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Naman Ramachandran Entrepreneur Karnesh Ssharma is launching Clean OTT, a streaming service focusing on female-oriented original content, in the first quarter of 2023.Female actors, directors and producers will be at the heart of the service, which aims to move away from the male gaze that plagues Indian content and to create a sustainable platform for female professionals to further their career in the entertainment industry, while also removing age barriers.The content will include originally curated and produced works by Clean and pre-selected projects that meet the Clean OTT messaging framework by other producers from India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Nepal.Ssharma is also a co-founder of Clean Slate Filmz (Netflix’s “Bulbbul,” Amazon’s “Paatal Lok”). The Clean OTT library will feature work from directors, scriptwriters, actors, and producers associated with Clean Slate Filmz, as well as providing opportunities to emerging talent.

Jamie Lang Bollywood actress and fitness buff Shilpa Shetty is lined up to host a new wellness-themed chat show, produced by Mirchi, an Entertainment Network India Limited company, and presented by Pintola Peanut Butter with Sofit. Focusing on physical and mental wellness, “Shape of You” will invite a wide range of India’s most popular celebrities to share their best tips for caring for their physical and mental wellbeing.

Nilüfer Yanya has a way of making pain feel tranquile and grief transcendent. Her third album, PAINLESS, out March 4 on ATO Records, centers tracks that stretch out like lakes at night, sparkling with the strange elements beneath their placid surfaces.

Nilüfer Yanya has shared the latest taste of her forthcoming second album – you can see a luxurious video for new single ‘anotherlife’ below.The visuals were shot while on holiday in Sri Lanka, and were directed by the London musician’s sister and frequent collaborator Molly Daniel.Yanya said of ‘anotherlife’: “At the core of the song it’s just about being OK with things and accepting that this is where you are at. However, the ‘I’ll do anything’ line hints at a desperation of wanting to let that be known.”‘anotherlife’ is the third single to be released from Yanya’s upcoming second album ‘Painless’, which is set to arrive on March 4 via ATO and follows 2019 debut ‘Miss Universe’.

Naman Ramachandran Italian actor and singer Michele Morrone is set to make his Indian debut alongside Bollywood star Jacqueline Fernandez with music video “Mud Mud Ke.” Morrone starred in Polish erotic film ‘365 Days,’ which is getting two sequels from Netflix. Fernandez is a Sri Lankan actor who made a mark in Bollywood with “Kick,” alongside Salman Khan, and has upcoming films co-starring Ranveer Singh and Akshay Kumar.The ‘Mud Mud Ke’ video is from Desi Music Factory and features music by Tony Kakkar who also sings with Neha Kakkar. Mihir Gulati has directed the video, which has been choreographed by Shakti Mohan.

Naman Ramachandran Go language-specific, go cheap and go hyper-local to reap success appears to be the motto of a range of streamers operating across South Asia.With countries including India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan and Afghanistan, South Asia is a vast region populated by 1.9 billion people speaking a welter of languages. It is no secret that people in the region prefer consuming content in their own tongues.

Sean Penn has angered many after he doubled down on his claims that men have become “quite feminized” and this time, slammed men who wear skirts.

Naman Ramachandran Sony Pictures Networks India (SPN) has acquired exclusive South Asia media rights for the 2022 Asian Games taking place later this year at Hangzhou, China. SPN will have the rights to broadcast the games across its sports channels in India and the subcontinent including Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, Afghanistan, Bhutan and Maldives, and on streamer SonyLIV through Sept. 2023.

The 72nd Berlin International Film Festival has confirmed its various juries, including who will be joining M. Night Shyamalan to award the International Competition prizes.

This Morning's gardening expert Daisy Payne has given a glimpse inside her trip to Sri Lanka as she teases 'incredible' content for the ITV show. The talented 24 year old, who has garnered 14,800 Instagram followers through her tips and tricks, has shared a peek inside her sun-soaked getaway to South Asia and exclusively shared some gorgeous snaps with OK! Daisy, who describes herself as a 'gardener and allotment holder', has revealed how the trip is a 'pinch me' moment in a breathtaking snap taken at the Pidurangala observation deck in Sigiriya.

