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Naman Ramachandran Bollywood A-list actor Ayushmann Khurrana scored another major hit in 2023 with comedy sequel “Dream Girl 2.” But he is still happy to have achieved what he describes as “validation.” The film was one of several medium budget Hindi-language films that became box office successes, including “OMG 2,” “Mrs. Chatterjee vs Norway,” “Zara Hatke Zara Bachke,” “Satyaprem Ki Katha” and “12th Fail.” These effectively debunked the notion that only big budget spectacles like “Pathaan” or “Jawan” would work at the post-pandemic Bollywood box office, which had a poor 2022. “There was a conspiracy theory, maybe a year back, that Indian audiences [were] only looking for spectacles or larger-than-life films, but this year, a lot of films, which not really big budget but mid budget, did really well,” Khurrana told Variety.

The Met Office has discussed the possibility of an arctic blast hitting the UK, with the potential for a 15-day "snow bomb". Forecasters have said that weather maps have shown unsettled conditions will continue across the UK deep into the New Year, the Mirror reports.

Scotland could be hit by a deluge of snow this weekend when a second storm could strike just days after Storm Gerrit.

The cast of Southern Charm is sitting down for the show’s season nine reunion!

Over 27,000 properties have been hit by power cuts in the north of Scotland as Storm Gerrit continues to cause chaos across the country.

Jon Burlingame Ryan Murphy’s upcoming FX series “Feud: Capote vs. The Swans” boasts one of the greatest casts of the TV season. But it has also broken new ground on the music side: a father-daughter team providing the musical score.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Aylo, parent company of Pornhub and other sex sites, entered into a deferred prosecution agreement with U.S. prosecutors to settle a charge it profited from deals with porn producers who were involved in sex trafficking. Under the settlement announced Thursday, Canada-based Aylo agreed to pay a criminal fine and forfeiture totaling $1.845 million to the U.S.

Bargain Hunt presenter Charles Hanson won't appear on any BBC show in the "imminent future".

Andy Burnham says he wants to bring Metrolink to Stockport 'as soon as we possibly can' as senior politicians and leaders from the borough met to discuss its future. The event, held in Stockport Exchange and led by Councillor Mark Hunter, leader of Stockport Council, was centered around the ‘Next Stop Stockport’ plans to help shape the future of transport in the borough.

CNN) before gunfire opened up on those in attendance soon after.Eyewitnesses at the festival said gunmen left multiple festivalgoers dead while dozens were taken hostage. Videos circulated on social media showing different attendees being taken hostage."Supernova: The Music Festival Massacre," a one-hour documentary chronicling the attack perpetrated by Hamas during a music festival in southern Israel, has been acquired by broadcasters around the world.

A family court judge has taken the unusual step of lifting restrictions to allow the press to report Alex Batty - who was missing for six years - is a 'ward of court' until he turns 18.

New images from Avatar: The Last Airbender have just debuted online!

The Met Office has predicted that the UK will get a White Christmas this year - but not for many.

A Gartocharn resident has written to First Minister Humza Yousaf with concerns over plans for a windfarm in Alexandria.

YouTube mummy blogger Ruby Franke has pleaded guilty to four counts of second-degree aggravated child abuse, for abusing and starving two of her children. The Utah mother of six, known for revealing parenting tips on her channel 8 Passengers, expressed deep regret for her actions in court on Monday, 18 December.

Jerry Seinfeld has been in Israel this week meeting with the families of hostages captured by Hamas along with some of those recently released.

John Bleasdale Guest Contributor When writer-director Mohamed Kordofani first conceived of the film “Goodbye Julia,” he realized that he didn’t have a single friend from South Sudan — “and there are millions who live in Khartoum.” Now he has hundreds, he tells Variety. The first Sudanese film to premiere in the Un Certain Regard sidebar in Cannes, his debut feature won the Prix de la Liberté and is now the official Sudanese entry for the Academy Awards, with Lupita Nyong’o on board as an executive producer. The film had its Middle East and North Africa premiere this week at El Gouna Film Festival, where Kordofani was awarded the Variety MENA Region Talent Award.

Plans to convert a historic church into a complex of flats, a community centre and commercial use are under consultation with Salford planners. The submission is for the Grade II-listed Chapel Street and Hope United Reformed Church which is more than 200 years old.

Oprah Winfrey is sharing some rare insight into her life with longtime partner Stedman Graham!

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Naman Ramachandran A range of subjects, ranging from hot button to mystical, await Academy voters considering the contenders from South Asia in the international feature category. The most visible film from the region is certainly Bhutan’s “The Monk and the Gun,” Pawo Choyning Dorji‘s follow-up to the Oscar-nominated “Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom.” In the film, Dorji uses the first elections in one of the world’s youngest democracies to comment on what is lost as his country modernizes. The Variety critics pick, following its festival premieres at Telluride, Toronto, Rome and Busan, sold to a raft of major territories worldwide, including Roadside Attractions in the U.S.

The search for a missing man who vanished from a Scots nightclub one year ago continues.

2018 Everyone Is a Hero writer-director Jude Anthany Joseph was a victim of the 2018 Kerala floods in southern India, a catastrophic natural disaster that was the worst flood to hit the region in more than a century.

The trailer for Grand Theft Auto VI was released this week, arriving nearly a decade after the previous installment in the massively successful (and controversial) open-world action series. It wasn’t the first look at the game: a trove of in-game footage leaked in September 2022 revealed the game’s location (Vice City, a southern metropolis based on Miami) and its main characters, Lucia and Jason, among other key details.

Bam Margera is finally going to be able to see his son — after well over six months apart from him!

Southern Hospitality is returning to Bravo this week for it’s second season!

More than 30 flood warnings are in force across parts of England as the UK faces heavy rain but a decreasing risk of snow, forecasters have said.

It's set to be another cold start to the week in Greater Manchester - with Met Office snow and ice warnings remaining in place until lunchtime today.

Another weather warning has been issued for parts of Greater Manchester as the cold snap continues in the north of England. Met Office forecasters have warned up to 15cm of snow could fall on higher ground overnight.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic Country music hasn’t had a huge presence in the mainstream top 10 since Florida Georgia Line provided a couple of big crossover blips in 2014 and 2017 with “Cruise” and “Meant to Be.” But that changed in triplicate in 2023 with three Nashville exports— the well-established Morgan Wallen and Luke Combs, plus a blazing-hot newcomer, Zimmerman. His first three singles all hit No.