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The Bollywood version features superstars Kartik Aaryan and Kiara Advani
Bollywood remake of Pakistani pop song divides Indians
NEW DELHI — Indians are reacting sharply to Bollywood's remake of Pasoori, a Pakistani pop song that became a smashing hit in both nations last year.Originally sung by Ali Sethi and Shae Gill, the quirky number featured in Coke Studios Pakistan -- the country's longest-running music show.An Indian version of the song was released to mixed reviews on Monday.Many listeners said they found the rendition unnecessary, but others said they loved the feel of the new version.Titled Pasoori Nu, the remake features in the upcoming Bollywood film, Satyaprem Ki Katha, and stars actors Kartik Aaryan and Kiara Advani.The song's official music video has been viewed more than nine million times on YouTube since its release on Monday.There had been a lot of excitement around its release —...
June 27, 2023

Bollywood remake of Pakistani pop song divides Indians

Scoop is a gripping tale of a real-life crime, Mumbai's mafia and the role of the police and the press
Scoop: Netflix show depicts colliding worlds of crime and media
NEW DELHI — The sensational murder of India's best-known crime reporter in June 2011 and the subsequent arrest of a female crime journalist on allegations of being involved in the murder had stunned the country.Jyotirmoy Dey, popularly known as J Dey, was shot dead in Mumbai by men on motorcycles on orders from one of India's most notorious gangsters, Chhota Rajan -- he was convicted in 2018 and is serving a life sentence for the killing.But somehow, Jigna Vora, a newspaper journalist, got caught up in the storm and was charged -- falsely -- for involvement in the murder.She spent over nine months in Byculla jail before being released on bail. A single parent to a 10-year-old boy, Ms Vora was acquitted in 2018 since the police failed to produce any evidence against her.This story...
June 26, 2023

Scoop: Netflix show depicts colliding worlds of crime and media

Elton John played a hit-strewn, 21-song set
The sun goes down on Elton John with a rhapsodic Glastonbury set
LONDON — The sun set on one of the greatest careers in British music history, as Elton John played the last UK show of his farewell tour at Glastonbury.The 76-year-old legend treated his fans to a masterclass in song and stagecraft, with a setlist that never stopped delivering classic pop moments.Bennie And The Jets, Tiny Dancer, Your Song, I'm Still Standing -- for two hours, every song was the greatest hit."I'm so happy to be here," he told the crowd. "I won't ever forget this."Elton burst onto the stage shortly after 21:00 BST with Pinball Wizard -- as promised, a song he hadn't played in over a decade -- following it up with a raucous romp through The Bitch Is Back.Pausing to catch his breath, he drank in the vast crowd, estimated to be over...
June 26, 2023

The sun goes down on Elton John with a rhapsodic Glastonbury set

Foo Fighters delivered a gnarly and ragged performance that felt like a miniature greatest hits set
Foo Fighters make 'surprise' return to Glastonbury
LONDON — It was one of Glastonbury's worst-kept secrets, but nobody was truly prepared to believe it until it happened.Then, shortly after 18:00 BST, Dave Grohl strolled onto the Pyramid Stage for a surprise set with Foo Fighters.It was the band's first time at the festival since headlining in 2017, and their first full UK gig since the death of drummer Taylor Hawkins last year."You guys knew it was us the whole time, didn't you?" laughed Grohl. "It's nice to see your faces again."In the run-up to the festival, the band had been billed as The ChurnUps, and Pulp and Blur had also been rumored to be the mystery guests.But Foo Fighters confirmed their appearance in a tweet an hour before their set, after which the already-crammed Pyramid Stage audience...
June 24, 2023

Foo Fighters make 'surprise' return to Glastonbury

Big Pokey pictured in Houston on February 8, 2022
Houston rapper Big Pokey dies after collapsing on stage
HOUSTON — Rapper Big Pokey has died at the age of 45 after collapsing on stage in Texas.The artist, real name Milton Powell, passed away on Sunday, according to a post on his verified Instagram account.“It is with deep sadness that we share the news of the passing of our beloved Milton ‘Big Pokey’ Powell,” the post reads.“He was well loved by his family, friends and loyal fans. In the coming days, we will release information about his celebration of life and how the public can pay their respects. We ask that you respect his family and their privacy during this difficult time,” it continues.“Big Pokey will forever be ‘The Hardest Pit in the Litter,’” it adds, referencing the title of his debut album, which was released in 1999.A video posted on Twitter showed Big...
June 20, 2023

