Kesari Chapter 2: The Untold Story of Jallianwala Bagh
The historical film, directed by Karan Singh Tyagi, features a star-studded lineup, including Akshay Kumar, R. Madhavan and Ananya Panday as lawyers battling the horrific truth behind the Jallianwala Bagh massacre.
Inspired by Pushpa Palat and Raghu Palat’s book The Case That Shook The Empire, the period drama is a compelling tale of C. Sankaran Nair, portrayed by Akshay, who fought the British to expose the massacre, which took place on April 13, 1919.
The film, which released in theatres on April 18, has since received positive reviews from fans and critics.
Story of a Bird
Acclaimed deejay Alan Walker gave a teaser of his new track with Indian sensation King during his Walkerworld Tour stop in Hyderabad on April 20.
The Norwegian video-called King from the venue and gave concert-goers a preview of their upcoming song “Story of a Bird”.
Arpan Kumar Chandel, professionally known as King, is an Indian singer-songwriter and rapper from New Delhi. He was discovered on the reality show MTV Hustle and has since released multiple trending songs.
The singer appears on the tracks of popular movies such as Shehzada, Drishyam 2 and the recently-released Kesari Chapter 2.
His song “Maan Meri Jaan”, which he sung and composed, has garnered over 600 million views on YouTube and more than 547 million streams on Spotify.
The success of the song led to a collaboration with American singer Nick Jonas, which helped boost King’s presence in the United States music scene.
This American Woman: A One-in-a-Billion Memoir
When life gives you lemons, turn it into a hilarious memoir, just like Zarna Garg. The award-winning comedian has penned her astonishing life story, and is now sharing it.
Zarna, 50, is an Indian-American comedian, lawyer, screenwriter and producer. Her mother died when she was 14 years old.
Her relatives saw it as an opportunity to marry her off a day after the death.
After escaping an arranged marriage and homelessness in India, she carved her own path in the US.
She also found her calling: stand-up comedy.
Zarna does not hold back on the details of her past pain. But she also shares how everything fell into place for her later in life.
Her memoir is set to release on April 29 across bookstores and online platforms.
Durgashini Loganathan Pilai
