President Droupadi Murmu presented veteran actor Mithun Chakraborty and singer Usha Uthup with the Padma Bhushan, India’s third-highest civilian award. At Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi, the prestigious award was given in front of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, and other dignitaries.

The 73-year-old Mithun has had a successful career in Indian cinema, having starred in many blockbuster movies including Mrigayaa, his debut, for which he won the National Film Award for Best Actor, as well as timeless films like Disco Dancer, Agneepath, Ghar Ek Mandir, and more.

However, Uthup is praised for her unique voice, which marked her from her contemporaries and made her a jazz trailblazer in Indian cinema in the 1970s. Among her popular songs are Ramba Ho, One Two Cha Cha, Shaan Se, and a few others.

Mithun Chakraborty expressed his happiness upon being awarded the honour in the arts, the veteran actor said, he is very happy. He said, in his entire life, he has never asked anyone for anything. He was in silence for a moment when he received the phone informing him that he was receiving Padma Bhushan since he had not anticipated it.

Usha Uthup said, she was happy. The legendary singer said she is bursting with happiness. Uthup said, she had tears in her eyes. This is the greatest moment of her life, in her opinion, to be acknowledged and valued by both your government and the county, she said. What more could a person ask for?, Usha Uthup added.

In addition to the two previously mentioned artists, Padma Bhushan was also given to Pyarelal Sharma, a member of the legendary music combo Laxmikant-Pyarelal.

On the eve of Republic Day’s 75th anniversary, the Padma Awards were revealed. The award honours outstanding achievements in a range of disciplines.

Bollywood actor Ranveer Singh, who’s recent deepfake video went viral on the intenet, has filled a police complaint over it.  After Rashmika Mandanna, Alia Bhatt and Nora Fatehi’s deepfake videos went viral, there was a general outcry against the improper use of technology and the lack of sufficient legal protections that have allowed this dangerous application of artificial intelligence (AI) to proliferate.

In a recent development, Ranveer Singh’s official spokesman revealed that a FIR has been filed for the Cyber Crime Cell to conduct additional investigation in response to a police complaint made by Ranveer.

The spokesperson said in a statement, yes, they have filed the police complaint and FIR has been lodged against the handle that was promoting the AI-generated deepfake video of Ranveer Singh.

In an artificial intelligence (AI) produced deepfake video, the actor can be seen discussing politics. However, originally the video was from his recent trip to Varanasi, but the audio is a voice clone created using artificial intelligence.

The Band Baja Barat actor was seen in the video pleading with voters to support Nayay (justice) in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. It was eventually made clear, though, that the viral video had been altered and changed. In addition, Ranveer addressed the matter and issued a social media warning, writing on X, “Deepfake se bacho dostonnnn.”

Earlier this month, Bollywood actor Aamir Khan was seen endorsing a political party in another deepfake video that went viral on social media. Following widespread public interest in the video, Mumbai police acted and filed an FIR against an unidentified individual. Khan’s office filed a police report (FIR) at the Khar Police station, citing pertinent parts of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) such as 419 (impersonation), 420 (cheating), and other Information Technology Act sections.

Aamir Khan’s spokesperson then released a statement in which they made it clear that the widely circulated video was fake.

A glimpse of Amitabh Bachchan’s role in the epic science-fiction dystopian film Kalki 2898 AD was released by makers of the film yesterday, April 22. They released a teaser teasing Big B’s identity and other elements about his involvement in the film directed by Nag Ashwin.

Amitabh Bachchan’s role in Kalki 2898 AD attracted the interest of the public, and the makers of film eventually disclosed that Big B would play Ashwatthama. The megastar unveiled a new poster that provided a detailed glimpse of his character.

The legendary actor described how he felt while shooting for it, he wrote,it’s been an experience got him like no other. He also said, the ability to envision such a product, its execution, its exposure to contemporary technology, and most importantly, its companionship with peers who exhibit stratospheric Super star presence.

The teaser left the audience speechless, and the actor’s family was also thrilled with his performance. They praised him on social media as a result.

Abhishek Bachchan shared the teaser of the film on his social media account and praising his father, the Guru actor wrote, THE BOSS! Fans also joined him to praise Amitabh Bachchan’s Ashwatthama look. A user wrote, the intro video of Ashwatthama left everyone spellbound. Another wrote, greatest actor star ever. A third user wrote, he got goosebumps. Others also dropped fire emojis in the comment section.

Apart from Amitabh Bachchan, Prabhas, Kamal Haasan, Deepika Padukone, and Disha Patani will be seen playing key roles in Kalki 2989 AD. Nag Ashwin revealed that the film’s timeline will start with Mahabharat at the Synapse 2024 event in Gurgaon.

The film will start with Mahabharat scenes, and it ends in 2898 AD, he said. It takes place over 6000 years. In order to avoid having a scene that looked like Blade Runner, they attempted to imagine what planets may be like while maintaining Indian culture, he said.

Kalki 2898 AD is a multilingual film directed by Nag Ashwin and produced by Vyjayanthi Movies. It is widely regarded as the biggest Indian film of the year. Following its ground-breaking debut at San Diego Comic-Con last year, the magnum opus created waves and received enormous international praise.