When Nasser Shaikh was opening presents with his baby daughter on Christmas Day morning in 2011, he received a phone call that was to change his life forever.

Read more here: First Sri Lankan street food restaurant to open in Brum - with island cocktails and tapas platesThe new site will allow the brand its full menu of star burgers, loaded fries, signature celeb milkshakes, as well as a full range of breakfast burgers for hungry city centre workers who have just stepped off the train.

Eminem has found one of his biggest fans in a sweet place.

MasterChef frontman Gregg Wallace has stunned some fans by revealing he has gone to the same honeymoon destination with his different wives. Greg, 57, was chatting with Sri Lankan chef Charith whilst the contestant took part in the skills test in the latest series of MasterChef: The Professionals.

Naman Ramachandran “Annaatthe,” the latest film from Indian superstar Rajinikanth, will receive a massive 1,193 screen release outside India, in addition to more than 1,000 screens at home.The Tamil-language film, also being released in Telugu as “Peddhanna,” will release across 677 screens in the U.S., 17 in Canada, 110 in Malaysia, 23 in Singapore, 35 in the U.K., 43 across Europe, 85 in Australia and New Zealand, 117 in the United Arab Emirates and 86 in Sri Lanka.The film is releasing over

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EXCLUSIVE: DistroTV, one of the largest independent, ad-supported streaming platforms in the world, is launching ‘DistroTV Desi’, which will offer more than 15 premier South Asian channels.

Naman Ramachandran BAFTA-winning Welsh director Philip John, whose credits include “Downton Abbey” and “The Good Karma Hospital,” will direct “Arrangements of Love,” the sole Asian project selected at the Toronto International Financing Forum, which sits alongside the Toronto film festival.The film is an adaptation of the bestselling 2004 novel of the same title by Indian author Timeri N.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefCecilia Marino has been hired to launch Lionsgate Play, the South Asia-focused platform of Lionsgate’s premium subscription service Starz, in The Philippines. She will become GM of Lionsgate Play Philippines and report to Rohit Jain, MD South Asia, and networks – emerging markets Asia.The service recently launched in Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, after a successful rollout in India last year.

Perth. Tyroshan (36) and Ayesha Attidi Panagoda (30), decided to open their very own plastic-free zero-waste shop in the Fair City.The business owners, both from Sri Lanka, started up Tay Larder on South Methven Street after struggling to find shops that offered plastic-free packaging.

Scots woman who was raped and sexually assaulted by a hotel worker on a package holiday with her husband has won an 11-year fight for justice after the Supreme Court ruled that a tour operator was liable for the attack. The victim, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was attacked by an on-duty hotel employee in a Kuoni resort in Sri Lanka in 2010.

Naman Ramachandran Starz-backed streamer Lionsgate Play has revealed ambitious expansion plans in Southeast Asia, local commissions in India and a 60-strong English-language programming slate.In Asia, the service is currently available in India, Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.“We’re certainly looking to go out to all South Asian territories, which is Nepal, Bhutan, Maldives: these are some of the territories that we’re going to go immediately,” Amit Dhanuka, executive VP at Lionsgate

Naman Ramachandran The South Indian state of Tamil Nadu has written to India’s Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar demanding a ban on Amazon Prime Video India series “The Family Man” on the grounds that it depicts Sri Lankan Tamils in a “highly objectionable manner.”The objection is on the basis of a trailer alone. The series is scheduled to stream from June 4.

Cartier From the [Sur]Naturel high-jewelry collection, a 19.13-carat cushion-shaped violet sapphire from Sri Lanka is surrounded by brilliant-cut diamonds on this necklace that also can be worn as a headband; price upon request, at Cartier, Beverly Hills and New York, and cartier.com.

After controversy prompted the reigning Mrs. World titleholder to resign, Kate Schneider from Ireland has been crowned the new winner.

Facebook.Jurie, who is also Sri Lankan, was accused of injuring De Silva in the televised pageant. Four days later, she was arrested on charges of “simple hurt and criminal force” and later released on bail.Jurie said she was standing against “injustice” and that the pageant was “tainted.” She said she wanted to ensure that every contestant had an equal opportunity.Mrs.

In the latest twist in the pageant saga, that has been exploding on social media, reigning Mrs. World Caroline Jurie has given up her crown.