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The fixer, Rana Naidu, returns for a second season—but this time, it’s his own life that needs fixing more than anyone else’s. Netflix has just dropped all eight episodes of Rana Naidu Season 2, and while the show may have strayed from the gritty originality that defined its first season, it still delivers its fair share of drama and high-stakes action. The show truly excels in its unflinching portrayal of dysfunctional and troubled family dynamics, territory that mainstream entertainment often hesitates to explore. Alongside the returning main characters, the new season welcomes some fresh faces—and in the article below, we take a closer look at them.

Rana Daggubati as Rana Naidu

Rana Daggubati returns to play the titular character in the new season, and his usual charm and swag as the no-nonsense ‘fixer’ is going through the roofs. I don’t know about the rest of you,...

The second day of the Literature Live! Mumbai LitFest was bustling with bibliophiles and performing arts connoisseurs. The 15th edition of the festival had a vibrant line-up of artists, honouring and acknowledging their craft.in One such artist was the multifaceted singer, playwright, and actress Ila Arun, who unveiled her autobiography ‘Parde Ke Peechhey’ at Mumbai LitFest Lit. During the special event she chatted with Vidya Balan, Anjula Bedi and Gaurav Sharma and mesmerised everyone with her voice and excerpts from her book.

During the ‘Celebrating Women: The Shashi Baliga Memorial Session: My Medley,’ chaired by Rj and entertainer Gaurav Sharma, Ila Arun unveiled her new book, Parde Ke Peechhey, an autobiography co-written with Anjula Bedi. The book was launched with Ila Arun’s brother and India’s prominent adman Piyush Pandey, Anjula Bedi, actor Vidya Balan and Milee Aishwarya from Penguin Random House India.

The conversation during the book launch was humourous,...

Mumbai, Feb 4 (Ians) Actors Ishitta Arun, Milind Gunaji, singer Vaishali Samant and composer Avadhoot Gupte had a reunion, where they recreated their 90s iconic number ‘Aika Dajiba’ after two decades.

Ishitta, who featured in the music video of the track sung by Vaishali Samant and composed by Avadhoot Gupte, took to Instagram, where she shared a video. In the clip, Ishita, Milind, Vaishali and Avdhoot recreated several moments from the number.

She captioned the clip: “I can’t believe it’s been 21 years since we all met & that I still remember the moves That’s the love for Dajiba! What fun became meeting the #Og #Dajiba @milindgunaji & music director @avadhoot_gupte after 21 years ! Always a blast hanging with @vaishalisamant the voice behind this epic song. Missed @boscomartis @caesar2373 sar2373 @sagarika_music terribly!”

The Marathi track was originally released in 2002. The peppy number has many remakes on the Internet. The track...

Former Bollywood starlet Monica Bedi, who is the latest to be ousted from Imagine TV.s reality show .Desi Girl., has lashed out against the producers for manipulating the footage of the show and depicting her in bad light..When Rohit (Roy) asked me .Till what extent can you go to win the show?., I had said: .Till any extent, but which is dignified and justified.. But on screen, it was only shown as .till any extent.. That gave a wrong impression about me,. Monica told us.The 35-year-old is upset with the way the show has been handled, but clarified that she has nothing against the channel, Imagine TV..Honestly, the reality show does not justify the word reality as there is nothing in the show that one could say is real. The show took a dirty turn when all the other contestant started playing mind games and targeted...

Beam Global Spirits & Wine, the 4th largest spirits company in the world recently held the 9th Annual Teacher's Achievement Awards. Priyanka Chopra won the award in Entertainment category, the People Achiever Award was bestowed to actor Shahid Kapoor, while veteran lyricist Gulzar was conferred with the Lifetime Achievement Award. Other winners included Iqbal Mohammed for Communication (Photography) and Saina Nehwal for Sports. Over the last few years Teacher's Achievement Awards has bestowed honour and recognition to individuals for their achievements in fields of Business, Communication, Entertainment and Sports. Saluting & Celebrating achievement at the highest level is a platform that Teacher's has invested in for many years and the Teacher's Achievement Awards have been a manifestation of the same for past 9 years. Speaking on the occasion Matt Shattock, President & CEO, Beam Global Spirits & Wine Inc. said, "At the onset, I congratulate the winners of the Teacher's Achievement Award 2009 and extend my...