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Fawad Khan, an actor, singer and producer with a huge following in India, announced his Bollywood comeback last week, sending fans into a frenzy
Pakistani star’s Bollywood return excites fans and riles far right
MUMBAI — Excitement is growing in cinema-mad India for the return of a movie star from Pakistan to its big screens after his long absence due to an industry ban on artists from the neighboring country.Fawad Khan, an actor, singer and producer with a huge following in India, announced his Bollywood comeback last week, sending fans into a frenzy, 18 months after an Indian court effectively ruled that a de facto industry ban on Pakistani talent imposed in 2016 was illegal.“The wait is over! Bringing love back to the big screen,” Khan posted to Instagram last week, alongside a short teaser for the May 9 release of rom-com “Abir Gulaal.”The post set off a wave of excitement among fans on social media and on the streets of Mumbai, the home of Bollywood.“Super stoked to have an artist...
April 08, 2025

Pakistani star’s Bollywood return excites fans and riles far right

Ed Sheeran premiered his single on BBC Radio 1 and Radio 2 while riding around London on a pink open-top bus
Ed Sheeran weaves Persian music into new song, Azizam
LONDON — After a pair of low-key, introspective albums, Ed Sheeran has returned to his roots with a shimmering new pop single, Azizam.The track sees the star incorporate Middle Eastern influences, inspired by producer Illya Salmanzadeh's Persian heritage.The title means "my dear" or "my darling" in Farsi, and the track incorporates instruments like the ghatam, a clay pot commonly used as percussion in Southern India, and the santur, a hammered dulcimer of Iranian origin."Now the song's finished, and it's out, I'm discovering more and more every single day that Persians are really, really proud of their culture, and it's great to celebrate it," Sheeran told BBC Radio 1.Azizam is released in a crowded week for new music, with comeback songs...
April 04, 2025

Ed Sheeran weaves Persian music into new song, Azizam

Manoj Kumar was popular for his patriotic films
Veteran Bollywood actor Manoj Kumar dies at 87
MUMBAI — Veteran Bollywood actor and director Manoj Kumar has died at the age of 87 in India's financial capital, Mumbai.The actor died of "age-related health issues", Dr Santosh Shetty of Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital, where the actor was admitted, said.His son, Kunal Goswami, told ANI news agency that Kumar had been battling health issues for a long time.Kumar leaves behind a rich legacy of patriotic films, which propelled him to fame in the 1960s and 1970s.Tributes from fans, celebrities, and politicians have been pouring in on social media, mourning his death.Prime Minister Narendra Modi called him an "icon of Indian cinema"."Manoj Ji's [a term of respect in Hindi] works ignited a spirit of national pride and will continue to inspire...
April 04, 2025

Veteran Bollywood actor Manoj Kumar dies at 87

Disney Actor Rachel Zegler in Disney's live action Snow White film. She is wearing a red cape and silver necklace
Disney's Snow White film tops box office despite bad reviews
LOS ANGELES — Disney's live-action version of the classic fairy-tale Snow White has topped the North American box office chart despite a slew of underwhelming reviews.The movie has taken an estimated $87.3m (£67.5m) globally during its opening weekend, according to Box Office Mojo. Almost half of that figure came from North America.But that is below expectations for a film which reportedly cost more than $270m.The reworking of the 1937 feature length animation had seemed like a surefire hit before running into a series of controversies ahead of its release.The revamp of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs became a flashpoint for social and political divisions, even before it reached cinemas around the world.That included some criticism of the casting of Rachel Zegler, who is of...
March 24, 2025

Disney's Snow White film tops box office despite bad reviews

South Korean K-pop group NewJeans say they are pausing all future activities
NewJeans announces hiatus after setback in court battle
SEOUL — South Korean K-pop group NewJeans have announced they are taking a break from all activities, after a court ruled against them in their ongoing dispute with their record label Ador.The five-piece, who have attempted to rebrand as NJZ, announced during a show at ComplexCon Hong Kong on Sunday that "this will be our last performance for a little while", after debuting their new song Pit Stop.The court ruling on Friday forbade the group from organizing their own appearances, making music or signing advertising deals during their dispute with Ardor.NewJeans are seeking to cut ties with Ador after accusing them of mistreatment, and have said they will challenge the court's ruling.The Hong Kong concert on Sunday night marked the group's first public appearance since...
March 24, 2025

