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Bloodywood are taking the music world by storm, bringing their “Nu Dehli” sound to the masses. Combining the forces of more traditional Indian music with the raw power of metal, plus a smattering of anime influences, the band have a sound unlike any other. I was able to chat with the band to learn more about their gateway anime, the anime influences of the video, and working with the legendary Japanese metal idols. Can you tell me a little about your anime journey? How it started and where you are now? Are there genres you gravitate toward? What is your favorite anime series or movie of all time? Bloodywood : Our anime journey started like it did for the majority of the people our age in India, with Dragon Ball Z being premiered on Cartoon Network, followed by Pokémon , Cardcaptor Sakura , Shin-chan , etc. There has been no turning back since then.

I’ve become quite a fan of mafia-style series like Farzi, Mirzapur, and Paatal Lok—they always seem to grab my attention. So, naturally, when I started watching Murshid, especially with Kay Kay Menon in the lead, I had high hopes. But to be honest, it felt repetitive and pretty mediocre. Anyway, to give you an idea, “Murshid” revolves around a mafia boss of the same name. He had left his life of violence after his older son’s death but had to pick up a gun again to save his younger son. As he became powerful once more, he grew even more influential in the end. The question is, what really happened to push Murshid back into this life? And who were the key characters that influenced his return to power? Let’s break it down in this cast and character guide of Murshid season 1.

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Murshid

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Wednesday will mark a media earnings double-header as Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav and Disney CEO Bob Iger present Wall Street with their latest quarterly financials. And the pressure is on to see if the legacy media giants can continue this earnings season’s trend of narrower direct-to-consumer losses and upbeat guidance.

“Based on the success of Netflix, Peacock and Paramount’s earnings, I expect promising results from both Warner Bros. Discovery and Disney,” Omdia media analyst Sarah Henschel told TheWrap. “Entertainment typically also does well during the holiday timeframe so it’s likely that these services will post continued subscriber and/or revenue momentum through the end of the year.”

Both companies face a multitude of challenges, including unprofitable streaming platforms, declining linear businesses, a box office slump and mountains of debt. Disney and Warner Bros. Discovery each have roughly $47 billion in debt. Disney has the added challenges...

Legendary singer Kumar Sanu, who is set to grace the stage of ‘India’s Got Talent’ season 10, expresses his admiration for the vibrant singing group ‘Raaga Fusion’ on their performance of his song ‘Aankhon Ki Gustakhiyan’. He also performes the chartbuster track during the episode.

The song is from the 1999 romantic musical film ‘Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam’ directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali. The film stars Salman Khan, Ajay Devgn, and Aishwarya Rai. It is sung by Kavita Krishnamurthy and Kumar Sanu.

‘India’s Got Talent’ is gearing up for yet another exciting weekend with the Top 11 contestants in the ‘Party Special’ episode. Bringing in the fun and glam quotient to this ‘party of talent’ will be the singing diva, ‘Neha Kakkar’, and the esteemed judges panel of ‘Indian Idol 14’, Kumar Sanu and Vishal Dadlani.

Amidst all the exceptional acts, the vibrant singing group ‘Raaga Fusion’ evokes beautiful emotions with their spellbinding...

Legendary singer Kumar Sanu, who is set to grace the stage of ‘India’s Got Talent’ season 10, expresses his admiration for the vibrant singing group ‘Raaga Fusion’ on their performance of his song ‘Aankhon Ki Gustakhiyan’. He also performes the chartbuster track during the episode.

The song is from the 1999 romantic musical film ‘Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam’ directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali. The film stars Salman Khan, Ajay Devgn, and Aishwarya Rai. It is sung by Kavita Krishnamurthy and Kumar Sanu.

‘India’s Got Talent’ is gearing up for yet another exciting weekend with the Top 11 contestants in the ‘Party Special’ episode. Bringing in the fun and glam quotient to this ‘party of talent’ will be the singing diva, ‘Neha Kakkar’, and the esteemed judges panel of ‘Indian Idol 14’, Kumar Sanu and Vishal Dadlani.

Amidst all the exceptional acts, the vibrant singing group ‘Raaga Fusion’ evokes beautiful emotions with their spellbinding...

