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3 min readMumbaiApr 25, 2026 09:21 AM IST Michael box office collection Day 1: The much-awaited biopic on the life of the King of Pop, Michael, hit theatres this Friday. The film had limited paid previews the evening before release and appears to have opened decently in India. According to industry tracker Sacnilk, the film earned a net of Rs 3.8 crore on its opening day. It had already collected Rs 1.7 crore from paid previews, taking its net collection in India to Rs 5.5 crore, with a gross of Rs 6.6 crore. In India, the film is playing across…

An $81 billion Warner-Paramount mega merger has received shareholders’ stamp of approval, propelling a deal that could vastly reshape Hollywood and the wider media landscape closer to the finish line.Per a preliminary vote count on Thursday, the overwhelming majority of Warner Bros.Discovery shareholders voted in support of selling the entire business to Paramount for $31 a share, the company said. Including debt, the deal is valued at nearly $111 billion. Skydance-owned Paramount wants to buy all of Warner.That means HBO Max, cult-favorite titles like Harry Potter and even CNN could soon find themselves under the same roof with CBS, Top…

A US Army veteran was charged on Wednesday with providing classified information to a journalist for a book that alleged drug trafficking, murder, and corruption at a military base where she had worked, the Department of Justice said.Courtney Williams, 40, of Wagram, North Carolina, was indicted by a federal grand jury on charges related to “her alleged transmission of classified national defense information to individuals not authorized to receive it, including a journalist,” the Justice Department said in a statement. Prosecutors alleged Williams violated a provision of the US Espionage Act.The case comes as free-speech advocates have raised concerns about…

2 min readBengaluruApr 23, 2026 02:16 PM IST Hollywood star Anne Hathaway recently found herself at the center of a viral moment during the London premiere of The Devil Wears Prada 2, after a fan gifted her a copy of the Quran following her ‘Inshallah’ remark. In a video which has since gone viral, a fan is seen approaching Anne Hathaway and presenting her with the Quran. The fan is heard saying, “I have got this Quran for you. I saw the video where you said ‘Inshallah.’” The actor gracefully smiles and thanks her as she accepts the gift. Watch…

3 min readNew DelhiApr 23, 2026 10:45 AM IST Filmmaker Payal Kapadia has been announced as the president of the jury for the 65th Cannes Critics’ Week. She had created history at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival by winning the Grand Prix for her directorial debut, All We Imagine as Light. It runs parallel to the main film festival and Payal will lead a panel of international jury members, including Quebecois actor Théodore Pellerin, singer-songwriter Oklou, Ghanaian-British producer Ama Ampadu, and journalist-director of the Bangkok World Film Festival Donsaron Kovitvanitcha. The festival sidebar, known as ‘Semaine de la critique’, is…

3 min readChennaiApr 22, 2026 03:25 PM IST Kanye West Delhi Concert in May: Kanye West, who now goes by the name Ye, had announced his first-ever concert in India and was set to perform in the country in March. However, due to the US-Iran conflict, the rapper decided to postpone this performance in India. Now, Kanye has taken to his Instagram Story to reveal the exact date and venue of his concert in India. Ye’s concert is scheduled for May 23, 2026, at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi. This will be the only concert by the rapper in…

3 min readNew DelhiUpdated: Apr 22, 2026 12:06 PM IST The much-anticipated film Michael finally premiered for its US audience in Los Angeles on Monday night, with first reactions flooding the internet. Directed by Antoine Fuqua, the biopic had its world premiere in Berlin on April 10. The film opened to a disappointing 27% Rotten Tomatoes rating that went up to 35% on Wednesday based on 95 reviews. The film stars Jackson’s nephew, Jaafar Jackson, portraying the singer’s transformation from a member of a hugely popular boy band into the era-defining solo artist adored worldwide. Despite the buzz around it…

4 min readMumbaiApr 22, 2026 11:11 AM IST Anne Hathaway caught the internet by surprise recently when she casually dropped a word during the promotions of her upcoming film, David Frankel’s workplace dramedy The Devil Wears Prada 2. The word she slid in during an interview was “inshallah”, an Arabic word that translates to “if Allah wills” or “if God wills”. Anne Hathaway’s Inshallah moment Anne said the word during an interview with People. While discussing ageing, Anne said, “One of the things that I love about being in my 40s is I don’t get so swept up in things…

3 min readMumbaiApr 21, 2026 08:49 PM IST Even as Anne Hathaway gears up for the release of The Devil Wears Prada 2 alongside Meryl Streep and Emily Blunt, she has been named People magazine’s World’s Most Beautiful Star 2026, further cementing her enduring presence in popular culture. On the occasion, Anne reflected on broader themes such as beauty, aging, and self-awareness. In a chat with People magazine, Anne Hathaway was asked how she defines beauty. She responded, “A filmmaker once told me this: Beauty can contain within it ugliness as long as it contains truth. So for me beauty…

4 min readNew DelhiApr 21, 2026 10:37 AM IST Following the grand world premiere of David Frankel’s workplace drama The Devil Wears Prada 2, the first reactions to the much-anticipated film are finally out. Coming 20 years after the seminal first part, and with original cast members like Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway and Emily Blunt returning, the stakes are enormous. But from reactions that have come from members of the media and pop culture circles, fans aren’t in for disappointment. The Devil Wears Prada 2 early reviews “THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA 2 is a FUN and FIERCE sequel that makes…