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Bollywood songs removed from Spotify

Bollywood songs removed from Spotify

Music app Spotify was forced to remove its entire catalog of Bollywood songs from the Zee Music company after talks to renew their licensing deal fell through last week. Bollywood music users and fans are taking to social media to express their displeasure over the move. Zee Music also did not renew its licensing agreement with music app Song and cut ties with them in 2022. A few months later, Ghana became a subscription-only service. As per the report by Billboard, the music app said in a statement, "Spotify and Zee Music have been unable to reach a licensing agreement.…
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সৃজিতের হাত ধরে আসছে দেশি শার্লক হোম, কিন্তু অভিনেতা কে?

সৃজিতের হাত ধরে আসছে দেশি শার্লক হোম, কিন্তু অভিনেতা কে?

বুদ্ধিমত্তা ও ব্যক্তিত্বে মোড়ানো ব্রিটিশ গোয়েন্দা স্যার আর্থার কোনান ডয়েলের শার্লক হোমসকে যদি দেশীয়ভাবে গড়ে তোলা যায়? এর জন্য গত কয়েক মাস ধরেই প্রস্তুতি নিচ্ছিলেন পরিচালক সৃজিত মুখার্জি। তার হাত ধরেই বলিউডে আসতে চলেছে 'দেশি শার্লক হোমস'। প্রযোজনা করেছে বিবিসি। শার্লকের এই ভারতীয় সংস্করণটি একটি সর্বভারতীয় স্ট্রিমিং প্ল্যাটফর্মের সাথে একটি যৌথ উদ্যোগ। এই ধারাবাহিকে কে অভিনয় করবেন তা নিয়ে অনেকদিন ধরেই দর্শকদের মধ্যে আগ্রহ ছিল তুঙ্গে। অবশেষে প্রকাশ হলো অভিনেতাদের নাম। সূত্রের খবর, কে কে মেননকে প্রধান চরিত্রে নেওয়ার কথা ভাবা হচ্ছে। শার্লকের বন্ধু ওয়াটসনের ভূমিকায় দেখা যাবে রণবীর শোরেকে। আরও একটি বিশেষ চরিত্রে অভিনয় করবেন রসিকা দুগাল বলেও খবর।…
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Alka Yagnik becomes the world’s most streamed artist on YouTube

Alka Yagnik becomes the world’s most streamed artist on YouTube

Playback singer Alka Yagnik's army has a bit more power than BTS ARMY as the singer was the most streamed artist worldwide on YouTube last year. She has several accolades including two National Awards to her name. Moreover, she is the Bollywood female vocalist with the most number of solo songs. And if you think it's a record, wait until you know about her latest victory. According to Guinness World Book Records, Alka Yagnik was the most streamed artist on YouTube worldwide in 2022. It had 15.3 billion streams last year, and an average of 42 million streams per day.…
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Luxor ropes on Virat Kohli as brand ambassador

Luxor ropes on Virat Kohli as brand ambassador

Luxor Writing Instruments Private Limited has announced a collaboration with Indian cricket legend Virat Kohli, who will serve as the company's brand ambassador. The partnership is aimed at enhancing Luxor's stationery brand appeal, especially among the youth market, and establishing Luxor as a leading stationery brand in India. Luxor, an Indian stationery brand, has partnered with Germany's Schneider Pen to launch a high-end range of creative writing instruments in India. The partnership between Luxor and Schneider Pen is expected to enhance the stationery brand's appeal, especially among the younger generation, and consolidate its position as a leading supplier of high-performance…
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দেবের বিরুদ্ধে অভিযোগ তুলে কোর্টের দ্বারস্থ হলেন প্রবীণ দম্পতি

