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Bollywood singer KK – full name Krishnakumar Kunnath – has died. He was 53. The popular Indian musician died Tuesday night (31 May) in Kolkata, India.

Naman Ramachandran For Indian filmmaker Sreemoyee Singh, world premiering her Iran documentary “And, Towards Happy Alleys” at the Berlin Film Festival’s Panorama strand is the culmination of a journey that began in 2015. Singh completed a masters degree in film studies at Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India and went on to pursue a PhD on The Exiled Filmmaker in Post Revolution Iranian Cinema, with the objective of understanding the source of “impossible hope” in Iranian films. The filmmaker was also introduced to the poetry of Iran’s Forogh Farrokhzad during the course and “connected deeply” to her verses. A desire to read Farrokhzad’s verses in the original Persian led Singh to learn Farsi.

New Celtic star Yuki Kobayashi has revealed how a chastening experience with England hero Phil Foden led to him becoming the player he is today.

Sujata Day My parents were born and raised in Kolkata, India, and experienced the golden age of Bengali cinema. They could see themselves in characters onscreen solving mysteries like Soumitra Chatterjee in “Feluda,” courting like legendary stars Uttam Kumar and Suchitra Sen, and living everyday village life as seen through the poignant lens of Satyajit Ray.As a first generation Bengali-American girl, I grew up with two different cultures in a suburban, Irish-Catholic neighborhood. I went to Catholic school for six years, but I also went to Hindu temple camp and spent most of my summer vacations in Kolkata.

Naman Ramachandran Toronto-headquartered animation outfit Paperboat Animation Studios has revealed a new slate.The slate is led by “Kabuliwala: Man from Kabul,” a 3D animated feature based on the classic short story by Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore. The story, which has already been adapted several times as live-action features, tells the story of the bond between a 6-year-old girl from Kolkata, India, and an immigrant hawker from Kabul, Afghanistan.Paperboat co-founder and chief creative director Soumitra Ranade, whose credits include “Bombay Rose” and “The World of Goopy and Bagha,” adapted the story and will direct.

Naman Ramachandran India’s Mithila Palkar (Netflix’s “Little Things”) and Jaaved Jaaferi (“Sooryavanshi”) and Bangladesh’s Siam Ahmed (“Shaan”) have joined the cast of “In the Ring (Story of a Burqa Boxer).”Set in the female Muslim boxing community of Khidderpore, Kolkata, India, the film is a psychological thriller about Shama, a 17-year-old boxer who exchanges places with her double to fight in the national championship when she is framed in her aunt’s murder.The cast also includes Razia Shabnam, one of the first Indian women to become an international boxing referee and coach.The Hindi-language film will be directed by U.S.-based filmmaker Alka Raghuram, who previously directed the acclaimed documentary “Burqa Boxers,” about Muslim women boxers in Kolkata. The project is being produced by Sreyashii Sengupta for Singapore-based Darpan Global and Souvikk Dasgupta for Oriizon Global in India, with Los Angles-based Rick Ambros serving as executive producer.Raghuram said: “I started writing this script while I was filming the documentary ‘Burqa Boxers.’ While the immersion into their world allowed me to tell the documentary story in the style of realism, it also made me want to explore the interior [worlds] of the characters via a more stylized narrative and style.

What do you think is the worst sporting statue ever? Let us know in the comments section. Football is the most popular sport in the world, and such a large following means plenty of statues have been erected over the years.Cristiano Ronaldo has had several statues sculpted with the 36-year-old in mind, including the famous bust at the airport on his home island of Madeira.Not only does it just not look like the Portuguese star, the smile is haunting, and while it perhaps tries to capture the cheeky side of his personality in the act of winking, the wrinkles under his eye are ridiculously defined.The late Diego Maradona has also been immortalised on several occasions, with a statue in Kolkata, India being a particularly rough example.

Antiques Roadshow expert couldn't believe his eyes when he took his first look at a Chinese robe worth a six-figure sum.Expert Lee Young was stunned when a guest brought a spectacular silk robe embroidered with dragons and cloud motifs.Appearing on the new episode on BBC One, he asked the couple how did they come to own the robe.The man said: "It was brought to the UK by Sarah's grandfather, probably in the early 30s and he was the general manager of the Standard Bank in Kolkata, India."Sarah then explained that her grandpa might have acquired it as a present and she wore it when she was little.

Daily Star's biggest headlines straight to your inbox!An Indian adult film star has been charged by police after allegedly helping lure young women into porn.Nandita Dutta, 30, was charged by police in Kolkata, India, after two young models complained to cops in the New Town district of the city this week.One alleges she was forced into a nude shoot at a studio in the affluent Ballygunge neighbourhood to the south of the city, while her friend claims she made to shoot in an adult video at a New Town hotel by the same group. Dutta, 30 and known as "Nancy Bhabhi" in her soft-porn adult career, was arrested at her home in Dum Dum, according to the Times of India.

Indian acting legend Soumitra Chatterjee has died aged 85 from complications relating to Covid-19.

Queen Elizabeth showed off her video call skills again as she undertook a virtual visit to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

A junior doctor who holds the Miss England crown wants to come home from India so she can join the fight against coronavirus.