In his youth, he had gone from his home in Gurdaspur to Amritsar to get medicines for his ailing mother. To quench his thirst, he ordered a glass of sugarcane juice from a stall near the Golden Temple. When the vendor took a closer look at him, he exclaimed that Dev Anand had the sun on his forehead, foretelling greatness.

The prediction did come true Dev Anand did become a star that burnt bright across an over six-decade-long career.

With his undeniable charm, fast diction, the slight lopsided gait, trademark nodding to add emphasis, the winning winsome smile, and the flamboyant sartorial style, Dev Anand sparkled in a career that began before Independence and lasted into the second decade of the 21st century.

Included in the pantheon of the top three heroes of Hindi cinema in the 1950s, he not only outpaced his peers Dilip Kumar and Raj Kapoor, who did around 70-odd films each,...

In his youth, he had gone from his home in Gurdaspur to Amritsar to get medicines for his ailing mother. To quench his thirst, he ordered a glass of sugarcane juice from a stall near the Golden Temple. When the vendor took a closer look at him, he exclaimed that Dev Anand had the sun on his forehead, foretelling greatness.

The prediction did come true Dev Anand did become a star that burnt bright across an over six-decade-long career.

With his undeniable charm, fast diction, the slight lopsided gait, trademark nodding to add emphasis, the winning winsome smile, and the flamboyant sartorial style, Dev Anand sparkled in a career that began before Independence and lasted into the second decade of the 21st century.

Included in the pantheon of the top three heroes of Hindi cinema in the 1950s, he not only outpaced his peers Dilip Kumar and Raj Kapoor, who did around 70-odd films each,...

Aakhri Sach Episode 2 ended with Aman tracking Jayant down and immediately accusing him of killing Anshika. He was attacked by Jayant’s men in retaliation. Anya and her team at the Delhi Police crime branch capture the gangster Mahipal’s henchmen in the hope of getting some answers regarding the death of the family and investigating the revenge angle. The police think they have reached an end to this murder-suicide case, but the truth is far from what any of them can imagine.

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Aman’s parallel investigation

Aakhri Sach Episode 3 begins with Aman being questioned by Jayant and his men for an unprovoked attack on them. They do not know Aman at this point, which is why their anger is justified to some extent. Without giving away anything about himself, Aman starts asking questions about Anshika and Jayant’s relationship with her family. Aman is deeply disturbed...

Middlesex have signed India’s off-spin all-rounder Jayant Yadav for the last four matches of the ongoing county championship season. In last year’s county season, Yadav took 12 wickets in two appearances for Warwickshire.

Jayant, 33, has taken 16 wickets at an average of 29.06 in six Test matches for India, with his last appearance coming against Sri Lanka in March 2022. His best figures of 4-49 were against New Zealand at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai in December 2021.

“I am honoured and excited to join the prestigious Middlesex County Cricket Club for the upcoming Championship games and be a part of its rich cricketing history. I enjoyed my experience of playing County cricket last year and am eagerly looking forward to the new stint with Middlesex and contributing to the Club’s success,” said Jayant in a statement.

With the bat, Jayant has the highest Test score of 104, coming against England in 2016 at Mumbai,...

Aakhri Sach Episode 1 ended with the investigation team coming across CCTV footage of a young man entering the home of the victims late at night. It is not visible to the police, but it is revealed that it was Aman who visited the victim’s home with no motive in sight. Does it imply that he was somehow involved in facilitating the murders? Only the next and other upcoming episodes will reveal this and many other details regarding the motive.

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The Family Feud And Other Memories

Aakhri Sach Episode 2 begins with a flashback sequence of Bhuvan spending time with his father, which we believe was a couple of years ago. His father, Jawahar Singh, kept encouraging Bhuvan to pursue things that were outside of his comfort zone and work hard to achieve success. Bhuvan’s father was an ex-cop who supposedly died a few years ago. Bhuvan and...

New Delhi, July 10 (Ians) Senior sports journalist, Abhishek Tripathi has been elected unopposed as the president of the Delhi Sports Journalists Association (Dsja), here on Monday.

