India’s Bollywood star Saif Ali Khan stabbed by intruder at Mumbai home

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Saif Ali Khan, 54, a star of Bollywood in India, is receiving treatment for six stabbing wounds after a fight early on Thursday ( Jan. 16 ) with an intruder at his home in Mumbai, according to media reports.

Khan lives in an apartment in the city’s eastern district of Bandra, home to many in the movie business, along with his wife Kareena Kapoor, who is also an artist, and their two babies, Jeh and Taimur.

He was taken to a local hospital at around 3.30am on Thursday with six wounds, two deeper than the others, the Hindustan Times newspaper said, citing Niraj Uttamani, the patient’s chief operating officer.

The official quoted as saying,” We will be able to tell the extent of the damage only after surgery,” adding that “one of the injuries is closer to his spine.”

According to media reports, the assailant fled after the occurrence and an inspection had been launched, with team searching for him.

Khan is one of the country’s most successful stars, having appeared in more than 70 films and television shows, some of which were also produced by him. He is the son of bowler and past India captain Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi and performer Sharmila Tagore.

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Singer Eason Chan cancels Bangkok concert, citing ‘safety concerns’ following Chinese actor’s recent kidnapping

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Organisers of Hong Kong singer-actor Eason Chan’s ongoing Fears And Dreams tour&nbsp, announced on Friday ( Jan 10 ) that the Bangkok leg of the tour would be cancelled, following” safety concerns”.

The event had now sold out and was scheduled to take place on February 22 at Thailand’s Impact Arena.

The organisers stated in a speech on the social media platform Weibo that staff people had been “working tirelessly to create an incredible musical experience for the visitors.”

” Yet, for Mr Eason Chan and the organisers, the health of our audience is of utmost importance”, it added.

According to the organizers, they decided to cancel the Bangkok musical after” taking new safety concerns for Chinese citizens and fans traveling from different regions to Thailand.”

Within 10 working days of the news, ticket holders will receive a complete refund.

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Little pygmy hippo Moo Deng turns 6 months old and gets her own ID card

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Kha Moo and the Gang, the Twitter website run by one of Khao Kheow Open Zoo’s zookeepers, shared&nbsp, a picture&nbsp, of Moo Deng’s ID printed banner-sized and displayed at the doorway of her wall. &nbsp,

Miss Moo Deng’s pet ID cards has her first name, last name, date of birth, tackle, a passport-sized image, and an identification number. &nbsp,

Netizens loved the idea, with some saying Moo Deng’s ID amount will then function as “lucky figures” to input in the lottery. &nbsp,

The variety is 9 0021 90017 25 137, just in case anyone’s wondering. &nbsp,

The zoo will sell off Moo Deng’s constructed footprints, which were taken from her when she was three months old, to honor her new accomplishment. The auction’s proceeds will go toward a animals funding project, according to Thai press. &nbsp,

Needless to say, followers of Moo Deng have entered their proposals, hoping to individual a gift from the park’s most memorable resident. &nbsp,

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Malaysian actor Tony Eusoff reflects on past prison sentence in Singapore

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” I felt afraid for my mother,” she said. Before I entered prison, my grandmother and aunt came to Singapore to take me off”, said Tony.

After Tony hugged her for the last time “at that day”, Tony’s family proceeded to weep.

” For a child, there’s nothing more terrible than seeing your family weep for things you’ve done”, he added.

As a result, Tony strived to behave “more like an child”.

” At the time, I was now 38, 39– it’s not like I was also a child. And I was still doing silly things like]taking medication ]”.

Tony explained that Tony’s loved people first believed he was being framed.

” I wished I had a to responsible person, but little, but. I can just blame myself. It was a result of my personal stupidity”, he said.

On the unknown Malay artist, Tony urged the government to” not been quick to judge”.

” Come waited for all the information to be out before making our assumptions… Often people do things according to mitigating circumstances”.

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No quitting: Bollywood’s Aamir Khan wants to keep acting

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Some of his movie address social issues in India, including those involving women’s rights in remote areas and the sports sector, as well as the toxic culture prevalent in higher education and those who have disabilities.

Khan has steadfastly rejected being restricted to a single genre of film or position. &nbsp,

” I’m happy to jump categories and, experiment with different kinds of stories. I like to astonish myself and my market”.

He has also been outspoken about his sorrow with his most recent performance in Laal Singh Chaddha and isn’t afraid to admit mistakes.

Forrest Gump’s 2022 American adaptation by Tom Hanks was a unique blip in Khan’s normally glowing critical reception.

” I’m not really happy with my last functionality, actually”, said Khan, adding that he thought he was very high-pitched in the position.

” I hope this one’s better”, he said of his upcoming film Sitaare Zameen Par, which he says is a” thematic” sequel to Taare Zameen Par, a drama about special needs education.

