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It’s Friday again, readers. Jesse Whittock here (for the first time, be gentle), taking you through the week’s top headlines.

A pudding maker from Perthshire was knocked out of a new Apprentice-style television game show fronted by Michelin star chef Gordon Ramsay last week.

Shampa Banerjee, a seasoned streaming exec who held senior posts at Eros International and Pluto, has been named chief product and technology officer at Canela Media.

His career has taken him from northern India, to Shanghai and then to Manchester. During more than 25 years as a professional chef, Manish Mahipal has worked in five star hotels and now runs a stylish restaurant in King Street West.

LEGALA trial start date for FKA Twigs’ physical and mental abuse case against actor Shia LaBeouf has been set for 17 Apr 2023, according to Rolling Stone.——————————————————-DEALSSony Music Publishing has signed Kal Lavelle – co-writer of Ed Sheeran’s ‘Shivers’ – to a global publishing deal. “I am very blessed to be part of the Sony Publishing family”, says Lavelle. “And that’s exactly how it feels, like a family.

Jada Pinkett Smith has had her fair share of controversy over the last few weeks, but on Saturday the star took to her social media with an inspirational message for her followers - and she looked more at peace than ever.MORE: Jada Pinkett Smith pays sweet tribute to family in proud new postPosting a stunning, sun-soaked selfie on her Instagram feed, the actress simply glowed in the up-close shot.WATCH: Jada Pinkett Smith plans to discuss family's 'healing' after Will Smith's Oscars incidentCaptioning the image she wrote: "Smile within your heart and be reminded that life is a gift and so are you."MORE: Jada Pinkett Smith makes stunning red carpet return post-OscarsMORE: Jada Pinkett Smith breaks silence after Will Smith slapped Chris Rock at the OscarsIn the photo Jada dons a glamorous forest green velveteen jacket which she pairs with statement gold jewellery including elegant hoops and a soft chain.

Naman Ramachandran Rohit Shetty, the filmmaker known for his Singham cop franchise, and Reliance Entertainment, will produce a biopic on one of Mumbai’s most revered top cops and former commissioner of police, Rakesh Maria.The biopic will be based on Maria’s 2020 memoir “Let Me Say it Now” and will be mentored by Shetty. A director and cast have yet to be finalized.As deputy commissioner of police (traffic) in 1993, Maria cracked the Bombay serial blasts case. He was later deputy commissioner of police (crime) and then joint commissioner of police (crime), of the Mumbai police.

Naman Ramachandran Sunil Rayan, president and head of Disney+ Hotstar India, has hailed the “tremendous strides” the streamer has made in its subscription offerings over the last two years. Disney+ Hotstar is the SVOD market leader in the country by some distance. Speaking at the Asia Video Industry Association’s Future of Video India conference on Friday, Rayan said that the streamer has evolved from being primarily cricket-focused to a cricket-plus-entertainment model.

Imax reported a global quarterly box office total of $173.2 million, up 57% over Q1 2021 thanks in large part to the March release of “The Batman” and post-holiday holdover screenings of “Spider-Man: No Way Home.” Imax also had screenings of seven local language films in countries like China, India and France. Adjusted EBITDA stood at $14.8 million, up from $2.8 million in Q1 2021 during which theaters worldwide closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Naman Ramachandran India’s Reliance and Viacom18 have entered a strategic partnership with Bodhi Tree Systems, a platform of James Murdoch’s Lupa Systems and former Disney president Uday Shankar, to form a giant TV and digital streaming company in India.Bodhi Tree is fundraising with a consortium of investors to invest $1.78 billion in Viacom18, to “jointly build India’s leading entertainment platform and pioneer the Indian media landscape’s transformation to a ‘streaming-first’ approach,” the companies said in a statement. Viacom 18 is a joint venture of Network 18, the media group controlled by billionaire Mukesh Ambani, and U.S.

Boris Johnson swerved questions about the partygate scandal at a press conference in India on Friday (April 22).

Fatboy Slim, Romy and Mura Masa are among the leading names who have been announced on the 2022 line-up for Glastonbury‘s Silver Hayes area.The Worthy Farm festival is set to return this year from June 22-26, with Billie Eilish, Paul McCartney and Kendrick Lamar to headline the Pyramid Stage.The latest 2022 line-up announcement from Glastonbury has been made today (April 22) for the festival’s Silver Hayes area, which offers “the best names in electronic, R&B, bass, rap, drum & bass and dub music”.As well as Fatboy Slim, Romy and Mura Masa, the likes of Berwyn, Leon Vynehall, Bad Boy Chiller Crew, Sofia Kourtesis, India Jordan, Kojey Radical, ArrDee, Gorgon City, Groove Armada (DJ set), Lava La Rue, Logic1000, Nia Archives, Potter Payper and Shy FX are all set to play at Silver Hayes this year.You can check out the full music line-up for Glastonbury’s Silver Hayes area above.In a statement, Glastonbury confirmed that, this year, Silver Hayes will see “SONIC & WOW make a welcome return, whilst new additions come in the form of THE LONELY HEARTS CLUB – an art deco cinema structure standing over 40 foot high – and FIRMLY ROOTED, a space celebrating all things sound-system culture”. This latest line-up announcement follows on from Glastonbury confirming the bill for their Field Of Avalon area last week.

Vampire Weekend.Vampire Weekend, who will headline the first day of the festival, is joined by three other new additions: rapper and producer JPEGMAFIA, Mongolian metal band The Hu and Indian metal outfit Bloodywood.The four freshly added acts will join previously announced performers that include Jack White, Halsey, Foals, Bonobo, Fontaines D.C., Dinosaur Jr, Syd, Arlo Parks, Black Pumas, Tom Misch, Mura Masa, Hiatus Kaiyote, Superorganism, Japanese Breakfast, Snail Mail and more.More acts are expected to be announced in the coming weeks.⚡️LINE UP UPDATED⚡️7/29（金）ヘッドライナーにVAMPIRE WEEKEND 決定！第2弾ラインナップ発表！≫ https://t.co/9rieugS4hR#fujirock #フジロック pic.twitter.com/aA28zyXEWl— FUJI ROCK FESTIVAL (@fujirock_jp) April 22, 2022The annual festival, which was established in 1997, will return to Naeba Ski Resort in Niigata Prefecture from July 29 to 31 this year. Advance tickets for this year’s festival are now on sale until June 16.This marks the return of international artists to Fuji Rock Festival following a 2021 edition comprising an all-Japanese line-up.

EXCLUSIVE: Singapore-based Indian financier Vistas Media Capital has launched a North American division to be run by film industry vet Ben Waisbren.

Nick Jonas and Priyanka Chopra have chosen a beautiful name for their baby daughter. According to the birth certificate obtained by TMZ, the couple have called their daughter Malti Marie Chopra Jonas. In January.

Naman Ramachandran Suresh Triveni, the Indian filmmaker who directed 2017 film “Tumhari Sulu” and 2022 Amazon original “Jalsa,” both starring Vidya Balan, has launched creative studio and production house Opening Image.The venture will be backed by Vikram Malhotra’s Abundantia Entertainment (“Jalsa,” “Sherni”).Triveni says the focus at Opening Image is on content development spanning films and series from idea to screen. A slate of films and series across multiple genres and languages is in development, including a film that Triveni will direct and a series on which he will be the showrunner. Opening Image will also host a script lab that will pair emerging talent with veterans.