NewJeans announces hiatus after setback in court battle

Hyein, Haerin, Hanni, Danielle and Minji of girl group NewJeans pose at the UL KIN show at Seoul Fashion Week SS 24
Court rules against K-pop group NewJeans in record label dispute
SEOUL — A South Korean court has ruled against chart-topping K-pop group NewJeans which had sought to cut ties with its record label Ador.The court said the band, which had renamed themselves NJZ and began organizing their own appearances, must not conduct any independent activities — from making music to signing advertising deals.Earlier last year, NewJeans said that they were leaving Ador, after accusing them of mistreatment. Ador subsequently sued to have NewJeans' contracts upheld and, after accusing the group of trying to sign independent deals without its approval, filed an injunction against them in January.The group has said that they will challenge Friday's decision.The court's ruling casts some uncertainty around the release of the group's new song, slated for...
March 21, 2025

Court rules against K-pop group NewJeans in record label dispute

Émilie Dequenne looking over her shoulder in front of a bank of photographers at the Cannes Film Festival in 2023
Cannes award-winning actress Dequenne dies at 43
BRUSSELS — Award-winning Belgian actress Émilie Dequenne has died from cancer at the age of 43.Dequenne shot to fame when she won the best actress award at the Cannes Film Festival at the age of 18 for the film Rosetta in 1999.She won another Cannes award for À Perdre la Raison (Our Children) in 2012, and received a Cesar, one of France's top film honours, for Les Choses Qu'on Dit, les Choses Qu'on Fait (The Things We Say, the Things We Do) in 2021.She mainly acted in French-language films but also appeared as police officer Laurence Relaud in 2014 BBC TV drama The Missing.Rosetta, a poignant tale about a teenager's struggle to overcome a life of misery, was Dequenne's first screen role.She had been unemployed after losing her job in a food factory when she was...
March 17, 2025

Cannes award-winning actress Dequenne dies at 43

South Korean singer Wheesung
Singer Wheesung who wooed Korea with his ballads, found dead at 43
SEOUL — South Korean singer Wheesung was found dead on Monday at his home in Seoul. He was 43.The singer was found in a state of a cardiac arrest, authorities said, adding that a "significant amount of time" had passed before his body had been discovered.They noted that there were no signs of foul play at the scene.Wheesung, whose real name is Choi Whee-sung, debuted in 2002 and quickly made a name for himself with his soulful vocals. He was massively popular in the 2000s and has been credited with popularising R&B in South Korea.Over the years Wheesung established himself as a mentor and vocal coach to K-pop stars, even writing songs for some of them. He collaborated with many artists and also performed in K-pop concerts across the world, including in Hollywood.He was...
March 11, 2025

Singer Wheesung who wooed Korea with his ballads, found dead at 43

Maralyn and Maurice Bailey, pictured back on the water the year after their ordeal
Real-life shipwreck story wins major book award
LONDON — The true story of a British couple who spent four months adrift on a life raft in the Pacific Ocean, after their boat was sunk by a whale, has been named the best book of last year at a prestigious ceremony. Maurice and Maralyn: An Extraordinary True Story of Shipwreck, Survival and Love, by Sophie Elmhirst, won the £30,000 Gold Prize at the Nero Book Awards, on Wednesday.It tells the story of Maurice and Maralyn Bailey, who sold their Derbyshire bungalow to build a boat and set sail for New Zealand, in 1972, but had to survive at sea for 118 days after it sank.Author Bill Bryson, who chaired the judges, called it "an enthralling, engrossing story of survival and the resilience of the human spirit".The Baileys set off in search of adventure in 1972 but struck disaster...
March 06, 2025

Real-life shipwreck story wins major book award

Rachel Szor, Hamdan Ballal, Basel Adra and Yuval Abraham accept the Documentary Feature Film award for 'No Other Land' onstage during the 97th Annual Oscars at Dolby Theatre on March 02, 2025 in Hollywood, California
Palestinian and Israeli filmmakers make defiant speech after winning best documentary Oscar
HOLLYWOOD — A joint Israeli-Palestinian team that made a film chronicling the eviction of Palestinians from their homes in the occupied West Bank delivered a passionate speech calling out injustices faced by Palestinians on Sunday night after they won the Oscar for best documentary.“No Other Land” tells the story of the continued demolition by Israeli authorities of Masafer Yatta, a collection of villages in the Hebron mountains of the West Bank where Basel Adra, one of the directors, lives with his family.The documentary follows the Israeli government’s attempt to evict the villagers by force, having claimed the land for a military training facility and firing range in 1981. Viewers see the local playground being torn down, the killing of Adra’s brother by Israeli soldiers, and...
March 03, 2025

Palestinian and Israeli filmmakers make defiant speech after winning best documentary Oscar

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