According to the three trustees of Dsja, Rajendra Sajwan, Vipin Bahuguna and Rajesh Rai, the members of the Dsja met on July 6 and again on July 10 and named the new office bearers.

The term of the new office bearers will be three years.

Other members appointed are Hemant Rastogi and Vinay Yadav as Vice-Presidents, Sabi Hussain as General Secretary, Shantanu Srivastava as Joint Secretary and Roshan Jha as Treasurer.

Vipul Kashyap and Jayant were named as members of the executive committee.

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Bengaluru, June 30 (Ians) Riding on superb bowling performances, North Zone took a mammoth lead of 406 runs against North East Zone on Day 3 of their Duleep Trophy quarterfinal at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium and moved closer to win and reach the semi-finals of the tournament, here on Friday.

Despite taking a huge lead after bowling out North East Zone for just 134, North Zone batted again instead of enforcing follow-on to declare at 259/6, with half centuries coming from the bats of Prabhsimran Singh, Ankit Kumar and captain Jayant Yadav.

The bowlers came back into the picture again to leave North East Zone at 58/3, with the side trailing North Zone by a massive 607 runs. North Zone now need seven wickets to register a thumping victory.

Resuming from 65/3 in 20 overs, Siddarth Kaul and Pulkit Narang ran through North East batters to take three wickets each and bowl them out for 134 in 39.2 overs, with Nilesh...

Actress Neena Gupta, who has a slew of releases lined up, has shared that her upcoming film ‘Hindi-Vindi’ will bring Hindi to the forefront of the Nri audience. The film is set around the NRIs who have left an indelible mark on the global stage.

This musical film gives a sneak peek into the intergenerational language barriers and love between a visiting grandmother and her Australian-Indian grandchild, Kabir.

The film follows Kabir’s transformative journey as he learns Hindi through the fusion of Western and Indian music. It stars Neena Gupta as the grandmother, Mihir Ahuja as Kabir, and Shannon K. as Rihanna.

Talking about her role in the movie, Neena Gupta said: “I am delighted to play a key role in the upcoming film Hindi-Vindi. Hindi is close to my heart, and this film brings Hindi to the forefront of the Nri audience. I am also looking forward to...

Lucknow, April 22 (Ians) With 12 runs needed off the final over for Lucknow Super Giants to win, Mohit Sharma was tasked with taking Gujarat Titans to an incredible victory. What happened next was magnificent as the veteran pacer mixed his yorkers and slower balls to perfection to concede only four runs and script a seven-run win for his team in Match No 30 of the Ipl 2023, here on Saturday.

Mohit took out Kl Rahul and Marcus Stoinis in an over which included two run-outs to take Gujarat to a spectacular victory.

Titans skipper Hardik Pandya was in tremendous praise of Mohit, saying the fast-bowler made his life easy by backing his plans and executing them well.

“The way every bowler contributed, as a captain I couldn’t have asked for. The amount of cricket he (Mohit Sharma) has played, I don’t have to interfere. He made my life easy, he backed his plans and executed it.

Lucknow, April 22 (Ians) A crestfallen Lucknow Super Giants captain Kl Rahul was left wondering over the sequence of events which led to his team failing to chase down a target of 136 against defending champions Gujarat Titans in an Ipl 2023 match, here on Saturday.

Rahul looked good in reaching his fifty in 38 balls and had a strike-rate upwards of 150 in powerplay, apart from sharing fifty-plus stands with Kyle Mayers and Krunal Pandya.

But after crossing his fifty, the Lsg skipper managed to get his next 18 runs off 23 balls to eventually make 68 off 61 balls, falling in the final over to Mohit Sharma as Lucknow ended up at 128/7 in 20 overs, choking in what looked like an easy chase in a baffling fashion.

“I don’t know how it happened, but it has happened. I can’t put a finger on where it went wrong, but we lost 2 points today, and this is cricket.

Playing a boisterous Bohemian, a debonair prince, or a cheerfully irresponsible student, who intentionally provokes his father and fiancee in a court hearing, a rustic, or a rollicking romantic lead with a swagger that Dev Anand, Shammi Kapoor, and Rajesh Khanna could envy, came natural to him. Yet, in popular memory, Dilip Kumar is only synonymous with the dejected, despondent and (usually) doomed hero.