দেবের বিরুদ্ধে অভিযোগ তুলে কোর্টের দ্বারস্থ হলেন প্রবীণ দম্পতি

অভিনয় দেবের ফ্ল্যাটে জোরে জোরে বাজে গানবাজনা! এই অভিযোগ তুলে হাইকোর্টের দ্বারস্থ হয়েছেন প্রবীণ দম্পতি। তাদের অভিযোগ, বাড়িতে বসেই ব্যবসা করছেন তিনি। সেখানে তার একটি মিউজিক স্টুডিও রয়েছে। যদিও এই বিষয় নিয়ে সরাসরি হস্তক্ষেপ করেনি হাইকোর্ট। হাইকোর্ট দেবের প্রতিবেশীকে কলকাতা মিউনিসিপ্যাল ​​কর্পোরেশনে যেতে বলেছে। পুরসভা সূত্রে জানা গিয়েছে, শিগগিরই সিদ্ধান্ত জানাবেন পুরসভার লাইসেন্স বিভাগের প্রধান ব্যবস্থাপক। দক্ষিণ কলকাতার একটি আবাসনের বাসিন্দা দেব ওরফে সাংসদ দীপক অধিকারীর প্রতিবেশী নিকোলাস ওয়ারেন বার্ড এই মামলা করেছেন। তিনি অভিযোগ করেন, একটি মিউজিক স্টুডিও থাকার কারণে দেবের ফ্ল্যাট থেকে গান-বাজনার শব্দ বের হয়। এতে তার অসুস্থ স্ত্রীর অসুবিধা হয়। হাউজিং কর্তৃপক্ষের কাছে অভিযোগ করে কাজ…
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OG Night Manager Tom Hiddleston video calls Aditya Roy Kapur after watching Indian remake

OG Night Manager Tom Hiddleston video calls Aditya Roy Kapur after watching Indian remake

Aditya Roy Kapur, who played the lead role in the Indian adaptation of The Night Manager, is on cloud nine today. The reason? The "OG" night manager, Tom Hiddleston, or should I say, Jonathan Pine, had "something kind to say" about the remake of the 2016 British series produced by David Farr. On Thursday Tom and other members of the original series watched the Hindi version of this series in the UK. After the screening, the Loki actor congratulated his Indian counterpart through a video call and made his day. Aditya, who plays Shaan Sengupta in the series, uploaded two…
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Priyanka Chopra Heaps Praises For Alaya F 

Priyanka Chopra Heaps Praises For Alaya F 

Priyanka Chopra is out promoting her upcoming series 'Citadel'. The actress, who recently made her presence felt at SXSW 2023, made an interesting choice when asked which current actresses she thinks to deserve to be the next Bollywood superstar. At first, Priyanka replied, "Alia Bhatt," correcting herself, saying the actress was already a 'superstar'. PC then named Alaya F and revealed why he felt the actress fit the bill. "I really like Alaya Furniturewala, she's Pooja Bedi's daughter," the actress said and revealed, "When I met her I told her that I think she's just cool and has a unique…
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UK bans TikTok on govt devices due to security reasons

UK bans TikTok on govt devices due to security reasons

TikTok will be banned from UK government phones amid security concerns surrounding the Chinese-owned social media video app, Cabinet Office minister Oliver Dowden announced in Parliament on Thursday. The ban brings the U.K. in line with the U.S., Canada and the European Union (EU) and India — which banned TikTok entirely from the country, even as the company strongly denies sharing user data with the Chinese government. Mr Dowden told MPs that "there may be risks" in how government data and information is used by the app. "The security of sensitive government data must come first, so today we are…
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Alia Bhatt shares her pictures from her 30th birthday in London

Alia Bhatt shares her pictures from her 30th birthday in London

Alia Bhatt celebrated her 30th birthday with friends and family and had the best time in London. The actor on Wednesday shared pictures from her birthday dinner with her husband Ranbir Kapoor, mother Soni Razdan, sister Shaheen Kapoor and close friends. https://www.instagram.com/p/Cp1zm3dsARW/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Sharing the picture, Alia wrote, "T H I R T Y." Her fans wished her a milestone birthday. "Happy birthday Queen Alia," wrote one. "Can't believe his 20s are over," wrote another. One fan commented, "It's always love and light whenever we see you." Shivani Dandekar put a heart emoji and Sophie Chaudhary wrote, "May you always shine."
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Alia Bhatt’s Ed-A-Mama is now a Rs 150 crore brand

Alia Bhatt’s Ed-A-Mama is now a Rs 150 crore brand

Everyone knows who is Alia Bhatt but few know that this actress is also a successful businessman. Bhatt's firm, Ed-A-Mama, is now a Rs 150 crore brand. Ed-a-Mamma caters to children aged 2-14 and has been operating since October last year. About the brand, Alia Bhatt said: "Ed-A-Mamma brings together two things that I care deeply about our planet and our children. So I decided to create a world that nurtures in children, the love of nature they fully know. That they certainly will. See what they love." Ed-a-Mamma is currently ranked as one of Myntra's top three brands in…
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