjoys hearing fans sing her song 'The Greatest' from her 2024 album 'Hit Me Hard' and Soft at concerts, reports 'People' magazine."When I did the first show of my tour that I'm on right now, specifically, 'The Greatest' just has a lot of, it's just a special one to us, but I did 'The Greatest' and I took one of my in-ears out and I just like, heard this giant arena filled with people singing it", the Oscar winner said.She further mentioned, "They were singing every other song too, but something about hea...

Los Angeles, Dec 18 (IANS) Hollywood star Tom Cruise has been feted with the US Navy's highest civilian honour for his "outstanding contributions" to the military with his work on screen.It was with the 1986’s blockbuster “Top Gun”, Cruise shot to fame, and the film's record-breaking success spiked military enlistment.The Distinguished Public Service Award was presented to Cruise during a ceremony on Tuesday at the Longcross Film Studios in Chertsey, Surrey, reports bb.com.The 62-year-old star expressed his gratitude for the "extraordinary acknowledgement"."I admire all of the servicemen and women," Cruise said, while standing next to US Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro, who handed him a certificate and medal.Cruise shared that for him “lead is to serve.”"I know in life, something tha...

Mumbai, Dec 18 (IANS) Actors Shahid Kapoor Triptii Dimri-starrer upcoming yet-untitled action thriller, which will be directed by Vishal Bhardwaj, has been locked for December 5, next year. The film also stars Nana Patekar, and Randeep Hooda.Sajid Nadiadwala, head honcho of Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment, took to X to share that the filming journey begins on January 6, 2025 and will release in December the same year.“#SajidNadiadwala presents a @VishalBhardwaj film! A spectacular cinematic journey begins on 6th Jan 2025 Film releasing on 5th December 2025 @shahidkapoor @tripti_dimri23 @nanagpatekar @RandeepHooda @WardaNadiadwala,” the tweet on Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment read.The untitled film promises to deliver the perfect dose of entertainment for audiences.On Tuesday, Shahid ...

Mumbai, Dec 18 (IANS) Actor Anshuman Jha, who will be seen in a love story with actress Sarah Hopkins in 'Welcome To Agra', said that romance as a genre was a wishlist for him.Anshuman said: "After wrapping Lakadbaggha 2 this December which is an out and out action film - Romance as a genre was a wishlist for me as an actor.”He added: “I was born in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh and doing a Hindi belt set love story set in the north has been another wish and ‘Welcome To Agra’ gives me that opportunity. Also, my track in my debut film LSD was a pure love story, it's good to go back to an out and out Romance genre film.”“Welcome To Agra”, which marks the debut Ashish Dubey, is a quintessential old school love story between a cycle rickshaw driver and a British tourist in Agra, set at the cusp o...

Mumbai, Dec 18 (IANS) Actress Taapsee Pannu has commenced shooting for her upcoming thriller “Gandhari” directed by “Joram” Filmmaker Devashish Makhija.The actor has dropped some interesting images without revealing her face from the first day of her shoot on Instagram. In all the images, the actress’ back is towards the camera. She is seen wearing a long skirt paired with a red shirt and her hair is tied up with ribbons.Taapsee shared those images and wrote,"Dear God, grant my request so that I may never deviate from doing good deeds.
That, I shall have no fear of the enemy when I go into battle and with determination I will be victorious That, I may teach my mind to only sing your praises.And when the time comes, I should die fighting heroically on the field of battle ||231|| Let the war...

Mumbai, Dec 18 (IANS) Bollywood star Arjun Kapoor, who is currently enjoying his grey era, says he is “chillin’ like a villain”. Arjun took to Instagram, where he shared a slew of pictures of himself looking dapper in an all black ensemble. The actor is seen wearing a leather jacket paired with black pants and a T-shirt. He completed his look with sunglasses.“Chillin’ like a villain…” he wrote as the caption.Recently, Arjun, who is currently basking in the success of his latest release “Singham 3,”shared glimpses of his weekend getaway on social media, giving fans a peek into his moments of relaxation before diving back into his busy schedule. In the video, Arjun was seen enjoying some pool time.He wrote, “Just a little breather before the hustle resumes. #WeekendGetAway #WeekendDiaries.”T...