In his 57 films over his half-century-plus stint in the Hindi film industry, Dilip Kumar is chiefly remembered as the ‘Tragedy King’, battered down by unrequited love, social or political pressure, or other inexorable circumstances.

Whether it was as lush Devdas in the eponymous 1955 film, the unfortunate Prince Marcus of “Yahudi” (1958), the eventually subdued rebellious Prince Salim in “Mughal-e-Azam” (1960), the star-crossed Dilip of “Andaz” (1949), and so on, there was usually no happy ending for him.

In his second phase, where he switched to playing more mature roles,...

He carved himself into the history of Bollywood playing – in his first major role – a foul-mouthed, sadistic, and vicious brigand, but there was much more to him than just being Gabbar Singh of “Sholay”. While Amjad Khan’s oeuvre of over 220 films has him playing the villainous ‘heavy’, usually against Amitabh Bachchan, he also excelled in more positive and even comic roles.

And then, he was capable enough to hold a long discussion on various issues with Satyajit Ray.

Take his Filmfare Awards nominations as one metric. Amjad Khan was nominated seven times in the prime of his acting career from 1976 to 1986 – five times for Best Supporting Actor (including two nominations in one year once) and two times as Best Performance in a Comic Role (both in the same year), and won twice in the first category and once in the second.

In the first category, apart from “Sholay” in...

Monica, O My Darling(Netflix)

Directed by Vasan Bala

Somewhere in the acquisitive amoral chaos of Vasan Bala’s twisted kingdom, Rajkummar Rao and Huma Qureshi, playing two of the most shamelessly self-serving jerks in recent cinematic history, are down on the floor, wrestling with an Usha Uthup pretender singing ‘Loving You So Much I Want To Kill You.’

Yes, physically wrestling, until one of them is almost dead.

It is a deliciously demonic moment defining the gender-proof nature of human greed. When you are so money-minded that your conscience has gone for a call of nature, then be prepared to battle it out man-to-man, even if you are a woman.

Alas, such delightfully epiphanic moments are hard to come by in Vasant Bala’s first directorial deep-dive since Mard Ko Dard Nahin into the bowels of eccentricity. Playing a dude who doesn’t feel any physical pain no matter...

By Vikas Datta

Along with expressions and mannerisms, it is the voice that makes a successful actor. But there are times where the film may demand that the performer just use facial expressions and body language, without any words, to emote – and that can test their calibre. Blessed with a resounding baritone – and a fine singing voice too, Amitabh Bachchan was several times called to demonstrate his prowess in this respect – and never disappointed.

Manoj Kumar described his voice as “a mellow whisper, sounding like the murmurs of a thundery cloud” at their first meeting in September 1967, when Amitabh arrived in Bombay to try his luck in the film industry, the first film that he got – “Reshma aur Shera” (1971) had portrayed him as mute.

This, as per director and producer Sunil Dutt – who fulfilled his promise of giving him a break – and writer Ali Raza, was to evoke greater audience sympathy for him.

By Vikas Datta

Along with expressions and mannerisms, it is the voice that makes a successful actor. But there are times where the film may demand that the performer just use facial expressions and body language, without any words, to emote – and that can test their calibre. Blessed with a resounding baritone – and a fine singing voice too, Amitabh Bachchan was several times called to demonstrate his prowess in this respect – and never disappointed.

Manoj Kumar described his voice as “a mellow whisper, sounding like the murmurs of a thundery cloud” at their first meeting in September 1967, when Amitabh arrived in Bombay to try his luck in the film industry, the first film that he got – “Reshma aur Shera” (1971) had portrayed him as mute.

This, as per director and producer Sunil Dutt – who fulfilled his promise of giving him a break – and writer Ali Raza, was to evoke greater audience sympathy for him.

