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Faryal Makhdoom defends husband and former boxer Amir Khan after model accuses him of asking for revealing pictures

L: Faryal Makhdoom and Amir Khan with their daughter, R: Asian bridal model Sumaira Former boxing star Amir Khan has yet again been embroiled in controversy after a model accused him of contacting and asking her to send explicit photos. It was reported that Khan ‘begged’ 25-year-old Sumaira to send him revealing pictures and asked […]

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Shah Rukh Khan\’s \’Jawan\’ film prevue sparks anticipation among fans and movie fanatics

Production company Red Chillies Entertainment has released the highly-anticipated film Jawan’s official prevue. The film promises to be a massive action entertainer, starring the megastar Shah Rukh Khan and helmed by director Atlee. The film is set to be a spectacular event film with high octane action sequences and talent assembled from across Indian cinema.

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Short film ‘Kaur’, a story about a Sikh woman embracing her identity to release on BritBox UK

Image by Instagram @kaur_film ‘Kaur’ a short film written, produced by and starring award-winning filmmaker Parvinder Shergill, is set to release exclusively on BritBox UK. The film revolves around a British Asian woman who embraces her identity as a Sikh and decides to wear a turban, despite her father not agreeing with the decision. It

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Jemima Goldsmith’s film ‘What’s love got to do with it?’ bags four awards at the National Film Awards UK

Image by Twitter @Jemima_Khan Congratulations are in order for the team behind the film ‘What’s love got to do with it?’, as it bagged four awards at the prestigious National Film Awards held in London this week. Producer Jemima Goldsmith, the former wife of Pakistan’s prominent political leader Imran Khan, was ecstatic as she and

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British Pakistani OnlyFans model looks forward to becoming even more successful, despite mounting hatred

Aaliyah Yasin has become one of the UK\’s top OnlyFans models One of the UK’s top OnlyFans models of British-Pakistani descent revealed the challenges she faced due to the negative response and intimidating messages she encountered as a result of her explicit content. Aaliyah Yasin, who goes by the username ThatBritishG1rl, has quickly become popular

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Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Katrina Kaif reportedly part ways with Farhan Akhtar’s ambitious project ‘Jee Le Zaraa’

Jee Le Zaraa was announced in 2021 and was supposed to star Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Katrina Kaif and Alia Bhatt together for the first time Ever since the announcement was made about two years ago, Bollywood fans were eagerly waiting for Farhan Akhtar directed film ‘Jee Le Zaraa’ to hit the cinema screens. The film,

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Netflix and Hansal Mehta enter into multi-year creative partnership following the success of \’Scoop\’

Image by Netflix Netflix has announced a multi-year series partnership with filmmaker Hansal Mehta, after the launch of his maiden series with Netflix, ‘Scoop’. Taking this collaboration forward, Hansal will create multiple series for Netflix in the coming years. ‘Scoop’ has been called a genre-defining series inspired by crime reporter Jigna Vora’s book ‘Behind Bars

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Avtar Lit – the founder of Sunrise Radio – dies aged 73

Avtar Lit (Image by Sunrise Radio) Avtar Lit, the founder of Britain’s first full time Asian radio station, Sunrise Radio, has passed away at the age of 73. The news was shared by his grieving family in a statement that read: “On behalf of the Lit family, it is with deep sorrow that we inform

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Renowned Indian singer and composer Shankar Mahadevan receives major university honour

Image by Birmingham City University The globally acclaimed singer, composer and actor Shankar Mahadevan has been awarded an honorary doctorate from Birmingham City University (BCU) in recognition of his outstanding services to music and the arts. Mahadevan, who has been described as one of the greatest ever Bollywood vocalists, was given the award at a special

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Thousands descend to Kelvingrove Park to attend the Glasgow Mela

Image by The Asian Connect The 2023 Glasgow Mela drew in a bumper crowd as 20,000 festivalgoers enjoyed an action-packed day of free music and arts in Kelvingrove Park. Among the line-up at the Mela – the city’s multicultural festival of music, dance and arts – were headliner and Punjabi singer-songwriter Angrez Ali, Scottish DJs

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