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Tuesday, January 6, 2026
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Topic: Entertainment

Bela Bajaria is why you can’t stop watching Netflix. Meet the woman shaping global binge culture

Born in London, Bajaria was crowned Miss India USA & then Miss India Worldwide in 1991, & recently, Hollywood Power Player. Today, she is Netflix’s Chief Content Officer.

Upasana Konidela doubles down on freezing eggs. ‘I decide the timeline’

Upasana Konidela also took a dig at those who called her suggestion to freeze eggs a ‘scam’ by Apollo Hospitals, clarifying that hers weren't frozen at Apollo.

Inside Zubeen Garg’s last film Roi Roi Binale Delhi show—‘hard to believe he is dead’

The film began 10 minutes late, with no time wasted on trailers or advertisements. Almost everyone had their phones out, trying to get a perfect screengrab of the film’s title to share on social media.

‘I want to retire’—what Satish Shah told Sarabhai vs Sarabhai maker JD Majethia

Satish Shah's big breakthrough came with Kundan Shah’s cult classic Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro, where he played the corrupt yet hilariously unforgettable Municipal Commissioner D’Mello.

Zubeen Garg’s new song Mur Mon from Roi Roi Binale drops, as Pakistanis dance to Ya Ali

Pakistani pop-rock band Khudgharz shared a clip from its Karachi concert that shows the crowd singing along as Zubeen Garg’s iconic track Ya Ali is performed.

Pawan Kalyan’s They Call Him OG is 2025’s top-grossing Telugu film, beats Sankranthiki Vasthunam

They Call Him OG, directed by Sujeeth, also marks the Telugu debut of Emraan Hashmi, who was earlier seen in a viral cameo in Aryan Khan's The Bads of Bollywood.

Actor-director Robert Redford, who founded Sundance Film Festival, dies

Redford acted in films like Barefoot in the Park (1967), The Way We Were (1973), All the President’s Men (1976), Three Days of the Condor (1975) and Out of Africa (1985).

Trailer of Pakistan’s first dating reality show released

This is not the first time that the reality dating format has forayed into conservative markets. In 2024, Love Is Blind: Habibi was launched that had participants from multiple Arab nations.

Manoj Bajpayee says, ‘My idea of me is different from other actors’

Besides Bajpayee, Jugnuma, directed by Raam Reddy, also stars Deepak Dobriyal, Priyanka Bose, Tillotama Shome, Hiral Sidhu, and Awan Pookot in key roles.

Aryan Khan’s Ba***ds of Bollywood preview released. Fans call it ‘Om Shanti Om of Gen Z’

The Netflix show, which marks the directorial debut of SRK’s son Aryan, screams big budget. It looks larger than life with grand production design.

On Camera

A 2-hour op, precise extradition—what Maduro’s capture tells us about modern US military

Despite multiple agencies being involved, the US could maintain a clear chain of command. This is something India should consider too, as it defines the theatre command structures.

Trump threatens India with fresh tariffs on Russian oil, calls PM Modi a ‘good guy’

The latest comment comes as New Delhi and Washington have yet to sign a trade agreement. India’s purchase of Russian oil has reduced, but Moscow remains top source for crude.

S-300, Su-30 jets, T-72 tanks: Inventory of Venezuela’s largely Russian-origin arsenal

Venezuela also boasts of a diverse portfolio of unmanned aerial vehicles capable of carrying out surveillance, reconnaissance and being employed for kinetic purposes as well.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.