KK Dies After Concert: Popular Indian Playback Singer Was 53

The e-auction’s over, and became clear yesterday, Viacom18 is the big winner of Indian Premier League cricket rights. The company bagged digital rights in India for 410 games over the next five years for $2.6B and today followed up with the international rights for three of the other big cricketing nations — Australia, South Africa and the UK — for around another $420M.

Naman Ramachandran “Tanaav,” the Indian adaptation of hit Israeli series “Fauda,” will debut on streamer SonyLIV. Set in Kashmir in 2017 and shot on locations there, “Tanaav,” which means tension, chaos, stress, tells the story of a Special Covert Ops Unit over 12 episodes.

Viacom18 has bowled out the opposition and caught the sought-after streaming rights to the Indian Premier League cricket tournament.

Indian Premier League cricket tournament, one the world’s richest sporting events, have been sold for a combined $5 billion, according to several reports.The successful bidders have not been named as the auction, which started on Sunday is ongoing and may run to a third day.The TV rights went for $2.72 billion and the digital rights for $2.28 billion, for a five-year deal covering the 2023-2027 tournaments. In both cases the rights packages are limited to the Indian subcontinent.There are two more rights packages on offer – for selected tournament games including the playoffs, only for the Indian subcontinent; and TV and digital rights for the rest of the world.

A Masterchef Australia judge caused a huge stir in India this week when he revealed that Chicken Tikka Masala was actually invented in Glasgow.

A British tourist was allegedly raped in front of her partner while on holiday in India, local media reports.

the Mirror. The duo are said to have enjoyed a selection of Indian dishes, cocktails and Rosé champagne. Read more: Watch Johnny Depp Jeff Beck gig from front-row seat after surprise appearanceThe appearances follow the Pirates of the Caribbean actor’s defamation lawsuit against his ex-wife Amber Heard which came to a close in the United States last week.

Johnny Depp.On Sunday, June 5, an Indian restaurant in Birmingham, England, closed down to the public so the actor and 21 of his pals could dine without interruption. According to TMZ, Johnny spent about $60,000 on the meal at Varanasi.Mohammed Hussain, the restaurant's Operations Director, said Johnny was pleasant and humble during the visit. Johnny has been riding high in Europe since winning his defamation case against ex-wife Amber Heard.

Johnny Depp has been spotted in Birmingham - ahead of an expected performance at the Symphony Hall tonight. The star has been seen on tour across the UK with his long time friend Jeff Beck in recent days. Beck is performing at the Symphony Hall tonight - and it looks even more likely Depp will join him after he was spotted at a Birmingham restaurant on Sunday evening.

Times of India reports.KK was in the city for a two-day run of gigs and began to feel ill during Tuesday night’s performance in front of a thousand concertgoers.His set went on for about an hour, after which he reportedly collapsed in his hotel room, local news outlets reported.The singer — who boasted nearly 300,000 followers on Instagram — was then rushed to the hospital but was unable to be saved by medics. According to the outlet, KK ultimately suffered a heart attack.The singer was known for his versatility on stage.

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 Krishnakumar Kunnath, the Indian singer popularly known as KK, died of a cardiac arrest while performing a concert at Nazrul Mancha, Kolkata on Tuesday. He was 53.Known as one of the most versatile singers in the country, KK sang across languages including Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Bengali, Assamese and Gujarati.After a successful career singing advertising jingles, KK debuted in films in 1996 with Hindi and Telugu-language versions of composer A.R.

Police in India say they are investigating a potential Canadian gang link to the murder of a Punjabi-language singer with roots in Brampton, Ont.

Jada Pinkett Smith has taken to Instagram with a heart-breaking message following the horrific mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas, on Tuesday.MORE: Jada Pinkett Smith discusses difficult topic in latest episode of Red Table Talk​​​​​​​Posting to her Instagram Stories, the wife of Will Smith Penned: "I am reeling from the devastation of yesterday's horrific mass shooting.WATCH: Will And Jada Pinkett Smith's marriage - take a look"I'm sending my deepest condolences to all the loved ones of the shining souls lost. May the Great Supreme heal the hearts that have been shattered by this horrendous tragedy.READ: Jada Pinkett Smith talks 'unbearable despair' in heartbreaking revelationMORE: Jada Pinkett Smith makes huge announcement following Will Smith's sad career news"Coach Kett said it best… policies MUST change and we can't get numb to these horrendous mass murders.

Naman Ramachandran Paris and Mumbai-based production service company La Fabrique Films is looking forward to a further surge in business in the wake of new Indian filming incentives that were announced in Cannes.International productions filming in India can be reimbursed up to 35% of qualifying production spend in the country.La Fabrique, which specializes in European films shooting in India, has been operational since 2013 and films they have provided production services for include “Les Cowboys,” “The Best Is Yet to Come” and “And Tomorrow We Will Be Dead.” La Fabrique has just wrapped work on Laetitia Colombani’s “The Braid” and company principals Déborah Benattar and Javed Wani are currently attending the Cannes Film Market. The initial reimbursement for international shoots in India is 30%, which can go up by an additional 5% for productions employing 15% or more manpower in India.“The incentives will be a great advantage for foreign producers who decide to come and shoot in India also, because there is this bonus of 5%, they may want to employ more Indian technicians, because, from our experience, we have amazing technicians in India.