By Vikas Datta

Along with expressions and mannerisms, it is the voice that makes a successful actor. But there are times where the film may demand that the performer just use facial expressions and body language, without any words, to emote – and that can test their calibre. Blessed with a resounding baritone – and a fine singing voice too, Amitabh Bachchan was several times called to demonstrate his prowess in this respect – and never disappointed.

Manoj Kumar described his voice as “a mellow whisper, sounding like the murmurs of a thundery cloud” at their first meeting in September 1967, when Amitabh arrived in Bombay to try his luck in the film industry, the first film that he got – “Reshma aur Shera” (1971) had portrayed him as mute.

This, as per director and producer Sunil Dutt – who fulfilled his promise of giving him a break – and writer Ali Raza, was to evoke greater audience sympathy for him.

By Vikas Datta

Along with expressions and mannerisms, it is the voice that makes a successful actor. But there are times where the film may demand that the performer just use facial expressions and body language, without any words, to emote – and that can test their calibre. Blessed with a resounding baritone – and a fine singing voice too, Amitabh Bachchan was several times called to demonstrate his prowess in this respect – and never disappointed.

Manoj Kumar described his voice as “a mellow whisper, sounding like the murmurs of a thundery cloud” at their first meeting in September 1967, when Amitabh arrived in Bombay to try his luck in the film industry, the first film that he got – “Reshma aur Shera” (1971) had portrayed him as mute.

This, as per director and producer Sunil Dutt – who fulfilled his promise of giving him a break – and writer Ali Raza, was to evoke greater audience sympathy for him.

Along with expressions and mannerisms, it is the voice that makes a successful actor. But there are times where the film may demand that the performer just use facial expressions and body language, without any words, to emote – and that can test their calibre. Blessed with a resounding baritone – and a fine singing voice too, Amitabh Bachchan was several times called to demonstrate his prowess in this respect – and never disappointed.

Manoj Kumar described his voice as “a mellow whisper, sounding like the murmurs of a thundery cloud” at their first meeting in September 1967, when Amitabh arrived in Bombay to try his luck in the film industry, the first film that he got – “Reshma aur Shera” (1971) had portrayed him as mute.

This, as per director and producer Sunil Dutt – who fulfilled his promise of giving him a break – and writer Ali Raza, was to evoke greater audience sympathy for him.

Birmingham, Sep 2 (Ians) English County side Warwickshire on Friday announced that they have signed India’s off-spin all-rounder Jayant Yadav for the final three matches of the ongoing County Championship season.

Yadav, 32, will join up with his India teammate, pacer Mohammed Siraj at Edgbaston next week ahead of Warwickshire’s home match against Somerset, which starts on September 12.

He becomes the eighth Indian player to sign up for the English domestic cricket season in 2022 after Siraj (Warwickshire County matches), Cheteshwar Pujara (Sussex), Washington Sundar (Lancashire), Krunal Pandya (50-over matches for Warwickshire), Umesh Yadav (Middlesex), Navdeep Saini (Kent) and Shubman Gill (Glamorgan County matches).

“This will be my first County Championship experience and I’m incredibly excited to join up with the squad for the final three games. When I was asked if I would like to join Warwickshire it was something I couldn’t say no to.”

“Having played my sixth Test earlier this year,...

CinemaA slew of Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada films and web series are lined up for theatrical and Ott release.Tnm StaffFacebook and Twitter/ Sai Pallavi, ParthibanA number of movies and shows in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam are gearing up for release in July. While some have already released in theatres and are set to stream on over-the-top (Ott) platforms, several films are slated for release in cinemas later this month. Pan-Indian releases like Rocketry: The Nambi Effect, a biopic on former Isro scientist Nambi Narayanan, and Kichcha Sudeep’s Vikrant Rona; blockbuster movies with a star-studded cast such as Kamal Haasan’s Vikram, and Rana Daggubati and Sai Pallavi’s Virata Parvam, as well as Ott releases like Meme Boys and Modern Love: Hyderabad, a number of Ott and theatrical releases are in store for July, Tamil Vikram Written and directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj, Vikram stars actors Kamal Haasan,...