Houston rapper Big Pokey dies after collapsing on stage

Jackson was a celebrated actress before turning to politics.
Two-time Oscar-winning actress Glenda Jackson dies at age 87
LONDON — Two-time Oscar-winning actress and former UK politician Glenda Jackson “died peacefully” after a brief illness at the age of 87, her agent confirmed, according to PA Media.Born in the western town of Birkenhead in England in 1936, Jackson joined an amateur theater group as a teenager before winning a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London.After graduating she starred on London’s West End and made her Broadway debut in 1965 in a production of “Marat/Sade.”The screen followed. She won her first Academy Award for Best Actress for her role opposite Oliver Reed in the 1969 period drama “Women in Love.”Her second came soon after for the 1973 romantic comedy “A Touch of Class.”In 1992 she turned to politics, becoming a Labour MP while the party was...
June 15, 2023

Two-time Oscar-winning actress Glenda Jackson dies at age 87

The Beatles previously cleaned up John Lennon demos to create the 'new' songs Free As A Bird and Real Love
Paul McCartney says AI has enabled a 'final' Beatles song
LONDON — Sir Paul McCartney says he has employed artificial intelligence to help create what he calls "the final Beatles record".He told BBC Radio 4's Today program the technology had been used to "extricate" John Lennon's voice from an old demo so he could complete the song."We just finished it up and it'll be released this year," he explained.Sir Paul did not name the song, but it is likely to be a 1978 Lennon composition called Now And Then.It had already been considered as a possible "reunion song" for the Beatles in 1995, as they were compiling their career-spanning Anthology series.Sir Paul had received the demo a year earlier from Lennon's widow, Yoko Ono. It was one of several songs on a cassette labeled "For Paul"...
June 13, 2023

Paul McCartney says AI has enabled a 'final' Beatles song

Treat Williams was an actor's actor, according to his long-time manager
US actor Treat Williams dies in motorbike accident
LOS ANGELES — Actor Treat Williams, who starred in the film musical Hair and the US television series Everwood, has died in a road accident aged 71.Williams was thrown from his motorbike in Vermont on Monday after being hit by an SUV turning left, police said.He was airlifted to hospital with critical injuries, but pronounced dead on arrival.The actor recorded over 130 screen credits in a career that spanned almost 50 years."As you can imagine, we are shocked and greatly bereaved at this time," a family statement published by Variety magazine said."Treat was full of love for his family, for his life and for his craft, and was truly at the top of his game in all of it."Williams' agent of 15 years, Barry McPherson, described him as "the nicest guy" who was...
June 13, 2023

US actor Treat Williams dies in motorbike accident

Jodie Comer at the Tony Awards
Tony Awards 2023: Jodie Comer wins as Ariana DeBose hosts unscripted
NEW YORK — Jodie Comer says she's "overwhelmed" after winning a prestigious Tony Award for her one-woman Broadway show Prima Facie.The Killing Eve actress won best leading actress in a play for her portrayal of a defense lawyer who ends up in the witness box.The Tony Awards were hosted by Ariana DeBose in New York, but she did not use a script due to the writers' strike.The ceremony also saw two non-binary actors win prizes for the first time.In her acceptance speech for her performance in Prima Facie, Comer said: "This woman in this play has been my greatest teacher."I have to thank Suzie Miller for that, who wrote this magnificent piece. Without her writing that [I] would not be here so this feels just as much Suzie's as it is mine."The 30-year-old...
June 12, 2023

Tony Awards 2023: Jodie Comer wins as Ariana DeBose hosts unscripted

Bill Cosby
Bill Cosby faces new sexual assault lawsuit from former Playboy model
NEW YORK — Bill Cosby is facing a new lawsuit from former Playboy model Victoria Valentino, who says he drugged her and sexually assaulted her.The 80-year-old says Cosby raped her in 1969 after she had dinner with him.Cosby was freed from prison in 2021 when his sexual assault conviction was overturned.Ms Valentino filed the civil suit under a California law that has temporarily lifted the statute of limitations in sexual assault cases.In the lawsuit, she alleges that after ingesting pills Cosby offered to her and her friend, Cosby took them to a nearby office. There, she says she became unconscious and was assaulted after waking up.She told Cosby "I want to go home now", according to the filing, which adds she was "incapable of consent" and "physically...
June 02, 2023

Bill Cosby faces new sexual assault lawsuit from former Playboy model

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