Despite winning lots of Indian movie prizes as well as India’s third-highest human prize, the Padma Bhushan, Khan also grounds his notion of success in the movie itself.

” Filmmaking is quite hard… telling a story through so many art forms which come together to form cinema”, he said.

” So I ask,” Has the film come to where we thought it would, and then I look at the script that we set out with?”

” And if we’ve reached where we wanted to, and we’ve made the picture that we set out to, then it’s a great relief”.

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How To Make Millions Before Grandma Dies makes it into Oscars shortlist, official nominations to be announced on Jan 17

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Director Pat Boonnitipat of How To Make Millions Before Grandma Dies said the success of the video caught him off guard when he spoke to Singaporeans at a particular screening of it in June.

” People were telling me that the video, which is about a traditional Chinese relatives, will inevitably do well in a Mandarin-speaking state. But when it did well in Indonesia, I realised that the tale is universal”, he said.

The connection between a mother and her nephew is shared by everyone.

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Actress Sharifah Amani on La Luna being Singapore’s Oscar entry despite its predominantly Malaysian cast

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Sharifah previously said that it was” surreal” to see La Luna being selected as Singapore’s Oscar entry.

Being Hani Abdullah in La Luna was a deeply personal practice for me, and it’s just unbelievable to discover Singapore recognize it as their standard Oscar nominee, she wrote.

” I’m so appreciative of the extraordinary team that makes La Luna, Singapore for embracing this narrative, and each and every viewer who found their own voice in this movie. We all who think that story can help bridge divisions should be aware of this reputation.

The style of challengers for best global film will be announced on December 17; the official Oscar nominees may be announced on January 17.

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K-pop girl group Itzy and Taeyang cover Indonesian dangdut and Malay songs, respectively

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Itzy learned about Indonesia in an instance of KBS World’s World-Class K-Dol on December 6. One of the problems in the show involved Itzy’s five people – Yeji, Lia, Ryujin, Chaeryeong, and Yuna– taking turns singing lines from the Indonesian music track Kopi Dangdut by&nbsp, Fahmi Shahab. &nbsp,

The best-performing song would receive second perks for choosing the Indonesian food they wanted to try, while the worst-performing song would receive whatever was left.

The meal options were: Ayam grepek, dish interconnectivity, gado-gado, rendang, a mug of Indomie pasta and edible.

Yeji described the song’s opening line as “awesome,” and the band showed signs of passion for Kopi Dangdut.

Yeji and Lia ended up tied for first place and choosing dish rigour and entire grepek after nailing the problem. Yuna, who came in next, ended up with gado-gado.

Ryujin, who chose citrus, said the king of fruit had” the beauty of leeks”.

Netizens praised Itzy for their support, with remarks including” Yeji and Lia nailed the language” and” Itzy song music was not on my 2024 gambling card”.

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Malaysian pop group KRU reunite for new song, incorporate AI into music video

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The iconic Malaysian pop group KRU has reunited for a new song, six years after its disbandment. Comprising brothers Norman, Yusry and Edry, KRU ruled Malaysia’s music charts in the 90s and early 2000s with hit songs such as Fanatik, Jangan Lafazkan and Awas.

In 1997, KRU expanded into film production and went on to create multiple box-office successes over the years including Cicakman and Duyung. In 2018, the group announced that it would be disbanding as a music act to focus on their own responsibilities and personal lives.

KRU’s new song Voodoo was released on Nov 22 and its accompanying music video, on Nov 27.

With Voodoo, the trio also became the first Malaysian act to incorporate artificial intelligence (AI) into creating their digital twins for a music video; the video features a boyband (played by the musicians themselves) in AI form that was manufactured by a female scientist in a secret laboratory in the 1990s. 

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Indian superstars Rana Daggubati of Baahubali, musician Anirudh Ravichander launch a tequila brand

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Anirudh, who began his career in Tamil cinema and has gone on to become one of South India’s most successful composers known across India for his work in Bollywood and Tollywood as well, is also a playback artist who has lent his vocals to hundreds of songs. It is far from his first concert in Singapore. Being so prolific, what does it look like inside his head?

“Sometimes, it’s pink, sometimes, it’s pitch black as well. The power goes off now and then,” the 34-year-old quipped.

“Even if you ask Rana about how he goes to set and when he’s given his lines and how he delivers his performance, you never know, right? You don’t know where that inspiration comes from. I think we’ve just been blessed with that,” he continued. 

“And, I think, apart from me making music or him being not just an actor but into so many things as well – he’s an entrepreneur, he’s a producer, one of the biggest in India – when it comes to our creativity, we really don’t know where it actually comes from.”

What he does know is that he wouldn’t have an easy time trying to grow a big ol’ handlebar moustache like the one Rana is currently sporting while he’s filming for his next project, which is set in the 1950s, the actor told us.

“I think it would be very difficult for me to grow one,” Anirudh laughed.

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