Movie/album: April Fool (1964)

Singers: Mohammed Rafi

Song Lyricists: Hasrat Jaipuri

Music Composer: Jaikishan Dayabhai Panchal, Shankar Singh Raghuvanshi

Music Director: Jaikishan Dayabhai Panchal, Shankar Singh Raghuvanshi

Director: Subodh Mukherji

Music Label: Saregama

Starring: Saira Banu, Biswajeet, Jayant

April Fool Banaya (Title) Song Lyrics

"Enjoy with Sing-along lyrics of the Super hit song April Fool"

April fool banaya to

Un ko gussa aaya

To mera kya kasoor

Zamane ka kasoor

Jisne dastoor banaya

April fool banaya to

Un ko gussa aaya

To mera kya kasoor

Zamane ka kasoor

Jisne dastoor banaya

April fool banaya

Dilabar o jaan e jana gusse ke

Roop mein lagati ho aur haseen

Dilabar o jaan e jana gusse ke

Roop mein lagati ho aur haseen

Teri qaatil ada ne maar hi dala

Kar lo tum is ka yaqeen

Teri qaatil ada ne maar hi dala

Kar lo tum is ka yaqeen

April fool banaya to...

Film critic and box office expert Joginder Tuteja had a miraculous escape on early hours of the Sunday morning when the car in which he was traveling was hit by a speeding SUV (Scorpio) on a national highway in Gurgaon. He was accompanied by his wife and son. Even though their Hyundai Eon was smashed to pulp from behind, fortunately there was no casualty though the family was reeling with aftershocks for many hours to follow.

“It was way past midnight when Joginder and his family were returning from a get together at a friend’s place. All was well for most part of the journey but just right outside their apartment when they had taken a U turn, a SUV hit them from behind at a very fast speed. The Eon swirled on the road in circles a couple of times and it was only after its frontside bumper...

Pran Kishan Sikand

Pran Kishan Sikand dreamt of becoming a professional photographer. Little did he know that a measly, humble ‘paan’ (betel leaf) would change his life and set him on his destined path. It was 1939 or thereabouts. Pran was at a ‘paan’ shop at Lahore, enjoying a munch with his friends when a stranger approached him and asked whether he wanted to act in films. Pran was amused and asked his name. Stranger introduced himself as Muhammad Walli, a renowned film maker in the flourishing film district of Lahore. He said he was making a Punjabi film and Pran looked a perfect fit for the role of a villain in the film. Pran just brushed him off. Walli kept insisting that he pay a visit to the studio, and pushed a piece of paper with his address into Pran’s hands. The film was Yamla Jat (1940), a runaway hit that year.

Autodesk Inc, world leader in 2D and 3D design software in the media and entertainment markets, has debuted new "cost-effective" product suites for digital entertainment creation. The suites will give artists, production facilities and educators access to more creative tools at a cost savings of more than 35 percent, when compared to purchasing each product license separately. "Autodesk is introducing affordable Suites of its popular 3D tools to better help artists create innovative entertainment in today's tough economic conditions," said Arun D' Souza, Head- M&E (Software), Autodesk India & Saarc. "The Suites significantly expand artists' capabilities by providing them with an amazing range of creative tools from highly-detailed modeling and sculpting to advanced real-time animation, so that they can tackle creative problems in new ways." "Artists need more creative capability than ever to attract viewers' attention and engage their emotions in today's fast-moving, prolific world of digital entertainment and design," explained Jayant Keswani,...

Autodesk Inc, world leader in 2D and 3D design software in the media and entertainment markets, has debuted new "cost-effective" product suites for digital entertainment creation. The suites will give artists, production facilities and educators access to more creative tools at a cost savings of more than 35 percent, when compared to purchasing each product license separately. "Autodesk is introducing affordable Suites of its popular 3D tools to better help artists create innovative entertainment in today's tough economic conditions," said Arun D' Souza, Head- M&E (Software), Autodesk India & Saarc. "The Suites significantly expand artists' capabilities by providing them with an amazing range of creative tools from highly-detailed modeling and sculpting to advanced real-time animation, so that they can tackle creative problems in new ways." "Artists need more creative capability than ever to attract viewers' attention and engage their emotions in today's fast-moving, prolific world of digital entertainment and design," explained Jayant Keswani,...