Mumbai, Aug 12 (IANS) Director-producer Om Raut, whose production ‘Inspector Zende’ is set to release on OTT next month, has spoken up on how he arrived at the idea for the film. He spoke with IANS at his office in the Khar west area of Mumbai, ahead of the release of the ‘Inspector Zende’, and shared that he has grown-up listening to the stories of Inspector Zende, the Mumbai cop who nabbed the Bikini Killer, Charles Sobhraj.He told IANS, “Unfortunately, everybody knows the villain. E…

Los Angeles, Aug 12 (IANS) Pop icon Taylor Swift has a delightful surprise for her Swifties. The singer-songwriter has announced her 12th studio album ‘The Life of a Showgirl’. Prior to this, the singer had posted a mysterious countdown on her website, reports ‘Variety’.Swift does little by accident, and fans instantly started speculating that something would be revealed on the 12th day of the month at 12:12 a.m. EST, when the countdown ran out. In classic Swift form, she did just that, …

Los Angeles, Aug 12 (IANS) The queen of pop, Madonna is strongly coming out in support of Palestine. The legendary singer-songwriter took to her Instagram recently, and expressed her grief at the suffering of Palestinians. On the occasion of her son, Rocco’s birthday, Madonna urged everybody to save the innocent children in Palestine. She shared a note in the creative and the caption, and urged for the authorities to send humanitarian aid to the children of Gaza.She wrote, “Most Holy Father,…

Mumbai, Aug 12 (IANS) Actor Abhishek Kumar is seen playing a simple yet passionate young man, Pamma, in Ravie Dubey and Sargun Mehta’s show “Tu Aashiki haii”. Speaking about his character, Abhishek revealed that Pamma is almost the same as him in real life—disciplined, very focused, and extremely dedicated.”If I lose focus even for a day, I immediately feel the need to regain it. He is someone who never gets tired, no matter how much work he does,” he added.Talking about what it has been lik…

Mumbai, Aug 12 (IANS) The National Award-winning playback singer Shreya Ghoshal has released her new track ‘O Kanha Re’ ahead of Janmashtami. The song is a musical tribute to the bond between a gopi and her beloved, mischievous Kanha. The lyrics have been furnished by Saaveri Verma and the song has been composed by Shreyas Puranik. The song features Gopi’s tender complaints woven with affection, devotion, and divine mischief coming alive in a beautiful expression of love and longing through …

Chennai, Aug 11 (IANS) Several film celebrities including ace director Venkat Prabhu and actors Aishwarya Rajesh, Arya, Andrea, Vani Bhojan were among those who released the first look of director Abin Hariharan’s upcoming medical crime thriller ‘Others’, featuring actors Aditya Madhavan and Gouri Kishan in the lead. Venkat Prabhu, who took to his X timeline to release the first look poster of Others on Monday, wrote, “Here is the first look of the new medical crime thriller in Tamil cinema — …

Los Angeles, Aug 11 (IANS) The upcoming biopic ‘Deliver Me From Nowhere’, which is based on legendary musician Bruce Springsteen, has been added to the New York Film Festival lineup. The film stars Jeremy Allen White as Bruce Springsteen, and will be screened at the Spotlight Gala selection. It will be screened on September 28 at Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall, reports ‘Variety’.Springsteen will attend the premiere along with White’s co-stars Jeremy Strong and Odessa Young. ‘Del…

Chennai, Aug 11 (IANS) Director Cheran and actress Manju Warrier on Monday launched the much-awaited first look of director Amutha Sarathi’s ‘Sannidhanam (P.O)’, featuring actor Yogi Babu in the lead. Produced by Sarvata Cine Garage, a renowned Kannada production house known for films like ‘Tootu Madike’, and Shimoga Creations, a leading Malayalam banner behind hits like ‘Veerappan’, ‘Sooryavamsi’, ‘Vaanku’ (Production), ‘Nalla Samayam'(Distribution), and ‘Rudhiram’ (Creative Producer), Sannidha…

Mumbai, Aug 11 (IANS) Actress Soni Razdan got the rare opportunity to meet the Dalai Lama. Showing her gratitude for this special experience, Razdan dropped a couple of pictures from her meeting with the Dalai Lama on social media.Claiming that some experiences are beyond words, Razdan shared: “I still can’t believe that I was fortunate enough to meet His Holiness The Dalai Lama on this journey. Some experiences don’t need words. They don’t need explanations. Pure feeling is enough. Gratit…

Chennai, Aug 11 (IANS) One of Tamil cinema’s fastest rising stars actor Arjun Das was among the first to react to actor Shanthanu Baghyaraj’s striking first look in director Unni Sivalingam’s upcoming Malayalam sports action drama ‘Balti’, calling it “Killer”. The makers of director Unni Sivalingam’s upcoming Malayalam sports action drama ‘Balti’, featuring actor Shane Nigam in the lead, on Monday released the look of Tamil actor Shanthanu Baghyaraj, who plays a character called Kumar in the fil…